Astictopterus jama olivascens  Moore, 1878

Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Up. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Un. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♀ Up. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Up. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Un. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♀ Up. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Phrae, Thailand.
Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Up. Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand.

ON : Astictopterus olivascens Moore, 1878
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):692.
TL : Salween, Moulmain. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim to Myanmar, Andamans,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, Yunnan.
● ssp.olivascens
transition zone of jama and olivascens
ssp.jama
Astictopterus jama olivascens map

Synonyms

Cyclopides henrici Holland, 1887 : Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 14:124, pl.2, fig.5. TL. Hainan. (♂)
Astietopterus [sic] kada Swinhoe, 1893 : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 41(3):328. TL. Shillong, Assam. (♂, NHML)
Astictopterus olivascens permagnus Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:89. TL. Tonkin. (♀, NHML)
Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:90. TL. Sud-Annam. (♀, NHML)
Astictopterus quadripunctatus Swinhoe, 1915 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)16:177. TL. Khasia Hills, Assam. (♀, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Astictopterus olivascens; Godfrey,1916 : 143.
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Godfrey,1930 : 367. (Chiang Mai; Sen Tor(Nam Pat); Bangkok)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Evans,1949 : 234. (Siam)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Pinratana,1985 : 59, pl.20, figs.116a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Ratchaburi; Chonburi)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 250, fig.15,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Sa Duak Bua; Phu Mu; Phu Pha Phung; Ban Naudom; Phu Huay Sing; Ubon Ratchathani: Pha Taem; Kaeng Tana)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 12. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai; Ban Na Pho Krang; Kaeng Tana; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 44. (Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Kaen Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Pung; Don Far Huan; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huai Sing)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 44, fig.12,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 782, pl.359, figs.H141a♂,♂(Un),♂[♀] (dsf,Un). (Chiang Mai; Trat)
Astictopterus jama jama ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♂],[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.11)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 60-61, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Pa Chang; Phu Khiewo; Bung Khaang; Saraburi; Nakohn Nayok; Serika WF; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Kao Khiewo; Bang Phra; Mae Sohd; Sai York Noi; Wang Keo; Khlong Tariew; Ratchaburi; Muang Shone)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 834, pl.385, figs.H137a♂,♂(Un),♀(dsf,Un). (Chiang Mai; Trat)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Udon Thni; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.07.12)
Astictopterus jama jama ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 90, figs.Abb.H-121-124. (Phang Nga)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 81 pl.113, figs.B9,♀[♂],B10,♀[♂](Un),B11,♂[♀],B12,♂[♀](Un). (Vang Vieng; Tha Ngone; Pakse; Luang Prabang)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 223, pl.139, fig.♂. (Luang Phrabang)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Onodera,2009b : 41,43. (Khammouan: Nacay; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Onodera,2022 : 114, pl.250, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Oudomxai; Luang Phabang: Pounaduong)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Astictopterus jama ; Onodera,2007 : 26, fig.109,♂. (Rattanakiri: Poy)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 125. (Kep; Koh Kong; Kampong Thom; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Ratanakiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Astictopterus olivascens ; Godfrey,1919 : 470. (Daban)
Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus ; Seitz,1927 : 1096. (S.Annam / Tonkin: Manson Mts.)
Astictopterus fuligo permagnus ; Seitz,1927 : 1097. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa ; Manson Mts.)
Astictopterus olivascens ; Lemée,1950 : 25. (Hanoi)
Astictopterus henrici tonkinianus ; Metaye,1957 : 80. (N / C)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1966 ; 84-85, figs.65,♂,66,♂(Un),67,♀,68,♀(Un). (Trang Bom; Blao; Djiring; Ben Nom; Col de Blao)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 162-163. (Do Son; Tam Dao; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Ha Thinh; Thanh Hoa; Ba Na; Bach Ma)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 63, figs.2:22,♂,23,♂(Un), 5:19(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Astictopterus jama ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Luong et al.,2004 : 13, 87, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Astictopterus jama ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 10, figs.H-61,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Madagui)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Nihira,2009 : 101. (Phu Quoc)
Astictopterus jama olivascens ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 75. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 10♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chonburi : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


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

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 100m) and is often found at forest edges and grasslands. Both sexes visit flowers.
The populations from Ranong to Surat Thani appear to be intermediate between ssp.jama and ssp.olivascens.


Literature

Moore, F.,1878 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Hesperidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(3):686-695, pl.45.

Holland, W.J.,1887 : Notes upon a small collection of Rhopalocera made by Rev. B. C. Henry in the Island of Hainan,
together with descriptions of some apparently new species.
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 14:111-124, 2 pls.

Swinhoe, C.,1893 : A List of the Lepidoptera of the Khasia Hills. Part 1.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 41(3):267-330.

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

Swinhoe, C.,1915 : New species of Indo-Malayan lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)16:170-186.


Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂ Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Astictopterus jama olivascens ♂
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2023.07.31.

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