Ypthima norma burmana  Evans,1923
Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Un. Ypthima norma burmana ♀ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♀ Un.
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano) ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Un. Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Un.
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Un. Ypthima norma burmana ♀ Up. Ypthima norma burmana ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) ♀ (dsf), Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

ON : Ypthima asterope burmana Evans,1923
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(3):785-786.
TL : N.Burma. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, W.China.
Type Material Information

Lectotype ♂, Maymyo, Burma. designated by Uémura,1985. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ypthima norma burmana ; Aoki & Uémura,1984 : 85. not fig. (Mae Hong Son: Mae Hong Son)
Ypthima norma burmana ; Pinratana,1988 : 34, pl.34, fig.97,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son)
Ypthima norma burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 302, pl.123, figs.S104,♂,♂(Un). (Mae Sariang [Mae Hong Son])
Ypthima norma burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 302, pl.123, figs.N140,♂,♂(Un). (Mae Sariang [Mae Hong Son])
Ypthima norma burmana ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 200, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son)

[ LAOS ]
Ypthima norma burmana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.96, fig.♂(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Ypthima norma burmana ; Uémura,2005 : 2, fig.12 map. (Vientiane / Xiang Khouang)
Ypthima norma burmana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49.

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchabun : 7♂ 1♀ (incl.photo & photo by A.Giudici and S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xieng Khouang : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Notes

This species had known only one record from Thailand (Aoki & Uémura,1984: 2♂, 11.v.1977, Mae Hong Son) for 39 years. Recently, it is rediscovered by Mr. Koichi Yano on 15.x.2016 in Phetchabun. The butterfly is very local however is not rare in habitats and can be found at grasslands like savanna.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1923 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part III.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(3):780-797, 4 pls.

Uémura, Y.,1985 : A Revision of the Asian Asterope-Group of the Genus Ypthima Hubner (Lepidotea, Satyridae)
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 35(4):174-187.

Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Ypthima norma burmana ♀
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Ypthima norma burmana ♂ Ypthima norma burmana ♀
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
1998.12.08 - 2019.11.30.
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.