Drina donina donina  (Hewitson, [1865])

Drina donina donina ♂ Up. Drina donina donina ♂ Un. Drina donina donina ♀ Up. Drina donina donina ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Up. Drina donina donina ♂ Un. Drina donina donina ♀ Up. Drina donina donina ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Up. Drina donina donina ♂ Un. Drina donina donina ♀ Up. Drina donina donina ♀ Un.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Up. Drina donina donina ♂ Un. Drina donina donina ♀ Up. Drina donina donina ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Up. Drina donina donina ♂ Un. Drina donina donina ♀ Up. Drina donina donina ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Myrina donina Hewitson, [1865]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:39, 2:pl.17, figs.61,62.
TL : Burmah.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam.
Drina donina donina map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drina donina ; Godfrey,1916 : 141. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Drina donina ; Godfrey,1930 : 340. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai; Chouburi: Sriracha; W: Klong Suan Mak)
Drina donina donina ; Pinratana,1981 : 115, pl.21, fig.1,♂. (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Loei; Krabi; Ranong)
Drina donina usira ; Pinratana,1981 : 115. not fig. (Songkhla)
Drina donina usira ; Seki,1986 : 18. (Ranong)
Drina donina donina ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.06 ; accessed: 2023.07.03)
Drina donina donina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 662, pl.302, figs.L312a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai)
Drina donina usira ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 662, pl.302, figs.L312b♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla; Ranong)
Drina donina donina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 700, pl.320, figs.L336,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Songkhla; Ranong)
Drina donina usira ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Drina donina donina ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Ankahn; Doi Suthep; Kao Soi Dao; Krathin WF; Kao Saverb)
Drina donina usira ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Drina donina donina ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Tak; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.18)
Drina donina usira ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 193, figs.Abb.L-344-345. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Drina donina donina ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.123, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao)
Drina donina donina ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Nakai)
Drina donina donina ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Drina donina donina ; Onodera,2022 : 93, pl.226, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Drina donina ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Drina donina donina ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Drina donina ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 64. (S: Dong Nai)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 3♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂ 8♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phang Nga : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (Koh Tarutao ; Khuan Don dist.) : 3♂ 5♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 700m).
Some authors treated the populations of peninsular Thailand as ssp.usira. However, I could not find any differences between the continental and peninsular populations. Thus, I tentatively treat all populations in Thailand as the nominotypical subspecies.
The population from Narathiwat could be ssp.usira. Confirmation by specimens is needed.


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.


Drina donina donina ♂ Drina donina donina ♂
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Drina donina donina ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Drina donina donina ♂ Drina donina donina ♂
♂, Satun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♂, Tak, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.09.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.