Penthema darlisa merguia

Penthema darlisa merguia Evans, 1924


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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by L.Day)		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Penthema binghami merguia Evans, 1924
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(4):900.
TL : "Mergui" [Khaddem, Myeik, Myanmar]. (NHML)

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

	● ssp.darlisa
	● ssp.melema
	● transition zone of melema and mimetica
	● ssp.mimetica
	● ssp.merguia

Synonym

Penthema darlisa miyashitai Okano, 1986 : Tokurana 11(3):2, fig.1R(HT,♂),V(HT,♂Un), fig.2R(AT,♀),V(AT,♀Un), fig.5,4♂(PT). TL. Ranong, [P.Thailand]. (in coll. K.Okano)

Type Materials Information

merguia : Syntype ♂, 1.Apr.1922. Khaddem, Mergui. Evans. (NHML, examined)
miyashitai :
Holotype ♂,17.Feb.1986. Ranong, S.Thailand. (in coll. K.Okano, examined)
Allotype ♀, Mar.1985. Ranong, S.Thailand. (in coll. K.Okano, examined)
Paratypes ; 8♂ 1♀, Ranong, S.Thailand. (in coll. K.Okano, examined) ; 1♂, Ranong, S.Thailand. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Penthema darlisa near ssp.cooperi ; Pinratana,1988 : 19, pl.21, fig.44b♂. (Ranong; Surat Thani)
Penthema darlisa merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 262, pl.103, figs.S50b♂,♂[♀]. (Ranong; Surat Thani)
Penthema darlisa merguia ; Uémura,2010 : 3. (Kao Poh Ta)
Penthema darlisa merguia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2022.04.27)
Penthema darlisa merguia ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 160, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Shone)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by I.Sa-ar).

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

Ranong : 7♂ 2♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 5♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici & S.Chir).

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

Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane bamboo forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 900 - 1300m).

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1924 : The identification of Indian butterflies, Part.IV.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(4):890-907, 5 pls.

Okano, K.,1986 : Two New Subspecies of Butterflies from Thailand.
Tokurana 11(3):1-8, 5 figs.


♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by S.Chir)	♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by I.Sa-ar)

1998.12.28 - 2022.05.31.