Iton semamora semamora  (Moore, 1866)

Iton semamora semamora ♂ Up. Iton semamora semamora ♂ Un. Iton semamora semamora ♀ Up. Iton semamora semamora ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Iton semamora semamora ♂ Up. Iton semamora semamora ♂ Un. Iton semamora semamora ♀ Up. Iton semamora semamora ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia semamora Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):791.
TL : Bengal. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.
Iton semamora semamora map

Synonym

Iton adamsoni Swinhoe, 1913 : in Moore, Lep. Ind. 10:292-293, pl.824, figs.2,2a-b. TL. Burma.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Iton semamora ; Godfrey,1930 : 384. (Prae: Me Song forest; Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Iton semamora ; Pendlebury,1923 : 48. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River)
Iton semamora ; Godfrey,1932a : 276. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Iton semamora semamora ; Evans,1949 : 457. (Siam)
Iton semamora semamora ; Pinratana,1985 : 115, pl.39, fig.269,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Nayok)
Iton semamora semamora ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 15, fig.32,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Iton semamora semamora ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 64, fig.35,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai; Umphang)
Iton semamora semamora ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 844, pl.388, figs.H310,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Iton semamora semamora ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 109, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Ban Salok; Phu Kradung; Saraburi; Wan Nam Khiewo; Pliewn WF; Kratching WF; Sai York Noi; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Key Rap Nam)
Iton semamora semamora ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 909, pl.420, figs.H307,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Iton semamora semamora ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Iton semamora semamora ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Chumphon; Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2023.10.22)
Iton semamora semamora ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 137, figs.Abb.H-305-306. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Iton semamora semamora ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 85, col.pl.16, fig.♀ ; pl.118, figs.A11,♀,A12,♀(Un). (Pakse)
Iton semamora semamora ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 226, pl.143, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Thabok; Saravan)
Iton semamora semamora ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 49. (Thabeng)
Iton semamora semamora ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 60.
Iton semamora semamora ; Onodera,2022 : 125, pl.263, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Iton semamora semamora ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 126, fig.9J. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Iton semamora semamora ; Evans,1949 : 457. (Tonkin)
Iton semamora semamora ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 180. (by literature)
Iton semamora semamora ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 131. (S: Cat Tien)
Iton semamora ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 46. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Iton semamora semamora ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 18, fig.H-131,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Iton semamora semamora ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 41, fig.H-131,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Iton semamora semamora ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 85. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 6♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

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


Literature

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

Swinhoe, C.,1912-1913 : in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica. vol.X. Rhopalocera, Family Hesperiidae (continued).
10:1-192,1912 ; 193-363,1913. L.Reeve & Co., London.


Iton semamora semamora ♂ Iton semamora semamora ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Iton semamora semamora ♂ Iton semamora semamora ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2018.08.31 - 2023.11.30.

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