Thaumantis diores splendens  Tytler, 1939

Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Un. Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.

Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Un. Thaumantis diores splendens ♀ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Un. Thaumantis diores splendens ♀ Up. Thaumantis diores splendens ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Thaumantis diores splendens Tytler, 1939
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41(2):251.
TL : Karen Hills ; Dawnas. (♂♀, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (Karen Hills to Dawnas),
W. & P.Thailand.
● ssp.diores
ssp.splendens
Thaumantis diores splendens map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Thaumantis diores diores ; Godfrey,1916 : 124. (Petchaburi River) (in part)
Thaumantis diores diores ; Godfrey,1930 : 261. (Me Wong) (in part)
Thaumantis diores splendens ; Pinratana,1983 : 56, 63, pl.42, fig.20,♂. (Petchaburi) (in part)
Thaumantis diores diores ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 336, pl.141, figs.N169a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phetchaburi)
Thaumantis diores splendens ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 336, pl.141, figs.N169b♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Thaumantis diores splendens ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 149, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta; Muang Shone) (in part)
Thaumantis diores splendens ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.03)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by T.Aoyama) .
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Ranong : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare locally in montane dense forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m).
The populations in W.Thailand have quite strong blue luster and silvery blue patch on the upperside. Examples of nature photos in Phetchaburi seems same as this taxon, however need to confirm it by specimens. Examples from Ranong also have similar markings, however more purplish luster and the blue patch have less silvery tinge. I treat it as this subspecies provisionally, however further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Tytler, H.,1939 : Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma. pt.1.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41(2):235-252.


Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Thaumantis diores splendens ♀
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)
Thaumantis diores splendens ♂ Thaumantis diores splendens ♂
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

2020.11.30 - 2023.06.30.

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