Mycalesis sangaica tunicula  Fruhstorfer, 1911

Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Un. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Phrae, Thailand.
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Un. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Un. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Up. Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Champasak, Laos.

ON : Mycalesis mystes tunicula Fruhstorfer, 1911
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:355.
TL : Siam.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam.
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mycalesis mystes ; Godfrey,1916 : 122. (Chonburi: Hup Bon; Sriracha)
Mycalesis mystes tunicula ; Godfrey,1930 : 252. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 46-47, fig.17,♂. (Loei: Phu Kadung; Ban Pha Nok Khao; Khon Kaen: Nam Nao; Kanchanaburi: Sai Yok Noi)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Pinratana,1988 : 21, pl.23, figs.50,♂,♀(Un). (Loei; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Petchaboon)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 48, fig.14,♂. (Mukdahan: Nam Tok Tad Ton)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 266, pl.105, figs.S56,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Phu Khieo)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 264, pl.104, figs.N91,♂,♂(Un) ; pl.105, fig.N91,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Phu Khieo)
Mycalesis mineus mineus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 268, pl.106, figs.N93a♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 177, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ban Salok; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Khiewo; Kao Saverb; Sai York Noi)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.94, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao; Thakhek)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Uémura,2004 : 4, fig.22,map. (Lak Sao; Thakhek)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Uémura,2006 : 6, fig.31,map. (Vieng Thong; Nha Hin Pass; Ban Phonsaat; Lak Sao)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Uémura,2007 : 3, fig.18,map. (Nakhai to Lak Sao; Lak Sao)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Uémura,2011 : 3. (C: Phon Si ; Nakhai to Lak Sao 20km ; near Lak Sao; Ban Namnian)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49, pl.8, figs.Sa-64,♀,♀(Un). (near Nahin)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Onodera,2022 : 59, pl.174, figs.♂(wsf),♂(wsf,Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un). (Khammouan: Ban Lao; Phogsali: Muang Mai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Mycalesis sangaica ; Onodera,2007 : 25, fig.42,♂. (Rattanakiri: Poy)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Ratanakiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 96, pl.25, figs.4a♂,4b♂(Un),4c♀,4d♀(Un). (N: Ba Be / C: Ben En; Pu Hoat; Huong Son; Ba Na; Ke Bang / S: Than Phu; Hon Ba; Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 31, figs.S-30,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 25. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 17♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Champasak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 1000m).


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
353-360. (30.May.1911)

Aoki, T. & Yamaguchi, S.,1984 : Notes on Butterflies of the Genus Mycalesis Collected in Thailand, together with Description of a New Species. (Lepidoptera: Satyridae)
Res. Inst. Evolut. Biol. Sci. Rep. 2:45-60.


Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♂ Mycalesis sangaica tunicula ♀
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.04 - 2023.07.31.

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