Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1912

Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Un. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Un. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♂ Un. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Up. Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Un.
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand.

ON : Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 557.
TL : "Siam" [Hin Lap; Muak Lek, Saraburi, Thailand].
Distribution : S.Myanmar, S.Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, Langkawi.
● ssp.siamensis
ssp.pratipa
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Godfrey,1916 : 127. (Chonburi: Don Rek hills)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Godfrey,1930 : 275. (Prae: Me Song forest; Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Doleschallia bisaltide merguiana: Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 73. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 73.(Lampang: Me Htam forest; Prayao: Me Tum forest)
Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa: Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 74. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Pinratana,1979 : 33, figs.N48A♂,♂(Un), N48B♂,♂(Un), N48C♂,♂(Un).(Chanthaburi; Kao Yai; Ratchaburi; Kanchanaburi; Phitsanulok; Saraburi)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 36, pl.18, figs.44a♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phisanulok; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Ratchaburi; Petchaburi)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 27, fig.68,♀. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 376, pl.162, figs.N46a♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai: Chiang Dao)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 506, pl.226, figs.N394a♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: S.Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.27)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Kimura et al.,2016 : 62, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Thung Saleng Luang; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Soi Dao; Pliewn WF; Kratching WF; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Ratchaburi; Kaeng Krachan)

[ LAOS ]
Deleschallia bisaltide f. continentalis: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 38. (Laos)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 56, pl.51, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Nam Moh; Vientiane; TL; Luang Prabang; Nam Ngum Dam)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Osada et al.,1999 : 206, pl.53, figs.♂,♀. (Xaignabouri; Nam Dhua)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Namdhua)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Onodera,2009b : 39,42. (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Phon Si)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Onodera,2022 : 30, pl.100, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Kosterin,2020 : 326, fig.43(Un). (Siem Reap)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Preah Sihanouk; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 557. (Tonkin)
Doleschallia continentalis: Vitalis,1919 : 228. (Tonkin)
Deleschallia bisaltide f. continentalis: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 38. (Tonkin)
Doleschallia continentalis: Lemée,1950 : 13. (Hagiang)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Metaye,1957 : 95. (N)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Metaye,1958b : 175. (Foret de Dinh Quan; Trang Bom)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.3:12,♂,13,♂(Un),14,♀, fig.9:18(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Doleschallia bisaltide: Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 61, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Doleschallia bisaltide: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Miyazaki et al.,2006b : 20, figs.N-32,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 33. (N / C / S)
Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis: Saito et al.,2017 : 81. (S: Nui Coto; Nui Ket)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 33. (N / C / S)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):132-133, pl.30, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un),3c♀. (N: Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong / C: Ben En; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma; Kon Ka Kinh; Yok Don; Chu Yang Sin; Ninh Son; Nui Chua; Cat Loc; Da Teh; Bao Lam; Bu Gia Map / S: Nam Cat Tien; Con Dao)
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis: Saito et al.,2021 : 463. (Phu Quoc)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 2♀. (incl. photo)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Prachuap Khirikan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 2♂ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (50-1,000 m a.s.l.) and is frequently found on forest paths and forest edges. Both sexes visit flowers and males are occasionally observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
Tsukada (1985) regarded all subspecies from N. India to China as ssp.continentalis. However, some of these continental subspecies seem to be different. I tentatively treat a taxon of S. Myanmar to China as ssp.siamensis. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 553-592 (15.May.1912), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

Tsukada, E.,1985 : In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands IV. Nymphalidae (1).
Tokyo, Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. (158 col. pls.) (in Japanese)


Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀ Doleschallia bisaltide siamensis ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (laying eggs), Lampang, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2026.03.31.

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