Athyma kanwa supati

Athyma kanwa supati Saito & Inayoshi, 2023


♂ (bred), 2018.09.06. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Holotype		♀ (bred), 2018.10.09. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Paratype

♂ (bred), 2022.10.01. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Paratype		♀ (bred), 2018.10.11. Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Paratype

♀ (Ex.Pupa), 2016.07.18. Chanthaburi, Thailand. Paratype		♀, 1992.10.10. Trat, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Athyma kanwa supati Saito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93:37-38, figs.26(HT,♂), 26v(HT,♂Un),
27(PT,♀), 27v(PT,♀Un).
TL : Nakhon Nayok Dist., Nakhon Nayok, C.Thailand. (♂, RIEB)

Distribution : C. to S.E.Thailand, S.W.Cambodia.

	● ssp.phorkys
	● ssp.supati
	● ssp.lamdongensis
	● ssp.kanwa

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 6.Sep.2018. Nakhon Nayok Dist., Nakhon Nayok, C.Thailand, S.Sophonviwatkul bred. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: same locality as holotype, 1♂ 8♀, (RIEB ; in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 2♀, 10-11.Oct.1992. Koh Chang, Trat, SE. Thailand, P.Sukkit leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 1♀, 18.Jul.2016. Chanthaburi Dist., Chanthaburi, SE. Thailand, S.Sophonviwatkul bred. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) (Some of the paratypes will be preserved in NHML and THNHM.)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Athyma kanwa supati ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.03.03)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Athyma kanwa phorkys ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Nakhon Nayok : 2♂ 9♀ (Holotype & Paratypes; and photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Chanthaburi : 2♀ (Paratype; and photo by A.Giudici).

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

Trat (Koh Chang) : 2♀ (Paratypes).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m).
The population from S.W.Cambodia was confirmed as this taxon by a photo taken by G.Chartier in the field.

Literature

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2023 : Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam
Butterflies 93:31-50.


♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)	♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

Larva, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

Pupa, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

2024.02.29 - 2024.03.31.