Mota massyla

Mota massyla (Hewitson, [1869])


♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Myrina massyla Hewitson, [1869]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1 : Suppl.:7,
2 : Suppl.: pl,3, figs.87[♂],88[♂](Un).
TL : Cherra Punji.

Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar,
Thailand, Vietnam.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mota massyla ; Pinratana,1981 : 107, pl.19, fig.1(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 656, pl.299, figs.L299,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 692, pl.316, figs.L323,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀,♀(Un). (Umphang; Kanchanaburi)
Mota massyla ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 90. (by literature)
Mota massyla ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.04.19)

[ VIETNAM ]
Mota massyla ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 61, fig.L-100,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Mota massyla ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (by literature)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).

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

Lampang : 12♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Phetchabun : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 550 - 1600m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,[1863]-[1878] : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.


♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Lampang, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Lampang, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.04.30.