Tanaecia jahnu  (Moore, [1858])

Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nong Khai, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Un. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Up. Tanaecia jahnu ♀ Un.
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Adolias jahnu Moore, [1858]
OD : in Horsfield & Moore,
Cat. Lep. Mus. East India Co. (1):192-193.
TL : Darjeeling. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Yunnan.
Tanaecia jahnu map

Synonyms

Adolias sananda Moore, 1859 : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 76-77, pl.7. fig.3,♂. TL. Assam. (♂, NHML)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides Fruhstorfer, 1905 : Ent. Zeit. 19(11):55. TL. Tonkin ; Siam.
Euthalia jahnu jahnita Evans, 1924 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29:902. TL. Karens-S.Burma. (♂♀, NHML)


Type Materials Information

jahnu : ♀, Type (red), Darjeeling. (NHML, photo examined)
sananda : ♂, Type (red), Silhet. (NHML, photo examined)
jahnita :
♂, Type (red). Rh10150, x.91. West foot of Dawnat Hills, Burma. Bingham. (NHML, photo examined) ;
♀, Type (red), Rh10151, ix.91. Foot of Dawnat Rang, Burma. Bingham. (NHML, photo examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Fruhstorfer,1913 : 663. (Siam)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Godfrey,1916 : 130. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Euthalia jahnu jahnita ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Godfrey,1930 : 291. (Prae: Me Song forest; Muak Lek; Sriracha; Eka Klot)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 76. (Chanthaburi)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Talbot,1936 ; 57. (Chanthaburi)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Pinratana,1979 : 71, figs.N123,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi; Ranong)
Euthalia jahnu ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 71, pl.46, fig.128,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Ranong)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 28-29, fig.77,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang; Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 51. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 70, fig.166,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 424, pl.186, figs.N133,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaeng Krachan / Phu Khieo / Chiang Dao / Nakhon Nayok)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 434, pl.190, figs.N299,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaeng Krachan; Phu Khieo; Chiang Dao; Nakhon Nayok)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Tanaecia jahnu ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.09.22)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 99, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Thung Yai; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kam Puan; Muang Shone; Khlong Naka)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 99, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Pliewn WF; Kao Khiewo)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 62, figs.Abb.N-365-368. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Euthalia jahnu f.jahnides ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 43. (Laos)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 59, pl.65, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un),5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Vang Vieng; Pakse; Tha Ngone)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 207, pl.62, figs.♂,♀. (Nam Tha)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 43. (Namdhua; Thabeng; Thakhek)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 46.
Tanaecia jahnu ; Suwa et al.,2013 : 18. (Nahin; Vang Vieng)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Suwa et al.,2019 : 18. (Don Hua Sao Nam Kat; Thabok)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Onodera,2022 : 41, pl.121, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Thakhek; Lak Kao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Tanaecia jahnu ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : fig,♂. (Botum Sakor NP.)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Onodera,2007 : 28,29, figs.63,♂,64,♀. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen; Angkor)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Koh Kong)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Kosterin,2020 : 328. (Pursat; Siem Reap; Preah Vihear)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Kratie; Pursat; Preah Vihear; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Fruhstorfer,1913 : 663. (Tonkin)
Euthalia jahnu f.jahnides ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 43. (Tonkin)
Euthalia jahnides ; Lemée,1950 : 15. (Hagiang)
Euthalia jahnu jahnides ; Metaye,1957 : 97. (N)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Luong et al.,2004 : 7, 66, figs.♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Tanaecia jahnu ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 26, figs.N-81,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 39. (N / C / S)
Tanaecia jahnu jahnides ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):102-103, pl.57, figs.1a♂,1b♀. (N: Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Dong Phuc / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Bach Ma; Da Teh; Loc Bao; Bai Ai / S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Xa Mat; La Nga; Bu Gia Map)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 6♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nong Khai : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 3♂ (incl. photo by C.Sunthornwiphat).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 4♂ 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 40 - 1200m).
The population from C. to S.E. & E.Thailand to Vietnam, known as jahnides, tends to have more distinct white markings on the upper surface of the female. However, it is highly variable across the whole range, and individual and seasonal variation seems to be more pronounced than geographic variation.


Literature

Horsfield, T. & Moore, F.,[1858] :
A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Honourable East-India Company. Vol.1.
London. East India Co.

Moore, F.,1859 : A Monograph of the Genus Adolias, a Genus of Diurnal Lepidopotera belonging to the Family Nymphalida.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (2)5(2/3):62-87, pls.3-9.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet.
Ent. Zeit. 19(11):55-57.

Evans, W.H.,1924 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(1):230-260, pl.1-9, (2):519-537, pl.10-12, (3):780-797, pl.13-16, (4):890-907, pl.17-21.


Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Tanaecia jahnu ♀
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂ Tanaecia jahnu ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Tanaecia jahnu ♂
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by C.Sunthornwiphat)

2006.12.30 - 2024.02.29.

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