Iraota distanti distanti

Iraota distanti distanti (Staudinger, 1889)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Deudorix distanti Staudinger, 1889
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):121.
TL : Malacca, [W.Malaysia]. (MfN)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra.

Synonym

Iroata [sic] nila Distant, 1886 : Rhop. malayana : 462-463, pl.44, fig.24,♀. TL. 'Malacca, [W.Malaysia]; "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia]' [Malacca, W.Malaysia]. (Homonym)

Type Material Information

nila ; Lectotype ♀, Malacca. designated by Takanami,1986. (MfN) ; Takanami,1989 : 28, figs.A41a♀, 41b♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Iraota distanti distanti ; Pinratana,1981 : 110, pl.19, fig.12,♀(Un). (Yala)
Iraota distanti distanti ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.06 ; accessed: 2023.07.03)
Iraota distanti distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 658, pl.300, figs.L306,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala; Ranong)
Iraota distanti distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 696, pl.318, figs.L330,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala; Ranong)
Iraota distanti distanti ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 93, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Thaleban)
Iraota distanti distanti ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2022.07.01)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 5♀ (incl. photo).

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

Yala : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 1000m).

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.

Takanami, Y.,1989 : On Some Type Specimens of Lycaenidae from South East Asia (Lepidoptera).
Tyô to Ga 40(1):23-80.


♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

♀ (laying egg), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	My wonderful friends! were waiting for a female in front of the host plants. Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.07.31.