Miletus symethus petronius

Miletus symethus petronius (Distant & Pryer, 1887)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Satun, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Gerydus petronius Distant & Pryer, 1887
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19:266.
TL : Sandakan, Borneo. (♀)

Distribution : Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore,
Borneo, Bangka, Natuna, Belitung, Karimata.

Synonyms

Gerydus symethus diopeithes Fruhstorfer, 1913 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(10):244. TL. Rhio Archipelago. (♂, NHML)
Gerydus symethus bangkanus Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 10(2):59. TL. Bangka.
Gerydus symethus hieropous Fruhstorfer, [1916] : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:822. TL. Brunei.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Miletus symethus petronius ; Eliot,1961 : 169. (P: Renong [Ranong])
Miletus symethus petronius ; Pinratana,1981 : 28, pl.35, fig.25,♀. (Phuket)
Miletus symethus petronius ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 540, pl.244, figs.L29,♂,♂(Un) ; pl.245, fig.L29,♀,♀(Un),♀. (Mae Hong Son; Phuket)
Miletus symethus petronius ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 554, pl.250, figs.L53,♂,♂(Un) ; pl.251, figs.L53,♀,♀(Un),♀. (Mae Hong Son; Phuket)
Miletus symethus petronius ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 37, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan)
Miletus symethus petronius ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.04.17)

[ VIETNAM ]
Gerydus symethus ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (no loc.)
Miletus symethus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Trang : 2♂.

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

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 2♀.

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

Yala : 6♂ 6♀ (incl.photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in P.Thailand and rare in N.Thailand. Males are found in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt.30m - 800m) and are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at forest edges. Further taxonomic study is needed for continental population.

Literature

Distant, W.L. & Pryer, W.B.,1887 : On the Rhopalocera of Northern Borneo. Part.II.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)19:264-275.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(8/9):242-247, 9(10):307-310, 9(11):341-344, 9(12):367-371.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc.)
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 10(2):59-63.

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1916] : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9.
817-824. (16.Dec.1916)

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

♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2021.09.30.