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 a very local species found in montane dry forests (frequently in pine mixed forests), 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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