Elymnias obnubila

Elymnias obnubila Marshall & Nicéville, 1883


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

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Elymnias obnubila Marshall & Nicéville, 1883
OD : Butts. India Burmah Ceylon 1(2):272-273.
TL : Thoungyeen forest, "Upper Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi, Myanmar] ;
Mergui Archipelago. [Myeik, Myanmar].

Distribution : India (Mizoram), S.Myanmar, Thailand.

Type Material Information

♂ Type, 27.Jan.1882. Mergui, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 197, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias cottonis obnubila ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 376. (Salang [Phuket] Is.)
Elymnias obnubila ; Pinratana,1988 : 8, pl.4, fig.5,♀. (Ranong; Phuket)
Elymnias obnubila ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 228, pl.89, figs.S5,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ranong)
Elymnias obnubila ; Uémura,2010 : 2. (Khao Poh Ta)
Elymnias obnubila ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.01.01)
Elymnias obnubila ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 228, pl.86, figs.N41,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Elymnias obnubila ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 162, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Phuket)
Elymnias obnubila ; Wei et al.,2017 ; 101, fig.11, B♀ (Ranong)
Elymnias panthera panthera ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 258-259, fig.Abb.S-067. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♀ (photo by K.Sukhmalind).

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

Ranong : 2♂ 2♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Samui dist ; Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♀ (incl. photo by K.Yano & A.Giudici).

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. 50 - 1300m).

Literature

Marshall, G.F.L. & Nicéville, L. de,1882-1883 : The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume I (Danaidae, Satyridae, Morphidae & Acraeidae).
Calcutta Central Press 8vo : vii + 327 pp, 15 tfs, pls.1-17.

Wei, C.H., Lohman, D., Peggie, D. & Yen, S.H.,2017 : An illustrated checklist of the genus Elymnias Hübner,1818 (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Zookeys 676:47-152.


♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.12.09 - 2024.05.31.