Elymnias esaca andersonii

Elymnias esaca andersonii (Moore, 1886)


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

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

ON : Dyctis andersonii Moore, 1886
OD : J. linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 21(126):33, pl.3, fig.5,♂.
TL : Minthantoung, [Myeik, Myanmar]. (NZC)

Distribution : S. Myanmar (Dawei to Myeik),
P.Thailand (Phetchaburi to Nakhon Si Thammarat).

	● ssp.andersonii
	● ssp.esaca

Synonym

Elymnias oberthüri [sic] Fruhstorfer, 1902 : Soc. ent. 17(11):82. TL. "Renong, Siam" [Ranong, Thailand].

Type Material Information

♂ Type, Mergui, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 192, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Elymnias vasudeva oberthuri ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 392. (Ranong)
Elymnias vasudeva oberthuri ; Godfrey,1916 : 123. (Ranong, by literature, Seitz, 9:392)
Elymnias vasudeva oberthuri ; Godfrey,1930 : 257. (Ranong)
Elymnias esaca andersonii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 238, pl.91, figs.S15,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Elymnias esaca andersonii ; Uémura,2010 : 2.
Elymnias esaca andersonii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 238, pl.91, figs.N51,♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Elymnias esaca andersonii ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 165, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong WF; Muang Shone)
Elymnias esaca andersonii ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chumphon) (accessed: 2024.05.06)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by T.Aoyama & M.Hayashi).

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

Ranong : 1♂ 4♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat (Ron Phibun dist.) : 1♀ (sighting by Y.Inayoshi).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600 - 1000m). In flight, the female is quite similar to Delias descombesi (Pieridae), and the first time I saw it, I realized after capturing it that it was Elymnias esaca.

Literature

Moore, F.,1886 :
List of the Lepidoptera of Mergui and Its Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson.
J. linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 21(126):29-60, pls.3,4.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Neue ostasiatische [sic] Rhopaloceren.
Soc. ent. 17(11):81-82. (1.Sep.1902)

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.


♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

1998.12.10 - 2024.05.31.