Potanthus omaha omaha  (Edwards, 1863)

Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Un. Potanthus omaha omaha ♀ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Un. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.
Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Un. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Up. Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Phayao, Thailand.
Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ genitalia Potanthus omaha omaha ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia omaha Edwards, 1863
OD : Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2(1):21.
TL : 'Pike's Peak, Colorado' [recte Malaya] (♀)
Distribution : S.Myanmar (Tavoy to Mergui), Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman,
Singapore, Lingga, Sumbawa.
Potanthus omaha omaha map

Synonyms

Pamphila maesoides Butler, 1879 : Trans. linn. Soc. Lond., (2) Zool. 1(8):554. TL. Malacca. (♂, NHML)
Pamphila luzonensis Staudinger, 1889 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 2(1):145.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Evans,1949 : 379. (Siam)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Pinratana,1985 : 100, pl.34, figs.221,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok; Yala)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 13, fig.27,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 95, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Khun Lao Villege; Phu Khiewo; Ranong Hot Spring; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 888, pl.410, figs.H257,♂,♂(Un). ('Ranong' [Than To WF.])
'Potanthus omaha omaha ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 124, figs.Abb.H-247-248. (Phang Nga)'

[ CAMBODIA ]
Potanthus omaha ; Onodera,2007 : fig.117,♂. (no loc.)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126. (by literature)

[ VIETNAM ]
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Evans,1949 : 379. (Annam)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 174. (Bach Ma)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 129. (S: Saigon)
Potanthus omaha ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 45. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Potanthus omaha omaha ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 83. (C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phayao : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 450m). 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

Edwards, W.H,1863 :
Description of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and British America. No.1.
Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2(1):14-22, pl.5, 3 figs.

Butler, A.G.,[1879] : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zoology) 1(8):533-568, pls.68,69.

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


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