Luthrodes pandava pandava

Luthrodes pandava pandava (Horsfield, 1829)


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (csf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Lycaena pandava Horsfield, 1829
OD : Descr. Cat. lepid. Ins. (2):84-86.
TL : not stated. [Java]. (NHML)

Distribution : Nepal, India to Myanmar, Andamans, Nicobars, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tiomon, Aur, Singapore, Borneo, Enggano, Belitung, Java, Bali, Sumba.

Synonyms

Lycaenesthes orissica Moore, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):23. TL. Orissa, [India]. (NZC)
Catochrysops bengalia Nicéville, 1885 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 54(1):47-48. TL. "Calcutta" [Kolkata, India]. (NZC)

Type Materials Information

pandava ; Lectotype ♀, BMNH(E)#264414. designated by Bálint,1999 (NHML)
orissica ; Type ♂[♀], Khurda, Orissa. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 72, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un).
bengalia ; Lectotype ♂, Calcutta. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 102, figs.♂,♂(Un). designated by Nazari, Kunte & Bálint,2023

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Catochrysops pandava ; Godfrey,1916 : 137.
Euchrysops pandava pandava ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Euchrysops pandava pandava ; Godfrey,1930 : 316. (Chiang Rai; Pak Jong; Bangkok)
Euchrysops pandava pandava ; Godfrey,1931 : 195. (Ko Tao)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 88-89, pl.18, figs.135,♂,136,♂(Un),137,♀,138,♀(Un), Textfig.46,♂genitalia. (Chieng Mai; Mae Hoi; Doi Inthanon)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Kawazoé,1964 : 152. (N: Ban Taka)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Pinratana,1981 : 53, pl.8, figs.5,♂,6,♀,7,♂(Un),8,♂(dsf,Un),10,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chonburi; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.178,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Pha Phung; Ban Naudom)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 34. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.53,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Chilades pandava pandava ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.(Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.05 ; accessed: 2024.06.03)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 572, pl.258, figs.L106[L107], ♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un),♀,♀(Un),♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Rangsit, Ban Hong)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂,[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (in part) (accessed: 2021.01.30)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 590, pl.267, figs.L132,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un) ; pl.268, figs.L.132,♀,♀(Un),♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Rangsit; Ban Hong)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 196, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Thoen; Mouk Leck; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Bang Phra; Maesohd; Thung Yai; Kaeng Chai; Sai York Noi; Kanchanaburi; Kao Phang; Kaeng Kratchan)
Chilades pandava ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 153-154, figs.Abb.L-147-152. (Phang Nga)
Luthrodes pandava pandava ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Saraburi; Bangkok; Chachoengsao; Trat; Ratchaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.19)
Luthrodes pandava pandava ; Nazari et al.,2023 : 6, fig.1-I,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Wangchin; Bangkok)

[ LAOS ]
Chilades pandava pandava ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 71, pl.101, figs.A11,♂,A12,♂(Un) ; B1,♀,B2,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Luang Prabang; Pakse)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.110, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀. (Saravan; Vientiane)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Namdhua; Thakhek)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Chilades pandava pandava ; Onodera,2022 : 78, pl.208, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Thakhek; Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Chilades pandava pandava ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 88-89, pl.18, figs.135,♂,136,♂(Un),137,♀,138,♀(Un), Textfig.46,♂genitalia. (Poipet)
Chilades pandava ; Onodera,2007 : 20, fig.81,♂. (Stung Treng: Sangkum Andet)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Kosterin,2019b : 29. (Mondulkiri)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Kosterin,2020 : 321. (Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Battambang; Banteay Meanchey; Kep; Kampong Thom; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Preah Sihanouk; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Catochrysops pandava ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Luong et al.,2004 : 10, 75, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Chilades pandava ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 56, figs.L-39,♂,♀. ( Lam Dong: Madagui; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 52. (N: Bac Can / C: Tuyen Quang / S)
Chilades pandava pandava ; Saito et al.,2017 : 80. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Ket)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nan : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Kanchanaburi : 2♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chonburi : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Surat Thani (Koh Tao ; Koh Phangan) : 4♂ 2♀ (incl.photo by P.Kosierb).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 2♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is very common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Horsfield, T.,1828-1829 : A descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Honourable East-India Company,
illustrated by coloured figures of new species and of the metamorphosis of Indian Lepidoptera, with introductory observations on a general arrangement of this order of insects.
London, Parbury, Allen, & Co. 1: 1-80 + [2], pls.1-4 ([24 March] 1828); 2: 81-144 + [2], pls.5-8 ([24.June].1829).

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 53(1):16-52.

Horsfield, T. & Moore, F.,[1858] :
A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.

Nicéville, L.de,1885 : List of the Butterflies of Calcutta and its Neighbourhood.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 54(1)39-54.

Seki et al.,1991 : Butterflies of Borneo. Vol.2, No.1. Lycaenidae.
Tobishima Corporation.

Bálint, Z.,1999 : Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Neue ent. Nachr. 46:1-89.

Talavera, G., Lukhtanov, V.A., Pierce, N.E. & Vila, R.,2013 :
Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Cladistics. 29:1–27.

Stradomsky, B.V.,2016 : A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Polyommatinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Caucasian Ent. Bull. 12(1):145-156.

Nazari, V., Kunte, K. & Bálint, Z.,2023 : On the identity of Hespeeria parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 and its allied species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
J. Asia Pac. Entomol. 26(2023)102165.


♂ (csf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (csf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (wsf), Sa Kaeo, Thailand.

1999.07.04 - 2024.06.30.