Junonia orithya ocyale

Junonia orithya ocyale (Hubner, [1822])


♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Trat, Thailand.		♀, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Junonia ocyale Hubner, [1822]
OD : Samml. exot. Schmett. 2:pl.[33], fig.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un).
TL : Coromandel Coast.
Distribution : Afghanistan, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,
Vietnam, S.E.Tibet, S.Yunnan.

● ssp.ocyale
● ssp.wallacei

Synonyms

* Junonia alleni Kirby, [1900] ; in Hubner, Samml. exot. Schmett. (n.ed., Wytsman.): 246, figs.1,2.
Junonia swinhoei Butler, 1885 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:309. TL. Mhow ; Poona, India.
Precis orithya hainanensis Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:522. TL. Hainan.
Precis orithya ocyale f.phycites Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:522. TL. Sikkim. (rainy season form)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Precis orithya ocyale ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 522. (Siam)
Precis orithya ocyale ; Godfrey,1916 : 126.
Precis orithya ocyale ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Precis orithya ocyale ; Godfrey,1930 : 272. (Prae: Me Song forest; Muak Lek; Chonburi: Sriracha; Kambengpet [Kamphaeng Phet])
Precis orithya magna ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 73. (Prayao: Me Tum forest; Lampang: Me Chang)
Precis orithya ocyale ; Pinratana,1979 : 25, figs.N35a♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Saraburi; Nonthaburi)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 33, pl.15, figs.38a♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Nong Khai; Loei; Phisanulok; Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Kanchanaburi; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Rayong; Saraburi; Petchaburi)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 25, fig.66,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.142,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 370, pl.159, figs.N39a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Pak Chong)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 502, pl.223, figs.N387a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Pak Chong)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2021.09.18)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Kradung; Bung Khan; Nakohn Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Bang Phra; Kao Chamaoh; Sai York Noi; Kaeng Krachan)

[ LAOS ]
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.50, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un),5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Pakse; Nam Moh)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Osada, Uemura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.50, figs.♂,♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Junonia orithya ; Onodera,2009 : 63. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)

[ VIETNAM ]
Junonia orithya ; Joannis,1901 : 321. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Precis orithya ocyale ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 522. (Tonkin / Annam)
Precis ocyale ; Dubois & Vitalis de Salvaza,1919 : 227. (Annam / Tonkin)
Precis orithya ; Lemee,1950 : 12. (Hagiang / Sontay)
Precis orithya orithya f.aest.orithya ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C / S)
Precis orithya orithya f.hib.isocratia ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C / S)
Precis orithya ocyale ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C)
Junonia orithya ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-26,♂,♀,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 33. (N / C / S: to Lam Dong)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Saito et al.,2017 ; 81. (S: Nui Cam)
Junonia orithya ocyale ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):125-126, pl.29, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀. (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Huu Lien; Cuc Phuong / C: Ben En; Kon Plong; Kon Ka Kinh; Bi Doup; Cat Tien; Da Teh; Yok Don / S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Xa Mat)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 1♀ (incl.photo).

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

Nan : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 4♀.

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

Trat : 3♂ 3♀ (incl.photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Phong Saly : 1♂.

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

Houaphan : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Xieng Khouang : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Khammouan: 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in dry grass field, open land and secondary forest at low to moderate elevations (alt.10m - 600m). The male is territorial on the ground.

Literature

Hubner, J.,[1819]-[1827] : Sammlung Exotischer Schmetterlinge.
2:[221] pls.

Butler, A.G.,1885 : On a collection of Lepidoptera made at Manipur and on the borders of Assam by Dr.George Watt.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:298-310, 334-347, pl.8.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
521-528. (21.May.1912)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2021.09.30.