Hidari irava  (Moore, [1858])

Hidari irava ♂ Up. Hidari irava ♂ Un. Hidari irava ♀ Up. Hidari irava ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Hidari irava ♂ Up. Hidari irava ♂ Un. Hidari irava ♂ Up. Hidari irava ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia irava Moore, [1858]
OD : in: Horsfield & Moore,
Cat. lep. Ins. East-India Co. 1:254.
TL : Java. (biblio?).
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra,
Banka, Java, Borneo, Sulu.
Hidari irava map

Synonyms

Hesperia hypaepa Hewitson, [1868] : Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2):25. rep. name.
Hidari thracimima Verity, 1931 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1931(13):199. TL. "Canton" [? Java], ♀.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Hidari irava ; Godfrey,1916 : 145. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Hidari irava ; Godfrey,1930 : 378. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Hidari irava ; Evans,1949 : 334. (Siam)
Hidari irava ; Pinratana,1985 : 92, pl.32, figs.202,♂,♀[♂](Un). (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trad; Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang; Yala)
Hidari irava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 816, pl.375, figs.H235,♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Songkhla)
Hidari irava ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.02.23)
Hidari irava ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 89, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kratching WF; Pliewn WF; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Hidari irava ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 876, pl.405, figs.H232,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Songkhla)
Hidari irava ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chanthaburi; Trat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)
Hidari irava ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 118, figs.Abb.H-221-222. (Phang Nga)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Hidari irava ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126. (Koh Kong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 9♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 450m).


Literature

Moore, F.,[1858] : in: Horsfield & Moore, A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.

Hewitson, W.C.,1867-[1868] : Descriptions of one hundred new species of Hesperidae.
London, Author, 8vo 1:ii + 25pp, 2:26-56.

Verity, R.,1931 : Hidari thracimima, n. sp., U. comma race indicafusca nova et homonymie de H.serratulae race occidentalis Lucas [Lep.].
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1931(13):198-201.


Hidari irava ♂ Hidari irava ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

2018.03.31 - 2024.06.30.

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