Herona marathus angustata

Herona marathus angustata Moore, [1879]


♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.

♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.


♂, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Herona angustata Moore, [1879]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):829.
TL : Moolai, Tenasserim. (NHML).

Distribution : Myanmar, W. & P.Thailand,
Langkawi.

	● ssp.marathus
	● ssp.angustata
	● ssp.stellaris

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Herona marathus marathus ; Godfrey,1930 : 299. (Me Wong) (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Pinratana,1979 : 93, figs.N160b(middle ♂,♂Un). (Chumphon)
Herona marathus marathus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 88. (Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 89, pl.65, fig.169c♀[♂]. (no data)
Herona marathus marathus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 468, pl.208, figs.N182a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (in part)
Herona marathus angustata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 468, pl.208, figs.N182c♂,♂(Un).
Herona marathus angustata ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Butterflies of Koh Samui, figs. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.09.26)
Herona marathus angustata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 490, pl.218, figs.N366c♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Herona marathus marathus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 125, figs.♀(Erawan WF),♀(Erawan WF,Un). (Erawan WF) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 2♂ 3♀.

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

Kanchanaburi : 1♀.

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

Uthai Thani : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Phetchaburi : 1♀ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Ranong : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in continental area and uncommon in peninsular region in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100m - 1100m).
A photo example from Uthai Thani is similar to this subspecies. Examples from P.Thailand have much more narrow tawny bands on the upperside of both wings than the continental populations. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Moore, F.,[1879] : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim,
with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4):821-859, 3 pls.


♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.	♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♂, Uthai Thani, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

2007.09.20 - 2021.10.31.