Junonia orithya wallacei

Junonia orithya wallacei Distant, 1883


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♀, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Junonia wallacei Distant, 1883
OD : Rhop. malayana : 95, pl.11, figs.3,♂, 4,♀.
TL : 'Malay Peninsula; Province Wellesley; Malacca' [W.Malaysia].

Distribution : P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.

	● ssp.ocyale
	● ssp.wallacei

Synonym

Junonia orithya sumatrana Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Wien. ent. Ztg. 25(10):358. TL. not stated. [Sumatra].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Precis orithya wallacei ; Pendlebury,1923 : 38. (Padang Besar)
Precis orithya wallacei ; Godfrey,1930 : 272. (Padang Besar)
Precis orithya wallacei ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Precis orithya wallacei ; Pinratana,1979 : 25, figs.N35b♂,♀. (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Junonia orithya wallacei ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 33, pl.15, figs.38b♂,♀. (Songkhla; Trang; Yala)
Jononia orithya wallacei ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.♀. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
'Junonia orithya wallacei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 370, pl.159, figs.N39b♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia,Un).'
Junonia orithya wallacei ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.09.18)
'Junonia orithya wallacei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 502, pl.223, figs.N387b♂(Malaysia),♂(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un).'
Junonia orithya wallacei ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Haadjai; Than To WF.)
Junonia orithya wallacei ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 95, figs.Abb.N-571-576,595-596. (Phang Nga)
Junonia orithya wallacei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phang Nga) (accessed: 2023.04.23)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by P.Kosierb).

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

Satun : 3♀.

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

Yala : 3♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in dry grass fields and open land at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 900m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are territorial on the ground.

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Verzeichnis der von Mir in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Nymphaliden und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Wien. ent. Ztg 25(10):307-362, 2 pls. (30.Oct.1906)

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


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.	♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2024.05.31.