Mycalesis gotama charaka

Mycalesis gotama charaka Moore, 1875


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos.

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

ON : Mycalesis charaka Moore, 1875
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):566.
TL : N.E.Bengal. (NHML)

Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Sadarga oculata Moore, 1880 : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 28(4):158. TL. Silhet, N.E.India.
Calysisme periboea Butler, 1885 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:301-302. TL. near Assam. (♀)

Type Materials Information

charaka :
Syntype 1♂, Rh2772, N.E.Bengal. (NHML) ; Syntype 1♂, Rh2940, N.E.Bengal. (NHML);
Syntype 1♀, Rh6228, N.E.Bengal. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Godfrey,1930 : 250. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 56, fig.29,♂. (Chiang Mai: Tha Ton; Tam Tab Tao; Ban Maeo Khun Klang; Doi Inthanon)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Pinratana,1988 : 23, pl.26, figs.60,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 23, fig.60,♀. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Hin Dang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 68, fig.119,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.92,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 276, pl.110, figs.S67,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Hong Son)
Mycalesis gomata charaka ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 276, pl.110, figs.N102,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Hong Son)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Mycalesis gomata charaka ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.01)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 184, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Inthanon; Phu Khiewo)

[ LAOS ]
Mycalesis gotama oculata ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 65, pl.88, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Nam Moh)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.94, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xam Neua)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Uémura,2004 : 3, fig.15 map. (Xam Neua)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Uémura,2006 : 5, fig.24,map. (Muang Kham; Lak Sao)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Uémura,2007 : 2, fig.13,map. (Muang Kham)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Uémura,2011 : 2. (C: near Vang Vieng)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49, pl.8, figs.Sa-57,♀,♀(Un). (11km south of Oudomxay)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Onodera,2022 : 58, pl.173, figs.♂(wsf),♂(wsf,Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un)♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Oudomxai; Phongsali: Muang Mai; Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 349. (Tonkin / Annam)
Mycalesis gotama ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Annam)
Mycalesis charaka ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Mycalesis oculata ; Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Mycalesis gotama f. oculata ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 30. (Tonkin / Annam)
Mycalesis gotama charaka f. oculata ; Metaye,1957 : 103. (N / C)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 49, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 88-89, pl.23, figs.5a♂,5b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Na Hang; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Song Thanh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 31, fig.S-25,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Mycalesis gotama charaka ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 25. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ 3♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 5♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1100m).

Literature

Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptea.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.

Moore, F.,1880 : On the Asiatic Lepidoptera referred to the Genus Mycalesis ;
with descriptions of new genera and species.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 28(4):155-177.

Butler, A.G.,1885 : On a collection of Lepidoptera made at Manipur and on the borders of Assam by Dr.George Watt.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16:298-310, 334-347, pl.8.


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

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

1998.12.05 - 2023.07.31.