Miletus chinensis learchus  Felder & Felder, [1865]

Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Phrae, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂, Trat, Thailand. ♀, Trat, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. ♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Un. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Up. Miletus chinensis learchus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Miletus learchus Felder & Felder, [1865]
OD : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (2):285, pl.35, fig.37,♂(Un).
TL : Cochin. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi,
W.Malaysia (to North Perak).
Miletus chinensis learchus map

Synonyms

Miletus irroratus H.Druce, 1874 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(1):106. TL. "Nahconchaisee" [Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhom Pathom], Siam. (♂, NHML)
Miletus archilochus kelantanus Corbet, 1938 : J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):248. TL. Tumpat, Kelantan, Malay Pen. (♀ Paratype, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Gerydus boisduvali irroratus ; Godfrey,1916 : 134.
Gerydus boisduvali irroratus ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 817. (Pechaburi River)
Gerydus boisduvali irroratus ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Miletus boisduvali irroratus ; Godfrey,1930 : 311-312. (Chiang Mai; Prae: Me Song forest; Pak Jong; Bangkok; Pechaburi River)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Eliot,1961 : 162. (Siam)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Pinratana,1981 : 25, pl.3, fig.7,♂ ; pl.4, fig.12,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chantaburi; Loei; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 256, fig.119,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu; Phu Shang)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Nam Tok Kham Cha I; Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Hin Dang)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 52-53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana; Phu Pung; Don Far huan)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 47, fig.49,♂. (Nan: Mae Charim)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 536, pl.242, figs.L22,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Miletus croton croton ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.242, figs.L23a♀,♀. (in part)
Miletus croton corus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.243, fig.L23b♀. (in part)
Miletus mallus mallus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.243, figs.L24a♀,♀. (in part)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.04.28)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 550, pl.248, figs.L46,♀(Khao Soi Dao),♀(Khao Soi Dai,Un). (in part)
Miletus croton croton ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.248, figs.L47a♀(Phrae),♀(Phrae,Un). (in part)
Miletus croton corus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.249, fig.L47b♀. (in part)
Miletus mallus mallus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.249, figs.L48a♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 34, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Chiang Mai; Ban Salok; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Wiang Kohsai; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratchin WF; Pliewn WF; Kao Chamaoh; Bang Phra; Kao Khiewo; Doi Musso; Mae Sam; Erawan WF; Sai York Noi; Wang Khiewo; Kaeng Krachang; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is.)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Phetchabun; Sa kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.09.23)
'Miletus chinensis learchus ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 125, fig.Abb.L-039. (Phang Nga)'

[ LAOS ]
Miletus chinensis ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 68, pl.98, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un),A11,♀,A12,♀(Un). (Nam Moh; Luang Prabang; Nam Tan)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.106, figs.♂,♀. (Savannakhet; Boun Neua)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Onodera,2022 : 71, pl.203, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Kachat; Sekong: Thateng)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Gerydus chinensis ; Joannis,1901 : 326-327. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Gerydus boisduvali milvius ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 817. (S.Annam)
Gerydus boisduvali ; Moulton,1923 : 131. (Pulo Condore)
Gerydus boisduvali ; Lemée,1950 : 18. (Hagiang)
Gerydus boisduvali irroratus ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (no loc.)
Miletus archilochus archilochus ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 346-347, pl.7, figs.55,♂,56,♂(Un) ; pl.8, figs.57,♀,58,♀(Un). (Ben Nom; Trang Bom; Dinh Quan, Dong Nai; Lai Thieu, Song Be; Ba Diem)
Miletus chinensis ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 9, 74, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-160,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re; Phan Thiet)
Miletus chinensis learchus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 2♀ (incl. photo by K.Yano).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 10♂ 10♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 4♂ 5♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Phong Saly : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1100m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth in open areas within forests.
The population from Chiang Mai, N.Thailand seems to be a transition to ssp.longeana. It is impossible to distinguish this species from Miletus mallus and shania by markings on the underside.


Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.

Druce, H.,1874 : A List of the Lepidopterous Insects collected by Mr. L. Layard at Chentaboon and Nahconchaisee, Siam,
with Descriptions of new Species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(1):102-109, pl.16, 6 figs.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : Observations on certain Species of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2):242-262.

Eliot, J.N.,1961 : An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Raffles Mus. 26:154-177.


Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Miletus chinensis learchus ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂ Miletus chinensis learchus ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Miletus chinensis learchus ♂
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.24 - 2024.01.31.

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