Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni  (Distant, 1886)

Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♂ Up. Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♂ Un. Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♀ Up. Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by A.Cotton)

ON : Papilio egertoni Distant, 1886
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)17:251-252.
TL : Perak.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand (Kanchanaburi and Southward),
W.Malaysia.
Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio sycorax ; Pendlebury,1923 : 22. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Papilio sycorax ; Godfrey,1930 : 206. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang, Patalung)
Papilio sycorax ; Godfrey,1932a : 263. (P)
Atrophaneura priapus egertoni ; Pinratana,1977 : 8, figs.P5,♂,♀. (Ranong)
Parides sycorax egertoni ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 12,39, pl.8, figs.5,♂,♀. (Ranong, Surat Thani)
Atrophaneura sycorax sycorax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 66, pl.4, figs.P7,♂,♀. (Ranong: Muang Shone)
Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 113, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone)
Atrophaneura sycorax egertonix ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 66, pl.4, figs.P7,♂,♀. (Ranong: Muang Shone)
Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi; Ranong) (accessed: 2023.05.16)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 1♀ (photo by S.Ruangrit).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 6♀ (sighting by Y.Inayoshi and photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Distant, W.L.,1886 : Contributions to a Knowledge of Malayan Entomology. Part IV.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)17:251-254.


Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♀ Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni ♀
♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1996.09.26 - 2023.05.31.

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