Loxura atymnus continentalis
Fruhstorfer, 1912
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♀, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Phrae, Thailand. |
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
ON :
Loxura atymnus continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):221.
TL : W.Siam ; Tonkin ; Sikkim ; Assam ; Birma.
Distribution : Nepal, India, Sikkim, Assam to Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, S.China.
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● ssp.continentalis |
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● ssp.fuconius |
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Synonyms
Loxura atymnus forma mahara Fruhstrfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):221.
Loxura atymnus xystus Seitz, 1926 : Grossschmett. Erde 9:996, fig.157c. TL. Burma.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Loxura atymnus ; Godfrey,1916 : 141.
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 996. (Siam)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Godfrey,1930 : 339-340. (Thailand)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 56, pl.7, figs.53,♀(Un), 54,♀. (Mae Hoi; Chieng Mai)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Kawazoé,1964 : 143-144, pl.6, figs.45,♂,46,♂(Un).Textfig.13.♂genitalia. (N: Ping Kong) (in part)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Pinratana,1981 : 117, pl.21, fig.7,♂. (Chiang Mai: Chiang Dao; Kanchanaburi; Loei; Nakhon Nayok; Ratchaburi; Saraburi; Tak) (in part)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 259, fig.155,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu ; Phu Pha Phung; Ban Naudom; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Non Hai)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Phu Ma No Rom; Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Kaen Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Ban Ba Hai)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 67, fig.92,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai; Umphang)
Loxura atymnus atymnus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 666, pl.304, figs.L315a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Phrae)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 702, pl.321, figs.L339a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Phrae)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 98, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Wian Ko Sai; Doi Pa Chang; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Doi Musso; Taksin; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Ratchaburi)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Ratchasima; Saraburi; Chachoengsao; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.06.18)
[ LAOS ]
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 75, col.pl.15,♂ ; pl.106, figs.B9,♂,B10,♂(Un),B11,♂,B12,♂(Un). (Pakse; Nam Moh; Vientiane; Luang Prabang)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.123, fig.♂. (Vang Vieng)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47-48. (Namdhua; Thakhek; Nakai)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Onodera,2022 : 93, pl.226, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Thakhek; Natung)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Loxura atymnus ; Onodera,2007 : 23,28, fig.94♀. (Rattanakiri: Veun Sai; Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Loxura atymnus ; Onodera,2008 : 58. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Loxura atymnus ; Onodera,2009 : 36,40. (Mondolkiri: Bousra; Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Kosterin,2019 : 94. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Kosterin,2019b : 29. (Ratanakiri; Mondulkiri)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Kosterin,2020 : 320. (Siem Reap)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Kep; Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Preah Vihear; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Loxura athymnus ; Joannis,1901 : 326. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Loxura atymnus ; Godfrey,1919 : 470. (S: Daban)
Loxura atymnus ; Lemée,1950 : 21. (Hagiang)
Loxura atymnus fuconius ; Metaye,1958b : 175. (N: Hagiang / S: Foret de Dinh Quan)
Loxura atymnus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 80, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Loxura atymnus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 64, figs.L-109,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Madagui)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Saito et al.,2017 : 78. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto; Nui Ket)
Loxura atymnus continentalis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 64. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.
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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Lamphun : 2♂ 2♀ (photo).
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Lampang : 2♂ 1♀ (photo).
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Phrae : 1♂.
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Nan : 4♂ 1♀.
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Roi Et : 1♀.
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Tak : 1♂ 2♀.
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Sa Kaeo : 1♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Kien Giang (Phu Quoc) : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
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Notes
The butterfly is very common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 1000m).
Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 :
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.
Seitz, A.,1926 : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
9:985-1000. (18.Dec.1926)
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀+♂ (mating), Lampang, Thailand. |
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