Potanthus rectifasciata  (Elwes & Edwards, 1897)

Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Un. Potanthus rectifasciata ♀ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Un. Potanthus rectifasciata ♀ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Un. Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Up. Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ genitalia Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Telicota rectifasciata Elwes & Edwards, 1897
OD : Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):254, pl.21, fig.17,♂,
pl.25, figs.68,68a.
TL : Sikkim. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar (to Tavoy),
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, W.Malaysia.
Potanthus rectifasciata map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Padraona rectifasciata rectifasciata ; Godfrey,1930 : 382. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Evans,1949 : 375. (Siam)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Pinratana,1985 : 98, pl.34, fig.217,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 13, fig.25,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 824, pl.379, figs.H253,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Chiang Dao)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 94, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Bang Salock; Thung Saleng Luang; Sai York Noi; Kam Puan; Than To WF.)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 886, pl.409, figs.H250,♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Chiang Dao)
Potanthus rectifasciatus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 123, figs.Abb.H-241-242. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Masui & Uehara,1995 ; 5, pl.2, fig.12,♂. (Saravan)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.142, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Onodera,2022 : 119, pl.257, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Natung; Oudomxai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, figs.9A[♂](Un),9B[♂]. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 174. (by Pinratana,1985)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 150. (Kon Cha Rang)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 128. (S: Cat Tien)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 15, fig.H-102,♂. (Dong Nai: Tac Mai)
Potanthus rectifasciata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 82. (N / C; to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 17♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 7♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Xiang Khouang : Thana. 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 300 - 1600m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth.

The species of this genus are so similar that identification by male genitalia is required. Therefore, records that do not examine the male genitalia cannot be adopted. In addition, although there are many field photos, most are either misidentified or unidentifiable and therefore cannot be used as records.


Literature

Elwes, H.J. & Edwards, J.,1897 : A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae.
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14(4):101-324, pls.18-27.


Potanthus rectifasciata ♀ + ♂ Potanthus rectifasciata ♂
♀ + ♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Potanthus rectifasciata ♂ Potanthus rectifasciata ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.05.31 - 2023.10.31.

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