Ochlodes siva karennia  Evans, 1932

Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Un. Ochlodes siva karennia ♀ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Un. Ochlodes siva karennia ♀ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Un. Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Up. Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Ochlodes siva karennia Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 408.
TL : Karen Hills. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar (S.Shan States ; Karen Hills),
N.Thailand, N.Laos, N.Vietnam.
Ochlodes siva karennia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Augiades siva ; Godfrey,1930 : 384. (Chiang Rai: Doi Chang)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Pinratana,1985 : 95, pl.35, figs.210,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Ochlodes siva siva ; Chiba & Tsukiyama,1996 : 7-8, pl.3, fig.4,♀. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 822, pl.378, figs.H245,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Chiang Mai; Wiang Pa Pao)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 92, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Khun Lao)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 882, pl.408, figs.H242,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Chiang Mai; Wign Pa Pao)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.09.16)

[ LAOS ]
Ochlodes siva siva ; Chiba & Tsukiyama,1996 : 7-8, pl.2, fig.26,♂[as O.flavomaculatus]. (Phongsali)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19,22, figs.31,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phong Sali)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 224, pl.142, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly)
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59.

[ VIETNAM ]
Ochlodes siva karennia ; Kishi et al.,2021 : 52, figs.10,♂,10v♂(Un). (Lao Cai: Ban Khoang, Sa Pa; Lai Chau: Hoang Lien)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 18♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 9♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1200 - 2500m). Both sexes visit flowers.
The population from Nan appears to have a slightly darker ground colour than the population of the Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai area.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras : 10+454pp, 32 pls, 9f.

Chiba, H. & Tsukiyama, H.,1996 :
A review of the genus Ochlodes Scudeer,1872, with special reference to the Eurasian species (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
Butterflies 14:3-16.


Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Ochlodes siva karennia ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ochlodes siva karennia ♂ Ochlodes siva karennia ♂
♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Rai, Thailand.

2018.04.30 - 2023.12.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.