Pirdana distanti distanti

Pirdana distanti distanti Staudinger, 1889


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

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

ON : Pirdana distanti Staudinger, 1889
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):141.
TL : Malacca. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : Thailand, Cambodia, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia, Tioman.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pirdana distanti spenda ; Pinratana,1985 : 94, pl.33, fig.207a♂,♀. (Chanthaburi; Trang)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; Pinratana,1985 : 94,135, not fig. (Surat Thani)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; Chiba & Tukiyama,1993 : 22. (Thailand; P.Siam;)
Pirdana distanti spenda ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 820, pl.377, figs.H242a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 820, pl.377, figs.H242b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Pirdana distanti spenda ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 91, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kratching WF)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 91, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Pirdana distanti spenda ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 880, pl.407, figs.H239a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 880, pl.407, figs.H239b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Surat Thani)
Pirdana distanti distanti ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Pirdana distanti spenda ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, fig.8J. (Koh Kong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Ranong : 3♂ 3♀.

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

Trang : 1♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ 3♀ (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).
Previously, the populations of S.E.Thailand and Cambodia were treated as ssp.spenda. However, there are no differences between these and ssp.distanti. I therefore treat these populations as the nominotypical subspecies as well.

Literature

Staudinger, O.,1889 : Lepidopteren der Insel Palawan.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):3-180, pls.1,2.

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.

Chiba, H. & Tsukiyama, H.,1993 : A review of the Genus Pirdana Distant (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Butterflies 6:19-25.

♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

2018.03.31 - 2023.09.30.