Hasora vitta indica  Evans, 1932

Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un. Hasora vitta indica ♀ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Hasora vitta indica ♂ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♂ Un. Hasora vitta indica ♀ Up. Hasora vitta indica ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Hasora vitta indica Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 315.
TL : Karens, Burma. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Hainan.
● ssp.indica
transition zone of indica and vitta
ssp.vitta
Hasora vitta indica map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Hasora vitta ; Godfrey,1930 : 353. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Pinratana,1985 : 21, pl.6, fig.20b♂. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Hasora vitta indica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 736, not fig. (Chiang Mai)
Hasora vitta indica ; Chiba,2009 : 30, pl.13, figs.8,♂,9,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Hasora vitta indica ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 27, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pa Chang; Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo; Sai York Noi; Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Hasora vitta indica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 784, pl.361, figs.H23a♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Lampang; Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Hasora vitta indica ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. ('Nakhon Si Thammarat'; 'Sa Kaeo') (accessed: 2023.03.09)

[ LAOS ]
Hasora vitta vitta ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 78, col.pl.16,♂ ; pl.110, figs.B1,♀[♂],B2,♀[♂](Un). (Nam Tan; Nom Pa)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.131, figs.♂(Un),♀(Un). (Phong Saly; Oudomxay)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Chiba,2009 : 30, pl.13, figs.11,♂(Un),12,♀(Un). (Laos)
Hasora vitta indica ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Hasora vitta indica ; Onodera,2022 : 101, pl.235, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxai; Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Hasora vitta indica ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.6H♂. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Hasora vitta vitta ; Evans,1949 : 68. (Tonkin)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1964 : 38-39, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Trang Bom; Bobla)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 156. (N: Hanoi; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Ba Be / C: Bach Ma; Vu Quang)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 58, figs.1:10,♀,11,♂,12,♂(Un),5:5(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Hasora vitta ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 83, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Hasora vitta ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy ; Bach Ma)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 3, figs.H-7,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Chiba,2009 : 30, pl.13, figs.11,♂(Un),12,♀(Un). (Vietnam)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 71. (N / C / S)
Hasora vitta vitta ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 43, figs.113,♂,113v♂(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 4♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 9♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Oudomxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Transition zone of ssp.vitta and ssp.indica

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 7♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : Lak Sao, 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 30 - 1800m) and is crepuscular. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The area from Nakhon Si Thammarat, peninsular Thailand to northern Vietnam seems to be a transition zone between ssp.indica and ssp.vitta. The markings on the UnH in this area are highly variable and unstable, and intermediate individuals are often found together. The classifications of the subspecies in the distribution map are tentative. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

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


Hasora vitta indica ♂ Hasora vitta indica ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2023.03.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.