Simiskina proxima dohertyi  Evans, 1925

Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♂ Up. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♂ Un. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♀ Up. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♀ Un.
♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♂ Up. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♂ Un. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♀ Up. Simiskina proxima dohertyi ♀ Un.
♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Simiskina pasira dohertyi Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):335.
TL : Tavoy, S.Burma.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Vietnam, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia.
Simiskina proxima dohertyi map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Simiskina pasira dohertyi ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)'
'Simiskina pasira dohertyi ; Godfrey,1930 : 310. (Chiang Mai)'
'Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Pinratana,1981 : 22, 157, pl.2, figs.14,♂,15,♀. (Nakorn Ratchasima; Phuket; Ranong)'
'Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Kimura,1998b : 42-43, 49, figs.13,♂,14,♂(Un),15,♂,16,♂(Un),19,♀,20,♀(Un),21,♀,22,♀(Un),23,♀,24,♀(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo) (in part)'
'Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.240, figs.L15,♂,♂(Un),♀(right),♀(right,Un). (in part).'
'Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 544, pl.245, figs.L39,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Nam Khieo; 'Khao Soi Dao; Thale Ban' [loc.err.])'
'Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Wan Nam Khiewo) (in part)'

[ VIETNAM ]
Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 49, fig.L-3,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (C: Lam Dong)
Simiskina proxima dohertyi ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 3♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

Females are polymorphic.
The specimen from Nakhon Ratchasima is considered to be a different species. In addition, I have not seen any reliable specimens in Thailand. The records of this taxon in Thailand need to be reconfirmed and further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VI.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):322- 351, 2 pls.

Eliot, J.N.,1962 : On Some Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from Malaya
Entomologist 95(1192):217-225, 1 pl.


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A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.