Semanga superba siamensis

Semanga superba siamensis Talbot, 1936


♂, Phitsanulok, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Semanga superba siamensis Talbot, 1936
OD : Entomologist 69:58-59.
TL : Koon Tarn, "N.Siam" [N.Thailand].

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, C. & S.Vietnam.

	● ssp.siamensis
	● ssp.deliciosa

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 09.May.1933. Koon Tarn, N.Siam. D.M.Davidson.
Allotype ♀, Feb.1934. Khao Sabap, Chantaboon [Chanthaburi], S.E.Siam. J.Macbeth.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Semanga superba siamensis ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 81-82. (Koon Tarn; Chanthaburi)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Pinratana,1981 : 107, pl.34, figs.7,♂,8,♀,18,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 654, pl.298, figs.L298a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 692, pl.316, figs.L322a♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 89, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Semanga superba siamensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Phitsanulok; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.10)

[ LAOS ]
Semanga superba siamensis ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19, figs.15,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Muang Phin)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.121, fig.♀(Un). (Savannakhet)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54, pl.19, figs.Ly-191,♂,♂(Un). (near Nong Het)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 388-390, pl.19, figs.149,♂,150,♂(Un),151,♀,152,♀(Un). (Dong Nai: Ben Nom)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, fig.L-95,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Semanga superba siamensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (C)
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phitsanulok : 1♂.

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

Phetchabun : 2♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Nakhon Nayok : 4♀ (photo & photo by T.Aoyama).

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

Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 900m).

Literature

Talbot, G.,1936 : Notes upon some butterflies from Siam, with descriptions of new races and forms (Lep. Rhopalocera).
Entomologist 69:56-60.


♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

♀, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.