Athyma punctata prasobsuki

Athyma punctata prasobsuki Katayama, 1989


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Yen Ben, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Kachin, Myanmar.

ON : Athyma punctata prasobsuki Katayama, 1989
OD : Gekkan-Musi 223: 14, figs.1(HT,♂), 2(HT,♂Un.).
TL : "Mt. Pomeun, N.Thailand" [Doi Pomeun, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand]. (in Coll. T. Miyashita)

Distribution : Bhutan, Myanmar (Kachin), N.Thainalnd, Laos, N.Vietnam.

Synonym

Athyma punctata preeyai Murayama & Kimura,1990; The Nature and Insects 25(2):19, figs.1,♂, 2,♂(Un); TL: "Sao Noi, Doi Pha Hom Pok, N-Thailand" [Doi Pha Hom Pok, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand].

Type Materials Information

prasobsuki ;
Holotype ♂, Apr.1988. Mt.Pomeun, N.Thailand, (in Coll. T. Miyashita)
Paratypes 5♂, Apr.1988. Mt.Pomeun, N.Thailand.
preeyai ;
Holotype ♂, 8–14.Apr.1989. Sao Noi, Doi Pha Hom Pok, N.Thailand. (RIEB)
Paratypes 2♂, 8–14.Apr.1989. Sao Noi, Doi Pha Hom Pok, N.Thailand. (RIEB)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Kimura,1994 : 19, figs.17,♂,18,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 61, pl.40, figs.109,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 408, pl.178, figs.N113,♂,♂(Un). (Fang: Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 418, pl.182, figs.N278,♂,♂(Un). (Fang: Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Kimura et al.,2016 : 89, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)

[ LAOS ]
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19,22, figs.7,♂,♂(Un). (Xam Neua)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Osada et al.,1999 : 207, pl.59, fig.♂. (Xam Neua)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.

[ VIETNAM ]
Pantoporia punctata f. punctata: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin: Chapa)
Pantoporia punctata: Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N: Lao Cai)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 31, figs.34,♀,♀(Un). (N: Yen Bai)
Athyma punctata prasobsuki: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):34, pl.38, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Mu Chang Chai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 5♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Phouaphan : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Yen Bai : 1♀.

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

[ Myanmar ]
Kachin : 10♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is rare in forests at high elevations (Alt. 1500 – 1700m).

Literature

Katayama, T.,1989 : A New Subspecies of Athyma punctata Leech from North Thailand.
Gekkan-Musi 223: 14, figs, 1–4.

Murayama, S. & Kimura, Y.,1990 : Some new butterflies from Thailand.
The Nature and Insects 25(2): 19–24, figs. 1–23.

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