Junonia atlites atlites (Linnaeus, 1763)

Junonia atlites atlites ♂ Up. Junonia atlites atlites ♂ Un. Junonia atlites atlites ♀ Up. Junonia atlites atlites ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Junonia atlites atlites ♂ Up. Junonia atlites atlites ♂ Un. Junonia atlites atlites ♀ Up. Junonia atlites atlites ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Papilio atlites Linnaeus, 1763
OD : Amoen. acad. 6:407.
TL : 'Asia' ["Canton" [Guangdong], China].
Distribution : Sri Lanka, India to Myanmar, Andamans, Nicobars, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Sundaland, Lesser Sunda, Philippines.
Junonia atlites atlites map

Synonym

Papilio laomedia Linnaeus, 1767 : Syst. nat.(Ed.12) 1(2):772. TL. 'India orientali' ["Canton" [Guangdong], China].


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Precis atlites atlites ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 519. (Siam)
Precis atlites ; Godfrey,1916 : 126.
Precis atlites ; Pendlebury,1923 : 37. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang; Lan Saka; Tai Sai River)
Precis atlites atlites ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Precis atlites atlites ; Godfrey,1930 : 271. (except P)
Precis atlites atlites ; Pinratana,1979 : 23, figs.N32,♂,♂(Un). (Bangkok; Nonthaburi)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 32, pl.13, figs.35,♂,♀. (Nakhon Nayok; Kanchanaburi; Chonburi; Rayong; Trang etc.)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 25, fig.64,♀. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum / Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kaeng Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 50. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.140,♂. (Umphang)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.108,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Jononia atlites atlites ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 370, pl.158, figs.N36,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Nakhon Nayok)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.09.18)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 500, pl.222, figs.N384,♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia). (Nakhon Nayok)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Junonia atlites atlites ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Trat) (accessed: 2024.05.11)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 58, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Sarika; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Saverb; Kao Khiewo; Bang Phra; Kao Chamaoh; Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Ka Chong; Haadjai)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 93, figs.Abb.N-553-556. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Junonia atlites atlites ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.48, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un) ; pl.49, figs.1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Tha Ngone; Vang Vieng; Nam Moh; Vientiane; Nam Ngum Dam)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.50, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 41. (Namdhua; Thabeng; Thakhek)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Onodera,2009b : 40. (Khammouan: Thakhek)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Junonia atlites atlites ; Onodera,2022 : 29, pl.96, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Xiengkhouang: Naxa)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Junonia atlites atlites ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Junonia atlites ; Onodera,2007 : 25,28, fig.48♂. (Rattanakiri: Poy: Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Koh Kong; Kampot)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Kosterin,2019b : 30. (Mondulkiri)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Kosterin,2020 : 326. (Siem Reap)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Battambang; Kampong Cham; Kep; Koh Kong; Kampot; Kampong Speu; Kampong Thom; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Pursat; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng; Tak)

[ VIETNAM ]
Junonia atlites ; Joannis,1901 : 321. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Precis atlites atlites ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 519. (Tonkin / Annam)
Precis atlites atlites ; Godfrey,1919 : 467. (S: Daban)
Precis atlites atlites ; Moulton,1923 : 130. (Pulo Condore)
Precis atlites ; Lemée,1950 : 12. (Hagiang / Hanoi)
Precis atlites atlites f.hib. atlites ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C / S)
Precis atlites atlites f.aest. laomedia ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C / S)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.3:3,♂,4,♂(Un), fig.9:15(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Junonia atlites ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 59, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Junonia atlites ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, fig.N-24,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 38, fig.N-24,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Nihira,2009 : 99. (Phu Quoc)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 33. (N / C / S)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Saito et al.,2017 : 81. (S: Nui Cam)
Junonia atlites atlites ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):121-123, pl.28, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Ba Vi; Huu Lien; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Ben En; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Cat Tien; Binh Chau; Chu Yang Sin; Nui Chua / S: Cat Tien; Con Dao)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is very common in dry grass field, open land and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.


Literature

Linnaeus, C.,1763 : Centuria Insectorum, Proposuit Boas Johansson.
Amoen. acad. 6:384-415.

Linnaeus, C.,1767 : Systema naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata.
Stockholm 1(2):533-1327 + [16] pp.

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond (B)18(9-10):191-199.


Junonia atlites atlites ♀+♂; Junonia atlites atlites ♀+♂, ♂,♂
♀+♂ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀+♂, ♂,♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2024.05.31.

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