Potanthus confucius dushta  (Fruhstorfer, 1911)

Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Phrae, Thailand.
Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un.
♂, Lampang, Thailand. ♂, Trat, Thailand.
Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Up. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ Un. Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ genitalia Potanthus confucius dushta ♂ genitalia
♂, Chachoengsao, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♂ genitalia, Phrae, Thailand.

ON : Telicota tropica dushta Fruhstorfer, 1911
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:39.
TL : Sud-Annam. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam,
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan,
W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Banka.
Potanthus confucius dushta map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Evans,1949 : 382. (Siam / P)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Pinratana,1985 : 100, pl.34, figs.222,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Lampang; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok; Ratchaburi; Yala)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 250, fig.27,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Sa Duak Bua; Phu Mu; Phu Huay Sing)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 45. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Nam Tok Tad Ton)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 828, pl.380, figs.261,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Ban Hong; Chanthaburi)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 95, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Ankhaan; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Maethro; Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Bang Phra; Bangkok; Kanchanaburi; Ratchaburi; Kaper WF; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 888, pl.411, figs.H258,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Ban Hong; Chanthaburi)
'Potanthus confucius dushta ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 124-125, figs.Abb.H-249-252. (Phang Nga)'

[ LAOS ]
Potanthus confucius ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 83, pl.115, figs.B7.♂,B8,♀[♂](Un). (Luang Prabang)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.142, fig.♂. (Attapu)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Onodera,2022 : 120, pl.257, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Saphangmeuk; Xiengkhouang: Tha)

[ VIETNAM ]
Telicota tropica dushta ; Seitz,1927 : 1079. (Annam)
Telicota tropica dushta ; Metaye,1957 : 79. (C)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 174. (by Metaye)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Devyatkin,2000 : 202. (S: Da Lat)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 129. (S: Thu Duc; Vung Tau; Phu Quoc Is.)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 15, fig.H-105,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 43. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Potanthus confucius dushta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 83. (C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 8♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chachoengsao : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


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


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1200m). 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

Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : Neue Hesperiden des Indo-Malayischen Faunengebietes und Besprechung verwandter Formen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25(2-6):9-79, pl.1.


Potanthus confucius dushta ♂
♂, Lampang, Thailand.

2018.05.31 - 2023.10.31.

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