Abisara burnii timaeus  (Fruhstorfer, [1904])

Abisara burnii timaeus ♂ Up. Abisara burnii timaeus ♂ Un. Abisara burnii timaeus ♀ Up. Abisara burnii timaeus ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Sekong, Laos.

ON : Taxila burni [sic] timaeus Fruhstorfer, [1904]
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 48(4):278-279.
TL : Than-Moi, Nord-Tonkin.
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Abisara burnii timaeus map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Abisara burnii burnii ; Pinratana,1988 : 42, pl.40, fig.11,♀. (Loei)
'Abisara burnii burnii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 510, pl.229, figs.R11,♂(Myanmar),♂(Un, Myanmar). [Abisara burnii burnii ]'
'Abisara burnii burnii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 522, pl.234, figs.L11,♂(Myanmar),♂(Un, Myanmar). [Abisara burnii burnii ]'
Abisara burnii burnii ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 19. (by literature)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phitsanulok) (accessed: 2023.05.05)

[ LAOS ]
Abisara burnii burnii ; Masui & Uehara,1995 ; 5, pl.2, figs.9,♂,♂(Un). (Saravan)
Abisara burnii burnii ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 213, pl.104, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao; Thateng)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Callaghan,2009 : 77. (E.Laos)
Abisara burnii burnii ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Onodera,2022 : 70, pl.202, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Phou Samsoum)

[ VIETNAM ]
Abisara burni [sic] timaeus ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 780. (Tonkin: Than Moi)
Abisara timaeus ; Vitalis,1919 : 235. (Tonkin)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Metaye,1957 : 92. (N)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 8, 73, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Callaghan,2009 : 77, figs.37,♂,♂(Un),38,♀,♀(Un). (N: Cuc Phuong / C: Kon Cha Rang / S: Nha Trang)
Abisara burnii burnii ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, figs.R-14,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Abisara burnii timaeus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 46. (N / C)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Xiang Khouang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Khanh Hoa : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1300 - 1700m).
The populations from Thailand and Laos have been treated as ssp.burnii. However, I consider they should be classified as ssp.timaeus based on their coloration and markings. The specimen shown in Ek-Amnuay is ssp.burnii from Myanmar and is correctly from N.E. Putao, Kachin States, not Shan States.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1904] : Verzeichnis der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Nemeobiinae und Libytheinae und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Berl. ent. Z. 48(4):274-296.


Abisara burnii timaeus ♂
♂, Nan, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2023.05.31.

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