Ypthima watsoni watsoni

Ypthima watsoni watsoni (Moore,[1893])


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

♂ (dsf), Chiang Rai, Thailand. (photo by TME)		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

ON : Pandima watsoni Moore,[1893]
OD : Lep. Ind. 2(16):89-90, pl.113, figs.4,4a,4b.
TL : Burma. (NHML)
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand.

Synonym

Ypthima watsoni var.howarthi Cantlie & Norman,1959 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56:66-67. TL. Sebong, Manipur.

Type Materials Information
watsoni ; Syntypes 1♂ Rh3401, Mar.91. Toungoo, Burmah. Watson. (NHML, examined) ; 1♀ Rh3402, 91.1.22. Toungoo, Burmah. Watson. (NHML, examined)
howarthi ; Holotype ♂, Sebong Manipur. (NHML) ; Paratype 1♂, 1857.ix.26. Sebong (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 258, fig.♂,♂(Un).
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Ypthima watsoni ; Godfrey,1930 : 243. (W: Me Wong ; Klong Klung)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Aoki & Uémura,1984 : 86-87. fig.16h. (Chiang Mai: Tam Tab Tao / Chiang Rai: Wiang Pa Pao)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Pinratana,1988 : 34, pl.35, figs.98a,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni Uémura,1998 : 2-3. (Chiang Rai: Wiang Pa Pao / Chiang Mai: Tam Tab Tao)
Ypthima watsoni ssp. ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 49, fig.15,♀. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 304, pl.124, figs.S106a,♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Chiang Mai)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 304, pl.124, figs.N142a,♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Chiang Mai)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 202, figs.♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tam Tab Tao / Kuwai Yai)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo by TME).

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

Chiang Mai (alt.700m - 1200m) : 16♂ 3♀ (incl.photo).

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

Notes
This is very local species found in montane dry forest (frequently in pine mixed forest), however it is not rare in the habitats.
Literature

Moore, F.,1893-1896 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.II, Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
L.Reeve & Co., London.

Cantlie K. & T. Norman, 1959 : Notes on the butterfly genus Ypthima.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56(1):66-71.

Uémura, Y.,1998 : Revisional Notes on Oriental Satyrid Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) Part 1. Ypthima fusca & Ypthima watsoni
Bull. Toyosato Mus. Ent. (7):1-6, 13 figs.

Sheela, S., D. Das, S.K. Shah & K. Chandra,2019 : The Type Specimens in the National Zoological Collection Lepidoptera.
Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 342 pp.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.08 - 2020.03.31.
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