Eetion elia

Eetion elia (Hewitson, 1866)


♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia elia Hewitson, 1866
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6): 489.
TL : Sumatra. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar (Myeik Dist: Lenya Valley), P.Thailand (South from Ranong), W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

Synonyms

Hesperia eburus Plötz, 1885 : Berl. ent. Z. 29: 226. TL. "Malacca" [Malacca, W.Malaysia].
Eetion elia magniplaga Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2): 19. TL. Kina-Balu, Nordborneo. (NHML)
Eetion elia ayankara Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2): 19. TL. "Perak" [Perak, W.Malaysia]. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Eetion elia ; Pinratana,1985 : 92, pl.32, fig.203,♂. (Ranong)
Eetion elia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 818, pl.376, figs.H238,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Nakha)
Eetion elia ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.02 ; accessed: 2023.08.22)
Eetion elia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 89, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Than To WF.)
Eetion elia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 878, pl.406, figs.H235,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Nakha)
Eetion elia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)
Eetion elia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 118-119, fig.Abb.H-2238. (Phang Nga)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂ 2♀.

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

Trang : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 400m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1866 : Descriptions of new Hesperidae.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(6): 479-501.

Plötz, C.,1885 : Neue Hesperiden des Indischen Archipels und Ost Africa's aus der Collection des Herrn H.Ribbe in Blasewitz-Dresden, gesammelt von den Herren: C.Ribbe auf Celebes, Java und den Aru-Inseln; Kunstler auf Malacca (Perak); Kuhn auf West-Guinea (Jekar); Menger auf Ceylon.
Berl. ent. Z. 29: 225-232.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2): 9-24. (1.Feb.1911)

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.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J. & Grishin, N.V.,2022 : Taxonoic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera).
Insecta Mundi 0921: 1-135.

♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2018.03.31 - 2025.01.31.