Athyma reta reta
Moore, 1858
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Trang, Thailand. |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. |
ON :
Athyma reta Moore, 1858
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(347/348): 12, pl.50, fig.3,♂.
TL : Sumatra.
Distribution : Myanmar, P.Thailand (south of Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Singkep, Lingga, Belitung.
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Synonyms
Athyma kresna Moore, 1858; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(347/348): 12–13, pl.50, fig.4,♂; TL: 'Borneo; Sumatra'.
Pantoporia reta moorei Fruhstorfer, 1906; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56(6/7): 406; TL: "Province Wellesley, Malay Peninsula" [Seberang Perai, Penang State, W.Malaysia].
Athyma reta moorei ♂f. shahruddini Tung, 1982; Tokurana 4: 60–61, pl.11, figs.5,♂, 6,♂(Un); Loc: "7th Mile, Cameron Highlands, Perak". [Cameron Highlands, Perak, W.Malaysia]. (in coll. V.W.Y. Tung) (IFS)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Pantoporia reta moorei: Godfrey,1930 : 284. (P: Bangnara)
Pantoporia reta moorei: Godfrey,1932a : 269. (P)
Athyma reta reta: Pinratana,1979 : 56, figs.N99,♂,♂(Un). (Narathiwat)
Athyma reta moorei: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 59, pl.37, figs.103,♂,♂(Un). (Satun: Tarutao Is.)
Athyma reta reta: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 404, pl.176, figs.N107,♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Athyma reta reta: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 414, pl.180, figs.N272,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Than To)
Athyma reta moorei: Kimura et al.,2016 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Athyma reta reta: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.14)
Athyma kanwa kanwa: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : fig.Abb.N-320. (Phang Nga) (partim)
Athyma reta reta: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 57–58, figs.Abb.N-321–322. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 3♂ 1♀.
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Trang : 1♀.
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Satun : 1♀.
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Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo).
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Notes
The butterfly is not uncommon in forests at moderate elevations (500–900 m a.s.l.).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
The female of this species was confused with those of Athyma nefte for a long time until Kirton et al. (2020) correctly identified it.
Literature
Moore, F, 1858. A monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and Athyma, two Genera of diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Family Nymphalidae.
Proceedings of the zoological Society of London, 1858(347/348): 3–20, pls. 49–51.
Fruhstorfer, H, 1906. Historisches und Morphologisches über das Genus Athyma und dessen Verwandte.
Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 56(6/7): 384–434. (19.Oct.1906)
Tsukada, E, 1985. In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands 4. Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 558 pp., (158 pls.). (in Japanese)
Tung, V.W.Y, 1982. Notes on variant forms of Malaysian Butterflies.
Tokurana, 4: 57–64, 3 pls.
Kirton, L.G, Tan, H, Phon, C-K. & Khew, S-K, 2020. Discovery of the previously overlooked female of Athyma reta (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), and its taxonomic implications.
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 68: 249–266.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
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