Athyma selenophora bahula
Moore, 1858
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♂, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂, Vientiane, Laos. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
ON :
Athyma bahula Moore, 1858
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):12, pl.50, fig.2,♀.
TL : Sylhet.
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam.
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● ssp.bahula |
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● transition zone of bahula and amharina |
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● ssp.amharina |
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Synonyms
Pantoporia selenophora batilda Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Ent. Wbl. 25(10):41. TL. Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin. (♂, MNHN)
Pantoporia selenophora latifascia Talbot, 1936 : Entomologist 69:57. TL. Siam. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Pantoporia selenophora bahula ; Godfrey,1916 : 129. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Pantoporia selenophora selenophora ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Pantoporia selenophora selenophora ; Godfrey,1930 : 285. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Pantoporia selenophora latifascia ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 74-75. (by literature, Talbot's OD)
Athyma selenophora selenophora ; Pinratana,1979 : 57, not fig. (Chiang Mai)
Athyma selenophora latifascia ; Pinratana,1979 : 58, figs.N103c♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 60, pl.38, figs.105a♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Phisanulok; Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi; Chanthaburi)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 404, pl.176, figs.N109a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 414, pl.180, figs.N274a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai; Phrae)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2020.09.24)
Athyma selenophora amharina ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao; Maethro; Charn Phui; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo)
[ LAOS ]
Pantoporia selenophora f.batilda ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Xieng-Khouang)
Athyma selenophora latifascia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 59, pl.63, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Nam Moh; Pakse; Luang Prabang)
Athyma selenophora latifascia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 207, pl.59, figs.♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Phong Saly; Oudomxay; Xiang Khouang)
Athyma selenophora latifascia ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Namdhua; Nakai)
Athyma selenophora latifascia ; Onodera,2009b : 36. (Xieng Kouang: Muang Kham)
Athyma selenophora bahula ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
[ CAMBODIA ]
Pantoporia bahula ; Dubois & Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Cambodge)
Athyma selenophora ; Onodera,2007 : 28, fig.57,♂. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Athyma selenophora batilda ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
[ VIETNAM ]
Pantoporia selenophora batilda ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 631. (C.Tonkin)
Pantoporia batilda ; Dubois & Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia selenophora f.batilda ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (C.Tonkin)
Pantoporia batilda ; Lemée,1950 : 14. (Hagiang; Backan)
Pantoporia selenophora batilda ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Athyma selenophora batilda ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 36, figs.6:1,♂(WSF),2,♂(Un),3,♂(DSF), fig.9:33(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma selenophora ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Athyma selenophora batilda ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 22, figs.N-69A♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Athyma selenophora batilda ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Athyma selenophora batilda ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N / C / S)
Athyma selenphora bahula ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):27-29, pl.36, figs.5a♂,5b♂(Un),5c♀. (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Van Ban; Ba Be; Tam Dao; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Xuan Lien; Ben En; Pu Hoat; Bu Huong; Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Bach Ma; A Luoi; Nam Dong; Son Thanh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Da Teh; Bu Gia Map; Loc Bao; Bao Lam / S: Cat Tien; La Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 2♀.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 16♂ 9♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 7♂ 1♀.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Uttaradit : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 4♂ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chaiyaphum : 1♂ 1♀ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Nayok: 2♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Sa Kaeo : 1♀ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 4♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 2♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Oudomxai : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Bolikhamxai : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Vientiane : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Champasak : 2♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 2♂ 3♀.
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Lao Cai : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Vinh Phuc : 3♂ 2♀.
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Lam Dong : 7♂ 10♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to high elevations (Alt.300m - 1700m).
This taxon is highly variable with individual and seasonal variation, which seems to be more pronounced than geographic variation.
I provisionally treat the whole Indo-China continental populations as ssp.bahula here.
However, it may be a synonym of the nominotypical subspecies from India as Morishita,1976 pointed out.
In Phetchaburi, upper part of Peninsular Thailand, both ssp.amharina and ssp.bahula are found sympatrically.
It seems to be a transition zone containing intermediate individuals.
The relationship with Athyma yui is unclear.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Moore, F.,1858 :
Monograph of the Asiatic Species of Neptis and Athyma, two genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Family Nymphalidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1858(26):3-20, Annulosa pls. 49-51.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Neue ostasiatische Rhopaloceren.
Ent. Wbl. 25(10):41.
Talbot, G.,1936 : Notes upon some butterflies from Siam, with descriptions of new races and forms (Lep. Rhopalocera).
Entomologist 69:56-60.
Morishita, K.,1976 : Athyma selenophora
Yadoriga 87/88:23-34. (in Japanese)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
