Burara harisa consobrina

Burara harisa consobrina (Plötz, 1883)


♂, 1989.04.20. Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Ismene consobrina Plötz, 1883
OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 45: 55.
TL : Java.

Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, Bali, Palawan.

	● ssp.harisa
	● ssp.consobrina

Synonyms

Ismene harisa moncada Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 61. TL. Malayische Halbinsel. (NHML)
Ismene harisa crinatha Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(5): 61. TL. 'Sukabumi, Java; West Sumatra' [Java]. (NHML)
Ismene harisa distanti Evans, 1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 319. TL. Singapore. (NHML) (Published in synonymy)

Type Materials Information

consobrina ; Type ♂, Java.
moncada ; ♂, Type (red), H2399, Malaka. (NHML, examined)
crinatha ; ♂, Type (red), H2401, Aug.1892. Mons. Gede, Java. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)
distanti ; ♂, Type (red), H2400, Singapore. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Burara harisa consobrina ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2017- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.12.08)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : Suk Samran dist. 1♂, 1989.04.20. P.Sukkit (YI)

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 550m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Pinratana (1985) recorded it from Ratchaburi but it is most likely to be the nominotypical subspecies. Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded this taxon from Yala. However, this was a misidentification of Burara anadi anadi and the locality 'Yala' is rather doubtful. The specimen shown above is the first reliable record from Thailand.

Literature

Plötz, C.,1883 : Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Ismene Sw. und ihre Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 45(1/3): 51-66 (Nov.1883).

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.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras. 10 + 454 pp, 32 pls, 9f.

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 - 2024.03.31.