Koruthaialos rubecula hector  Watson, 1893

Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Phrae, Thailand.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ genigalia Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ genigalia
♂ genigalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

form avidha
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Up. Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Koruthaialos hector Watson, 1893
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893(1):77.
TL : Toungoo, Burma. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, China.
● ssp.hector
ssp.rubecula
Koruthaialos rubecula hector map

Synonyms

Koruthaialos avidha Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:92. TL. S.Annam. (♂, NHML)
Koruthaialos xanites gopaka Fruhstorfer, 1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:91. TL. Chiem Hoa, Tonkin. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Koruthaialos rubeculus ; Godfrey,1927 : 127. (N)
Koruthaialos rubecula ; Godfrey,1930 : 370. (Prae: Me Song forest)
'Koruthaialos butleri butleri ; Godfrey,1930 : 370-371. (Pak Jong)'
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Evans,1949 : 274. (Siam)
Koruthaialos rubecula cachara ; Kimura,1997 : 39, figs.15,♂,16,♂(Un),17,♀,18,♀(Un). (Continental Thailand)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 63, fig.17,♂. (Umphang)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 784, pl.359, figs.H146a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Ban Salok; Mae Sam; Phu Khiewo; Doi Musso)
Koruthaialos rubecula avidha ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Pliewn WF; Kao Saverb)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 836, pl.386, figs.H142c(Koruthaialos rubecula cachara),♂,♂(Un). (Trat) (in part)
Koruthaialos rubecula rubecula ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6, fig.11,♂. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Koruthaialos rubecula avidha ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6, fig.12,♂. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)

[ LAOS ]
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 81, pl.114, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un),A11,♀,12,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 223, pl.139, fig.♂. (Lak Sao)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 49. (Namdhua)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Onodera,2022 : 114, pl.251, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Koruthaialos rubecula ; Onodera,2007 : 25, fig.112,♂. (Rattanakiri: Ou Chum)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 125. (Preah Vihear; Ratanakiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Koruthaialos xanites gopaka ; Seitz,1927 : 1072. (Tonkin / Annam)
Koruthaialos avidha ; Seitz,1927 : 1072. (S.Annam)
Koruthaialos xanites gopaka ; Metaye,1957 : 79. (N / C)
Koruthaialos avidha ; Metaye,1957 : 79. (C)
Koruthaialos butleri ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1966 ; 96, figs.91,♀,92,♀(Un). (Banmethuot)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 167. (Cao Bang; Tam Dao; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Vu Quang; Ba Na; Pu Mat; Gialai-Kontum)
Koruthaialos rubecula ; Devyatkin,2000 : 201. (S: Lam Dong)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 63, figs.3:7,♂,8,♂,5:24(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Luong et al.,2004 : 14, 88, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Koruthaialos rubecula ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 10, figs.H-64,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 7♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chonburi : 1♂ (form avidha).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 5♂ (form avidha).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


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


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1300m) and is often found at forest edges. Both sexes visit flowers.
The record of Koruthaialos butleri butleri in Pak Jong by Godfrey,1930 should be Koruthaialos rubecula form avidha.


Literature

Watson, E.Y.,1893 : A proposed classification of the Hesperidae, with a revision of the genera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1893(1):3-132, pls.1-3.

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


Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♀
♂, Nan, Thailand.
Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂ Koruthaialos rubecula hector ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (form avidha), Chanthaburi, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2023.08.31.

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