Miletus ancon siamensis (Godfrey, 1916)

Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Un. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Phrae, Thailand.
Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Un. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Un.
♂, Lampang, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Un. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Un. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Up. Miletus ancon siamensis ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Sekong, Laos. ♀ (dsf), Champasak, Laos.
Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ genitalia Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Lampang, Thailand.

ON : Gerydus ancon siamensis Godfrey, 1916
OD : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 2:134.
TL : "Muak Lek" [Muok Lek, Saraburi, Thailand]. (NHML)
Distribution : N. to E.Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam.
● ssp.siamensis
ssp.ancon
ssp.
Miletus ancon siamensis map

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 8.Jan.1914. Muak Lek, E.Siam. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Gerydus ancon siamensis ; Riley & Godfrey,1921 : 179-180, pl.5, figs.8,♂,9,♀. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Gerydus ancon siamensis ; Godfrey,1927 : 125. (N)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Godfrey,1930 : 312. (Prae: Me Song forest; Muak Lek)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Eliot,1961 : 171. (E / N / NW)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Pinratana,1981 : 29, pl.3, figs.10,♂,12,♂. (Chiamg Mai; Chaiyaphum; Phetchabun; Phrae; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.245, fig.L32a♀(bottom-right). (in part)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 542, pl.246, figs.L32b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Lampang; Chaiyaphum; Doi Phu Kha)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.251, fig.L56,♀(bottom-right). (in part)
Miletus archilochus siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 556, pl.252, figs.L57,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Lampang; Phu Phan; Phu Khieo; Doi Phu Kha)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 3, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Ban Salok; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Mae Sam)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.04.28)

[ LAOS ]
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 68, pl.98, figs.A7,♂,A8,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Vientiane)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.107, figs.♂,♀. (Luang Phrabang; Thateng; Oudomxay)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Thabeng)
Miletus archilochus siamensis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Onodera,2022 : 71, pl.204, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao; Khammouan: Nahin)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Kosterin,2020 : 315, fig.6,♀(Un). (Siem Reap)
Miletus ancon siamensis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Miletus ancon ancon ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965 : 347, pl.8, figs.59,♀,60,♀(Un). (Banmethuot, Song Be)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Luong et al.,2004 : 9, 74, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Miletus ancon ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 49, figs.L-7,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Miletus ancon ancon ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 47. (N / C: Quang Binh, Phong Nha)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (excluding Omkoi to Mae Chaem Dist.) : 1♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♂ (1♂ genitalia dissected).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂ 8♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Cham Pasak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 450 - 1100m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at forest edges or in open areas within forests from 11:30 - 13:00.
The record from Cambodia in Chartier & Kosterin,2022 is based on a photo of the underside. It may be the same as the S.E.Thailand population. I tentatively treat it as this taxon, confirmation by specimens is needed.


Literature

Godfrey, E.J.,1916 : The Butterflies of Siam.
J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 2:106-147.

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

Eliot, J.N.,1986 : A review of the Miletini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 53(1):1-105, 108 figs.


Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Miletus ancon siamensis ♀
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♀, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Miletus ancon siamensis ♂ Miletus ancon siamensis ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chaiyaphum, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2024.08.31.

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