Pelopidas agna agna  (Moore, 1866)

Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Up. Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Un. Pelopidas agna agna ♀ Up. Pelopidas agna agna ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Up. Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Un. Pelopidas agna agna ♀ Up. Pelopidas agna agna ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Up. Pelopidas agna agna ♂ Un. Pelopidas agna agna ♂ genitalia Pelopidas agna agna ♂ genitalia
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia agna Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):791-792.
TL : Bengal. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Sri Lanka, Kashmir, India, Sikkim, Assam,
Andamans, Nicobars, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam,
China, Hainan, Taiwan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Aur,
{Singapore}, Sumatra, Nias, Siberut, Banka, Java, Borneo,
Lombok, Philippines, Sulawesi, Talaut.
Pelopidas agna agna map

Synonyms

Pamphila similis Moore, [1881] : Lep. Ceylon 1(4):169. (Published in synonymy)
Hesperia balarama Plötz, 1882 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):46-47. TL. Philippines. (♂)
Chapra mathias niasica Fruhstorfer, 1911 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 25:49-50. TL. Nias. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pelopidas agna agna ; Evans,1949 : 439. (Siam)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Pinratana,1985 : 108, pl.37, figs.245,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok; Ratchaburi; Samut Prakan; Ranong; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Trang)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 251, fig.31,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Huay Sing)
Pelopidas subochraceus barneyi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 836, pl.384, figs.H286,♂,♂(Un),♂. (Nakhon Ratchasima)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 834, pl.384, figs.H285,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok)
'Pelopidas agna agna ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.11.13)'
'Pelopidas mathias mathias ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.[♀],[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.11.13)'
Pelopidas agna agna ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 102, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Mouck Leck; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Bangkok; Bahg Phoo; Bang Phaing; Ratchaburi; Kaper WF; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Thaleban; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Pelopidas subochraceus barneyi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 900, pl.415, figs.H283,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Ratchasima)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 900, pl.415, figs.H282,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok)
Pelopidas mathias mathias ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.415, figs.H284(left),♂(center,Un). (in part)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 132-133, figs.Abb.H-280-284. (Phang Nga)
Pelopidas agna agna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chachoengsao) (accessed: 2023.10.22)

[ LAOS ]
Pelopidas agna agna ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 84, col.pl.16 ; pl.117, fig.♂, figs.A11,♂,A12,♂(Un) ; B1,♀,B2,♀(Un). (Nam Moh; Pakse; Luang Prabang; Tha Dua; Vientiane: Dan Sum)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 225, pl.143, fig.♂. (Vientiane)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Pelopidas agna agna ; Onodera,2022 : 123, pl.260, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa; Lak Sao)

[ VIETNAM ]
Pelopidas agna agna ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 178. (Hanoi; Tam Dao; Hoa Binh; Do Son; Ba Vi; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Vu Quang; Ba Na; Bach Ma; Buon Luoi)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Devyatkin,2000 : 203. (S: Cat Tien; Thuan Hai)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 66, figs.4:23,♂,24,♂(Un),5:40(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Luong et al.,2004 : 15, 91, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Pelopidas agna ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 46. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 17, figs.H-117,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Madagui)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 43. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 84. (N / C / S)
Pelopidas agna agna ; Saito et al.,2017 : 76. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Houaphan : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1200m). Both sexes visit flowers.
It is necessary to confirm the male brand on the UPF to identify closely related species and identification from the underside is not possible.


Literature

Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.

Moore, F.,1880-1881 : Lepidoptera of Ceylon. vol.1.
London, L.Reeve and Co. 1:[viii]+190ppm 71 pls.

Plötz, C.,1883 : Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 44(1-3):26-64 ; 44(4-6):195-233.

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


Pelopidas agna agna ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

2018.07.31 - 2024.06.30.

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