Laxita thuisto thuisto

Laxita thuisto thuisto (Hewitson, 1861)


♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

ON : Taxila thuisto Hewitson, 1861
OD : Ill. exot. Butts. 2(37):[90], pl.[45], figs.5,6.(Eryc.-Taxila)
TL : Singapore.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, Singapore.

	● ssp.ephorus
	● ssp.sawaja
	● ssp.thuisto

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Taxila thuisto thuisto ; Godfrey,1930 : 309. (Satun: Ban Ton)
Taxila thuisto thuisto ; Godfrey,1932a : 270. (P)
Laxita thuisto thuisto ; Pinratana,1988 : 45, pl.40, figs.22a♂,♀,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Laxita thuisto thuisto ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 520, pl.234, figs.R23a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong; Trang)
Laxita thuisto thuisto ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 532, pl.239, figs.L23a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong; Trang)
Laxita thuisto thuisto ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 25, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tenasserim; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka)
Laxita thuisto thuisto ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.23)
Taxila haquinus haquinus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : figs.Abb.L-024-026. (Phang Nga) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 6♂ 1♀.

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

Krabi : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Trang : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♀.

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

Yala : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in primary forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m).
Kimura et al. (2014) recorded ssp.thuisto from Tenasserim, and it is possible to be ssp.sawaja, but I treat it as the nominotypical subspecies until it is confirmed by specimens. Females from Ranong are also closer to ssp.sawaja, which seems to be a transition zone between ssp.thuisto and ssp.sawaja.

Literature

Hewitson, W. C.,[1857-1861] :
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies, selected chiefly from the Collections of W.Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
2:iv + [124]pp, 60 pls. Van Voorst, London.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, NaKhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Krabi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2023.09.30.