Burara harisa harisa

Burara harisa harisa (Moore, 1866)


♂ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.		♀ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Ismene harisa Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3): 782-783.
TL : "Darjeeling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India].

Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Guangxi, Hainan.

	● ssp.harisa
	● ssp.consobrina

Synonym

Ismene harisa asambha Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 61. TL. "Chiem Hoa, Tonkin" [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam]. (NHML)

Type Material Information

asambha ; ♂, Type (red), H2398, Juni-Juli. "Than-Moi, Tonkin". H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ismene harisa ; Godfrey,1916 : 146. (Pak Jong)
Bibasis harisa ; Evans,1949 : 48. (Siam)
Bibasis harisa harisa ; Pinratana,1985 : 15, pl.2, figs.5a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Ratchaburi; Chonburi; Chanthaburi)
Bibasis harisa consobrina ; Pinratana,1985 : 15, not fig. (Ratchaburi)
Burara harisa harisa ; Kimura,1996 : 20, pl.3, figs.35,♀,36,♀(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao)
Burara etelka ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.330, figs.H6,♀,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Burara harisa harisa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 724, pl.331, figs.H7a♀[♂].♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; ~~Khao Yai~~)
Burara harisa harisa ; Chiba,2009 : 10, pl.3, figs.2,♂,3,♀. (Chiang Dao; Chiang Mai; Chantaburi; Fang)
Burara harisa harisa ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 22, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Ratchaburi)
Burara harisa consobrina ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 22. (by literature)
Burara harisa harisa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 772, pl.355, figs.H6a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Burara harisa harisa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Ratchaburi) (accessed: 2023.11.02)

[ LAOS ]
Burana harisa harisa ; Masui & Uehara,1996 : 5, pl.2, figs.4,♂,4,♀. (Louang Phabang; Saravan)
Burana harisa harisa ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.130, figs.♂,♀. (Saravan)
Burara harisa harisa ; Chiba,2009 : 10, pl.3, figs.2,♂,3,♀. (Laos)
Burara harisa harisa ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 56.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Burara harisa harisa ; Kosterin,2019 : 99, fig.54(Un). (Preah Sihanouk)
Burara harisa harisa ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ismene harisa ; Lemée,1950 : 23. (Backan)
Ismene harisa asambha ; Metaye,1957 : 78. (N)
Burara harisa harisa ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 154. (N: Ba Be)
Burara harisa harisa ; Chiba,2009 : 10, pl.3, figs.2,♂,3,♀. (N / C)
Bibasis harisa harisa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 70. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂.

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

Nakhon Nayok : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Chanthaburi : 1♂.

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

Trat : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3): 755-822, 3 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 57-72. (1.May.1911)

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 - 2025.03.31.