Caltoris sirius sirius

Caltoris sirius sirius (Evans,1926)


♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, 2012.07.01. Dak Cheung, Sekong, Laos.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Baoris cahira sirius Evans,1926
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):633.
TL : Karens. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Nepal, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Baoris sirius sirina Evans,1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.) : 412. TL. Manipur. (♂, NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Baoris sirius sirius ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 93.
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Evans,1949 : 451. (Siam)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Pinratana,1985 : 113. not fig. (no loc.)
[ Caltoris sirius sirius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 842, pl.387, fig.H300,♂(Un,Malaysia). ]
Caltoris bromus bromus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 842, pl.387, figs.H303,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 106. (by literature)
[ Caltoris sirius sirius ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 906, pl.419, figs.H297,♂(Un,Malaysia). ]
Caltoris bromus bromus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 906, pl.419, figs.H300,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Evans,1949 : 451. (Tonkin)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 179. (Tam Dao / Ba Vi / Vu Quang)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Luong et al.,2004 : 15. (Cuc Phuong)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 17, fig.H-127,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Caltoris sirius sirius ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 84. (N / C: to Khanh Hoa)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 3♂ ; Mae Hong Son dist.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chiang Mai : 14♂ 1♀ (incl. photo) ; Fang dist ; Mae On dist ; Chom Thong dist ; Omkoi dist.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tak : 1♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : Dak Cheung. 1♂. 2012.07.01. K.Phongpiyamit (YI)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

New to Laos.
The specimens from N.Thailand, White spots of the forewing of the upperside are very variable. Some specimens have reduced markings, lack a white spots in space 1b and upper cell spot. The specimen shown in Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 is ssp.fusca from W.Malaysia and is not confirmed in Thailand.

Literature

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies (9-11).
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1):49-83, pl.30 ; (2):427-446, pl.31 ; (3):615-637, pl.32.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.08.31.