Halpe pelethronix pagaia

Halpe pelethronix pagaia Evans, 1932


♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Halpe pelethronix pagaia Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 395.
TL : 'Karens, [Kayah State, Myanmar] to S. Burma [S.Myanmar]' [Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand, Vietnam.

	● ssp.pagaia
	● ssp.pelethronix

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe pelethronix pelethronix ; Pinratana,1985 : 56. (Ranong) (in part)
Halpe pelethronix pelethronix ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 58. (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka) (in part)

[ VIETNAM ]
Halpe pelethronix pagaia ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 148. (Kon Ka Kinh)
Halpe pelethronix ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Halpe pelethronix pagaia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (C) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ (genitalia examined).

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

Ranong : 3♂. (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 150 - 450m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The taxonomy and distribution of this species are still uncertain. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

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.

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