Logania distanti massalia

Logania distanti massalia Doherty, 1891


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

♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)		♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Logania massalia Doherty, 1891
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 60(1):37, pl.1, fig.8.
TL : Margherita, Upper Assam. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : S.India, Nepal, Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.

Synonym

Logania luca Nicéville, 1894 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 63(1):28-29, pl.2, fig.13,♀. TL. Perak, Malay Pen ; N.E.Sumatra.

Type Material Information

massalia ; Holotype ♂ Assam, India. (NHML)
luca ; Type, 1♀, Oct.1893. Sumatra. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 124, figs.♀,♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Logania massalia massalia ; Godfrey,1930 : 313. (Songkhla: Sadao)
Logania massalia massalia ; Godfrey,1932a : 271. (P)
Logania massalia massalia ; Pinratana,1981 : 33, pl.5, figs.16,♀,20,♂(Un) ; pl.36, figs.14,♂,18,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Logania distanti massalia ; Eliot,1986 : 71. (P)
Logania distanti massalia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 550, pl.249, figs.L49,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chanthaburi)
Logania distanti massalia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 564, pl.255, figs.L73,♂,♂,♂[♀],♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chanthaburi)
Logania watsoniana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.255, figs.L74,♂,♂(Un). (in part).
Logania distanti massalia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 43, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Than To WF.)
Logania distanti massalia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2021.09.28)

[ LAOS ]
Logania massalia massalia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 68, pl.98, figs.B8,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Logania massalia massalia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, not fig. (list only)
Logania distanti massalia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51, pl.14, figs.Ly-16,♂,♂(Un). (Phou Bia)
Logania distanti massalia ; Onodera,2022 : 72, pl.204, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Mangkone)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂ 2♀.

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

Chaiyaphum : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Nakhon Nayok : 5♀ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Chanthaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by C.Sunthornwiphat).

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

Yala : 3♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 1000m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at forest edges or inside the forest and fly in circles for long hours in their territorial space.

Literature

Doherty, W.,1891 : New and rare Indian Lycaenidae.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 60(1):32-37, pl.1.

Nicéville, L.de.,1894 : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2.63(1):1-59, pls.1-5.


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by C.Sunthornwiphat)	♀ with egg, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.	♀ with Miletus chinensis, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2023.05.31.