Suasa lisides lisides  (Hewitson, [1863])

Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

ON : Myrina lisides Hewitson, [1863]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:33-34, 2:pl.14, figs.28,♂,29,♂(Un).
TL : Sylhet.
Distribution : India, Assam to Myanmar, Thailand. [? Cambodia]
● ssp.lisides
ssp.madaura
ssp.
ssp.suessa
Suasa lisides lisides map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Suasa lisides lisides ; Pinratana,1981 : 136, pl.24, fig.3,♂ ; pl.31, fig.3,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 696, pl.318, figs.L378a,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 738, pl.338, figs.L400,♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 124, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.08.20)
Suasa lisides madaura ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.08.20)

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Suasa lisides ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123, fig.5B[♀](Un). (Koh Kong)'


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi, T.Aoyama and S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1400m). Males are territorial on trees.
The populations from Nakhon Nayok to S.E.Thailand are similar to ssp.lisides. However populations from N.Thailand and S.E.Thailand are isolated by ssp.madaura of C.Thailand. I provisionally regard the taxon from S.E.Thailand as the nominotypical subspecies. Further taxonomic study 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.


Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.21 - 2024.02.29.

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