Isma miosticta  (Nicéville, 1891)

Isma miosticta ♂ Up. Isma miosticta ♂ Un. Isma miosticta ♀ Up. Isma miosticta ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Isma miosticta ♂ Up. Isma miosticta ♂ Un. Isma miosticta ♀ Up. Isma miosticta ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Isma miosticta ♂ genitalia Isma miosticta ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Parnara miosticta Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):385-386, pl.G, fig.31,♂.
TL : Perak, Malay Pen. (NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Borneo, Bangka, Sipora, Siberut.
Isma miosticta map

Synonym

Sepa indistincta H.H.Druce, 1912 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)9:503. TL. Matang Road, Sarawak.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Isma miosticta ; Evans,1949 : 310. (P)
Isma miosticta ; Pinratana,1985 : 75, pl.25, figs.159,♂,♀(Un). (Ranong; Surat Thani; Trang)
Isma miosticta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 796, pl.365, figs.H187,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)
Isma miosticta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 76, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Naka)
Isma miosticta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 854, pl.394, figs.H184,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 150m).


Literature

Nicéville, L.de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Druce, H.H.,1912 : Descriptions of some apparently new butterflies from Borneo and one from Africa.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8)9:500-504.


1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.

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