Tagiades gana gana  (Moore, 1866)

Tagiades gana gana ♂ Up. Tagiades gana gana ♂ Un. Tagiades gana gana ♀ Up. Tagiades gana gana ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Tagiades gana gana ♂ Up. Tagiades gana gana ♂ Un. Tagiades gana gana ♂ Up. Tagiades gana gana ♂ Un.
♂, Pattani, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Pterygospidea gana Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):780.
TL : 'Bengal' [recte Java]. (NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra,
Java, Lingga, Palawan.
● ssp.meetana
ssp.sangarava
ssp.gana
Tagiades gana gana map

Synonyms

Tagiades menanto Plötz, 1885 : Berl. ent. Z. 29:231. TL. Malacca. (♂)
Tagiades avala Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:75. TL. W.Java. (♂, NHML)
Tagiades obscurus paceka Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:76. TL. Palawan. (♀, NHML)
Tagiades obscurus mahinda Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:76. TL. Kina Balu. (♂, NHML)
Tagiades obscurus perakana Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:76. TL. Perak. (♂, NHML)
Tagiades menanto javanus Kalis, 1933 : Tijdschr. Ent. 76:73. TL. Kali Tapak Estate, G.Kawi, Oost-Java. (♂)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tagiades gana ? ; Pendlebury,1923 : 47. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)
Tagiades menanto ; Pendlebury,1923 : 47. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Tagiades menanto ; Godfrey,1930 : 360-361. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Tagiades gana gana ; Godfrey,1932a : 274. (Ranong: Kraburi)
Tagiades menanto ; Godfrey,1932a : 274. (P)
Tagiades gana gana ; Evans,1949 : 142. (P)
Tagiades gana gana ; Pinratana,1985 : 42, pl.15, fig.69b♂. (Ranong; Yala)
Tagiades parra naxos ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.02 ; accessed: 2023.07.12)
Tagiades gana gana ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.02 ; accessed: 2023.07.12)
Tagiades gana gana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 764, pl.351, figs.H84b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala)
Tagiades parra gala ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.351, figs.H85a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).
Tagiades parra naxos ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.351, figs.H85b♂,♀,♀(Un).
Tagiades gana gana ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀]. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2019.06.01)
Tagiades gana gana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 46, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaper WF; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Tagiades gana gana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 816, pl.376, figs.H82b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Yala)
Tagiades parra gala ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.376, figs.H83a ♂,♂(Un), ♀[♂],♀[♂](Un).
Tagiades parra naxos ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 816, pl.376, figs.H83b,♀,♀(Un).
Tagiades gana gana ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 79, figs.Abb.H-077-78. (Phang Nga)
Tagiades parra naxos ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 79-80, figs.Abb.H-079-80. (Phang Nga)
Tagiades lavatus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 80, figs.Abb.H-081-82. (Phang Nga)
Tagiades gana gana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Ranong; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.17)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 11♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Krabi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 7♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m). Both sexes visit flowers. They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.


Literature

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

Plötz, C.,1885 : Neue Hesperiden des Indischen Archipels und Ost Africa's aus der Collection des Herrn H.Ribbe in Blasewitz-Dresden, gesammelt von den Herren: C.Ribbe auf Celebes, Java und den Aru-Inseln; Kunstler auf Malacca (Perak); Kuhn auf West-Guinea (Jekar); Menger auf Ceylon. Berl. enz. Z. 29:225-232.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24(3-5):58-104.

Kalis, J.P.A.,1933 : Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Lepidoptera Rhopalocera van Nederlandsche-Indie. 1.
Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Lepidopterenfauna van Kangean en eenige aangrenzende eilanden.
Tijdschr. Ent. 76(1/2):47-86.


Tagiades gana gana ♂ Tagiades gana gana ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2024.06.30.

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