Ypthima watsoni watsoni

Ypthima watsoni watsoni (Moore, 1893)


♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (isf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (isf), Chiang Rai, Thailand. (photo by TME)		♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

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

♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand.

	● ssp.watsoni
	● ssp.inouei
	● ssp.peninsulae

Synonym

Ypthima watsoni var. howarthi Cantlie & Norman, 1959 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56: 66-67. TL. "Sebong, Manipur" [Sebong, E.Manipur, NE.India].

Type Materials Information

watsoni ; Syntypes 1♂ Rh3401, Mar.91. Toungoo, Burmah. Watson. (NHML, examined) ; 1♀ Rh3402, 22.Jan.91. Toungoo, Burmah. Watson. (NHML, examined)
howarthi ; Holotype ♂, Sebong Manipur. (NHML) ; Paratype 1♂, 26.Sep.1857. 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)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; Uémura,2020 : 32,35. (Tam Tab Tao; Wiang Pa Pao)
Ypthima watsoni watsoni ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.07.03)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo by TME).

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

Chiang Mai : 17♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).

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

Nan : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane dry forests (frequently in pine mixed forest) at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1500m). Males are territorial on undergrowth.

Literature

Moore, F. 1893 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.2. Rhopalocera. Family Nymphalidae.
2(16): 89-112, pl.115-122 (1893), London, L.Reeve & Co.

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

Aoki T. & Uémura, Y.,1984 : Studies on the genus Ypthima (Lepidoptera: Satyridae) in Thailand.
Tokurana (6/7): 71-103, 43 figs, 1 col.pl., 8 figs.

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.

Uémura, Y.,2020 : A revisional guide to the motschulskyi-group of the genus Ypthima Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) Part I.
Sci. Rep. Toyohashi Mus. Nat. Hist. 30: 31-41.


♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (isf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (isf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.08 - 2025.03.31.