Amathusia phidippus phidippus

Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Linnaeus, 1763)


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Papilio phidippus Linnaeus, 1763
OD : Cent. Insect. Rarior.: 19.
TL : Java. (Linnaean Society of London)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Simeulue, Bangka, Belitung, Natuna, Java, Bawean, Bali, Lombok.

Synonyms

Amathusia phidippus dilutus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 17: 152; TL: 'Nord- und Südost-Borneo'.
Amathusia phidippus adustatus Fruhstorfer, 1904; Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 17: 152–153; TL: "Bangkok. Siam" [Bangkok, Thailand].
Amathusia phidippus baweanicus Fruhstorfer, 1905; Soc. Ent. 20(17): 129–130; TL: Bawean.
Amathusia phidippus lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1905; Soc. Ent. 20(17): 130; TL: Lombok.
Amathusia phidippus phidippus forma coriotincta Stichel, 1906; Gen. Insectorum 36: 11; TL: Natuna Inseln.
Amathusia phidippus chersias Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 427; TL: 'Perak, [W.Malaysia] und Singapore'.
Amathusia phidippus eutropius Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 427; TL: Sumatra.
Amathusia phidippus eutropius form retracta Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 428; TL: Nordost- Sumatra.
Amathusia phidippus phidippus form retrogada Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 428; TL: Java.
Amathusia phidippus dilutus ♀-fa. arrenopia Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 428; Loc: Südost-Borneo. (IFS)
Amathusia phidippus dilutus form epidesma Fruhstorfer, 1911; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 428; TL: Südost-Borneo.
Amathusia phidippus majada Fruhstorfer, 1916; Soc. Ent. 31(5): 24; TL: OstJava.
Amathusia phidippus melanops Eecke, 1918; Zool. Meded. Leiden, 4: 83, pl.8, fig.2; TL: "Pulu Lasia" [Pulau Lasia, Teupah Selatan, Indonesia].
Amathusia gunneryi Corbet & Pendlebury, 1936; J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(1): 146–147, pl.4, figs.5,♂(Un), 6,♀(Un); TL: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. (NHML)
Amathusia duponti Toxopeus, 1951; Idea 9: 17–18, pl.1, figs.2,♀(Un), 2a♀; TL: Buitenzorg, West Java.
Amathusia lieftincki Toxopeus, 1951; Idea 9: 18, pl.3, figs.5,♂(Un), 5a♂, 6,♀(Un), 6a♀; TL: Tjimadur, South Bantam, West Java.
Amathusia lieftincki rosieri Toxepeus, 1951; Idea 9: 18–19; TL:Giesting Colony, Lampong District, South Sumatra.

Type Materials Information

gunneryi :
Holotype ♂, 14.Jan.1930. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S. Corbet (NHML)
Allotype ♀, 21.Jan.1930. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malay Peninsula. A.S. Corbet (NHML).
dupinti : Holotype ♀, 5.Aug.1932. Buitenzorg, West Java, 250m. F. Dupont
lieftincki : Holotype ♂, Allotype ♀, Dec.1939-Jan.1940. Tjimadur, Southe Bantam, West Java, 150m.
rosieri : Holotype ♀, 21.Jul.1941. Giesting Colony, Lampong dist., South Sumatra, 400m. J.F. Rosier

