Miletus ancon ancon
(Doherty, 1889)
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Trang, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
ON :
Gerydus ancon Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4): 438-439, pl.23, fig.8,♂.
TL : "Tenasserim Valley, Tavoy district" ["Tenasserim Valley", Dawei Dist., Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].
Distribution : Myanmar, NW. to P.Thailand.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Gerydus ancon ; Pendlebury,1923 : 43. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Pinratana,1981 : 29, pl.3, fig.11,♀; pl.4, fig.17,♀(Un). (Chiamg Mai; Trang) (in part)
Miletus symethus petronius ; Inayoshi,1999-2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (in part) (31.Jan.2024 last updated ; 31.Mar.2024 changed.)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65, fig.64,♀. (Umphang)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 542, pl.245, figs.L32a♂,♂(Un),♀(above-right). (Kaeng Krachan) (in part)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 556, pl.251, figs.L56,♂,♂(Un),♀(Kaeng Krachan). (Kaeng Krachan; Ranong) (in part)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 37, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Ka Chong) (in part)
Miletus ancon ancon ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.28)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 125-126, fig.Abb.L-042. (Phang Nga)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi Dist ; Mae Chaem Dist.) : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici), (1♂ genitalia dissected).
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Tak : 1♂.
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Kanchanaburi : 2♀ (incl. photo by T.Aoyama).
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Phetchaburi : 1♂ 4♀ (incl. photo by T.Aoyama & M.Hayashi).
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Ranong : 2♂ 4♀.
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Trang : 2♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 1000m).
It is distributed from the north-west to peninsular Thailand along the Tenasserim range.
The relationship between this taxon and ssp.siamensis is interesting.
In Chiang Mai province, ssp.ancon is found in the west and ssp.siamensis in the east (from Doi Saket district, east of Chiang Mai city).
Around Chiang Mai city is the central region, but neither has been found yet.
The specimen from Chiang Mai shown above, with white areas extending to the upperside of both wings, is considered an extreme individual of the dry season form.
Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.
Literature
Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4): 409-440, 2 pls.
Eliot, J.N.,1961 : An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Raffles Mus. 26: 154-177.
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| ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) |
♀ (laying egg), Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
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| ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) |
♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama) |
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| ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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