Burara anadi anadi

Burara anadi anadi (Nicéville, 1884)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Choaspes anadi Nicéville, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4): 83-84, pl.10, fig.6,♂.
TL : 'Sikkim; Masuri [Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, NW.India]'. (NZC)

Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos.

	● ssp.anadi
	● ssp.owstoni

Synonym

Ismene harisa purpurea Riley & Godfrey, 1925 : Entomologist 58: 143, pl.3, fig.7♂. TL. "Muok-Lek, E.Siam" [Muok Lek, Saraburi, Thailand]. (NHML)

Type Material Information

anadi ; 1♂ 1♀ Types, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 5, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).
purpurea ; ♂, Type (red), Rh264, H2389. Jan. Muok-Lek, Siam. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ismene anadi ; Godfrey,1930 : 355. (Pak Jong)
Ismene harisa purpurea ; Godfrey,1930 : 355-356. (Prae: Me Song forest; Pak Jong; Muak Lek)
Bibasis anadi ; Evans,1949 : 48. (Siam)
Bibasis anadi ; Pinratana,1985 : 14, pl.2, fig.3,♂ ; pl.11, figs.3,♂,♀(Un). (Chaiyaphum) ;
Bibasis harisa consobrina ; Pinratana,1985 : pl.2, fig.5b♂. (Ratchaburi)
Burara anadi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 722, pl.330, figs.H3♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Chaiyaphum; Ratchaburi)
Burara harisa consobrina ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.331, figs.H7b♂,♂(Un).
Burara anadi anadi ; Chiba,2009 : 8, pl.1, fig.11,♂. (Chiang Mai; Pak Djong; Muok-lek; Hinlap; Mewong; Chantaburi)
Burara anadi purpurea ; Chiba,2009 : 8, pl.1, fig.12,♂. (Chantaburi)
Burara anadi purpurea ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 21, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Phu Khiewo)
Burara anadi anadi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 770, pl.354, figs.H3a♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Ratchaburi)
Burara harisa consobrina ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.355, fig.H6b♂.

[ LAOS ]
Burara anadi ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19, figs.18,♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Burara anadi ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Burara anadi ssp. ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂.

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

Nan : 5♂.

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

Tak : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1200m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4): 65-91. pls.1,9,10.

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1925 : New Rhopalocera from Siam and Hainan.
Entomologist 58: 140-143, pl.3.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.

1999.07.31 - 2023.02.28.