Parantica sita melanosticta

Parantica sita melanosticta Morishita, 1994


♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.


♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Parantica sita melanosticta Morishita, 1994
OD : Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 45(2):121, figs.1,2.
TL : Chanthaburi, S.E.Thailand. (♂, RIEB)

Distribution : S.E.Thailand, S.Vietnam. [Cambodia]

	● ssp.sita
	● ssp.melanosticta
	● ssp.ethologa

Type Materials information

Holotype ♂, 17.Mar.1985. Kao-soi-dao, Chanthaburi, S.E.Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB)
Paratype 1♂, 25.Apr.1976. Kao-soi-dao, Chanthaburi, S.E.Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB)
Paratype 1♂, 05.May.1963. Blao, S.Vietnam. (KMNH-IR 200075)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danaus sita tytia ; Pinratana,1977 : 73, fig.D12b♂. (Chanthaburi)
Parantica sita ssp. ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 60,72, pl.74, fig.13,♂. (Chanthaburi)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 31, figs.♂(HT),♂(HT,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Soi Dao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Parantica sita sita ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)'
'Parantica sita sita ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 115. (Pursat)'

[ VIETNAM ]
Danaus sita tytia ; Metaye,1958a : 158, pl.2, fig.2. (Lam Dong: Blao ; Col du Da Troun)
Danaus sita tytia ; Metaye,1958b : 176. (Lam Dong: Col du Da Troun)
Parantica sita sita ; Morishita,1970 : 65-66, fig.12, ♂. (Dalat; Bobla)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 15, figs.D-9,♂♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re; Dambri)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 43-44, pl.3, figs.3a♂,3b♀. (C: Hon Ba; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Bao Lam) (in part)
Parantica sita melanosticta ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 39, figs.27,♂,27v♂(Un),28,♂,28v♂(Un),29,♀,29v♀(Un),30,♂30v♂(Un),31,♀,31v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 1♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 450 - 800m). Both sexes visit flowers, and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The records of Cambodia are likely to be this taxon based on its distribution. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Morishita, K.,1994 : Notes on the butterflies in Thailand and southern part of Vietnam.
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 45(2):121-123, figs.1-7.

1998.11.15 - 2023.01.31.