Taxila haquinus fasciata

Taxila haquinus fasciata Moore, 1879


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Tak, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.		♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.

ON : Taxila fasciata Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):832, pl.52, fig.1,♂(Un).
TL : Above Ahsown, "Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi, S. Myanmar].

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand.

	● ssp.fasciata
	● ssp.berthae
	● ssp.haquinus

Synonym

Taxila haquinus var. moulmeinus Staudinger, 1889 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):91-92. TL. "Moulmein" [Mawlamyine, Myanmar].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Taxila haquinus berthae ; Godfrey,1916 : 134. ('Prae: Me Song forest')
Taxila haquinus berthae ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; Godfrey,1930 : 309. ('Prae: Me Song forest'; W: Ban Samui)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; Pinratana,1988 : 45. (list only)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 520. (list only)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 532, pl.240, figs.L24c♂♂(Un). (Umphang)
Taxila haquinus berthae ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 26, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ban Mae Wa; Doi Suthep)
Taxila haquinus fasciata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.05)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).

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

Tak : 1♂.

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

Phetchabun : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

Chaiyaphum : 2♀ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1000m).
The populations from Chaiyaphum and Phetchabun, C.N.Thailand are somewhat close to ssp.berthae. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Moore, F.,1879 : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim, with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-858, pls. 51-53.

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

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