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amathusia phidippus adustatus [sic]: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 427. (Bangkok)
Amathusia phidippus adustatus [sic]: Godfrey,1916 : 124.
Amathusia phidippus chersias: Pendlebury,1923 : 34. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram Wat Kiriwong)
Amathusia phidippus adustatus [sic]: Godfrey,1930 : 259–260. (Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha; Bangkok)
Amathusia phidippus chersias: Godfrey,1930 : 260. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Wat Kiriwong)
Amathusia phidippus chersias: Godfrey,1932a : 267. (P)
Amathusia phidippus chersias: Best,1962 : 52. ("Puket" [Phuket])
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Pinratana,1983 : 52, 62, pl.33, figs.12a♀,♂(Un). (Ranong; Songkhla; Ko Samui; Phuket; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Narathiwat)
Amathusia phidippus adastatus [sic]: Pinratana,1983 : 53, pl.48, fig.12b♂(Un). (Bangkok; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Rayong)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 68, fig.131,♂. (Umphang)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 324, pl.135, figs.A13a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Amathusia phidippus adastatus [sic]: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 324, pl.135, figs.A13b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Tak; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2021.12.18)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 326, pl.135, figs.N159,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀. (Tak; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi; Nakhon Si Thammarat)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Saraburi; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2023.06.03)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Kimura et al.,2016 : 144, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakhon Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Pattaya; Ka Chong; Haadjai)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 289, figs.Abb.M-053–054. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Masui & Uehara,2014 : 37–38, figs.9a♂,9b,♂(Un). (Pakse)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Amathusia phidippus: Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Cambodge)
Amathusia phidippus f. friderici: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 33. (Cambodge)
Amathusia phidippus adustatus [sic]: Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♂,♂(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
'Amathusia cf. phidippus phidippus: Kosterin,2019 : 102. (Koh Kong; Kep)'
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Amathusia phidippus: Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Cochinchine)
Amathusia phidippus: Lemée,1950 : 64. (Saigon)
Amathusia phidippus friderici: Metaye,1957 : 99. (S)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 34, figs.S-44,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Monastyrskii,2011 : 105–106, pl.24, figs.a♂,b♂(Un),c♀. (C: Kon Cha Rang; S: Nam Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 29. (C; S)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Saito et al.,2017 : 81. (S: Nui Cam)
Amathusia phidippus phidippus: Saito et al.,2021 : 463. (Phu Quoc)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Chonburi : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 4♂.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in lowland secondary forests (10–300 m a.s.l.) and is often found in coconuts plantation.
Occasionally they come to the electric lights in shops in town after sunset.

Literature

Johansson, B, 1763. Centuria insectorum rariorum.
Upsala, [vi] + 32 pp. (23.Jun.1763)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1904. Neue Indo-Australische Lepidopteren.
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris", 17(1): 133–157. (5.Oct.1904)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1905. Neue Amathusiinae.
Societas entomologica, 20(17): 129–130, 1 fig. (1.Dec.1905)

Stichel, H, 1906. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera. Fam. Nymphalide. Subfam. Amathusiinae.
Genera Insectorum, 36: 1–67, pls. 1–6.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1911. 5. Familie: Amathusiidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 417–432. (25.Aug.1911)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1916. Neue Rhopaloceren.
Societas entomologica, 31(5): 24. (28.Apr.1916)

Eecke, R.V, 1918. Studies on Indo-Australian Lepidoptera III. Some Rhopalocera and Netrocera from Simalur. Pulu Lasia, Pulu Bai and Sumatra.
Zoologische Mededelingen, 4: 70–102, 2 pls.

Corbet, A.S. & Pendlebury, H.M, 1936. Revision of the Genus Amathusia with special Reference to the Malayan Species.
Journal of the federated Malay States Museums, 18(1): 141–153, pls. IV & V.

Toxopeus, L.J, 1951. Notes on the genus Amathusia F. (Lep., Rhop).
Idea, 9: 9–23.

Eliot, J.N, 1964. A note on the phidippus L group of the genus Amathusia, with special reference to the Malayan forms.
Entomologist, 97: 155–161.

Aoki, T, Yamaguchi, S. & Uémura, Y, 1982. In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands vol.3.
Satyridae, Amathusiidae and Libytheidae.
Plapac co. Ltd., Tokyo, 530 pp., 113 pls. (in Japanese)

Uémura, Y, 1986 : Identification guide to the species of the genus Amathusia (Lepidoptera : Satyridae ; Amathusiinae).
Yadoriga, 125: 2–8. (in Japanese)

Eliot, J.N, 1992. In: Corbet, A.S. & H.M. Pendlebury, The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. 4th edition revised.
Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur, x + 595 pp., 69 pls.

Aoki, T, Yamaguchi, S, Uémura, Y. & Saitoh, T, 2002.
Additional Notes on the Amathusiid Butterflies after Publication of "Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands Part 3 Satyridae, Libytheidae".
Yadoriga, 194: 49–60, 66 figs. (in Japanese)


♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2007.10.10 - 2026.03.31.