Erites medura rotundata

Erites medura rotundata Nicéville, 1893


♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

ON : Erites rotundata Nicéville, 1893
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2, 62:4-7. (NZC)
TL : Beeling ; Pegu ; Quaymoo ; Yoonzaleen Valley, Burma.

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

	● ssp.rotundata
	● ssp.russelli

Synonym

Erites beelinga Moore, 1894 : Lep. Ind. 2(17):114-115. TL. Beeling, Upper Tenasserim.

Type Materials Information

rotundata ; 1♀ Type, 14.Apr.1886. Bulong [Beeling], Burma. (NZC) ; 1♂ Type, 29.Mar.1886. Bulong [Beeling], Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 199-200, figs.♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Erites medura rotundata ; Pinratana,1988 : 27, pl.30, figs.74,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Petchaboon; Tak)
Erites medura rotundata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 286, pl.115, figs.S81a♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Erites medura rotundata ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 8. (Mae Hong Son; Nam Nao).
Erites medura rotundata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 286, pl.115, figs.N116,♂(Petchabun),♂(Un,Petchabun). (in part)
Erites medura rotundata ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Erites medura rotundata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 190, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ban Salok; Nam Nao; Pha Who)
Erites medura rotundata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.07.03)

[ LAOS ]
Erites medura rotundata ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19, figs.9,♂,♂(Un). (Thabok)
Erites medura rotundata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.93, figs.♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Thabok)
Erites medura rotundata ; Uémura,2004 : 2, fig.9,map. (Ban Boung Kuang; Lak Sao)
Erites medura rotundata ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 44. (Thabeng)
Erites medura rotundata ; Uémura,2006 : 4, fig.19,map. (Vieng Thong; Ban Namnian)
Erites medura rotundata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Erites medura rotundata ; Onodera,2022 : 57, pl.169, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa Doc)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Erites medura rotundata ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116, fig.1E. (Kratie)

[ VIETNAM ]
'Erites medura ; Vitalis,1919 : 222. (Tonkin)'
Erites medura rotundata ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 79-80, pl.22, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (C: Pu Hoat; Ben En)
Erites medura rotundata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 31, figs.S-21,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Erites medura rotundata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 24. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.

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

Chiang Mai : 2♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

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

Kanchanaburi : 2♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 3♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 700m).

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1893 : On Erites, an oriental genus of satyrid butterflies.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2, 62:4-7.

Moore, F.,[1893]-[1896] : Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera. Vol.2.
Family Nymphalidae. Sub-families Satyrinae (continued), Elymniinae, Amathusiinae, Nymphalinae (Group Charaxina).
London, L.Reeve & Co. 2(13): 1-32, pl.95-100 ([1893]); (14): 33-64, pl.101-107 ([1893]); (15): 65-88, pl.108-114 ([1893]); (16): 89-112, pl.115-122 (1893); (17): 113-136, pl.123-130 (1894); (18): 137-160, pl.131-138 (1894); (19): 161-176, pl.139-146 (1894); (20): 177-192, pl.147-154 (1895); (21): 193-208, pl.155-162 (1895); (22): 209-232, pl.163-170 (1895); (23): 233-248, pl.171-180 (1895); (24): 249-274, pl.181-190 ([1896]).


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

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

1998.12.05 - 2024.11.30.