Orthomiella rantaizana putaoica

Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea (Fruhstorfer, 1918)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Una pontis rovorea Fruhstorfer,1918
OD : Tijdschr. Ent. 61:55-56, pl.6, fig.9(♂ genitalia).
TL : "Chin Hills, Birma; Nord-Birma" [Chin State, Myanmar].

Distribution : Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan.

Synonym

Orthomiella putaoica Tytler,1926 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3):587, pl.1, fig.20,♂. TL. "Putao, NE.Burma" [Putao, Kachin State, NE.Myanmar].

Type Material Information

putaoica ; Cotype ♂ (yellow) ; Yoshino,2018 : figs.5,♂,5v♂(Un),6,labels.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Orthomiella pontis rovorea ; Schröder,2006 : 99, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Una rantaizana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 586, pl.265, figs.L151,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon)
Orthomiella pontis roverea [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 588, pl.266, figs.L154,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok) (in part)
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 610, pl.276, figs.L176,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂ (Doi Inthanon; Doi Pomeun)
Orthomiella pontis pontis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 610, pl.276, figs.L177,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok) (in part)
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 155, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon)
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.19)

[ LAOS ]
Orthomiella rantaizana ; Nakamura et al.,2010 : 26, fig.14a♂,♂(Un),14b♀,♀(Un). (Phou Samsoum)
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52, pl.15, fig.Ly-88,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phou Samsoum)
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Onodera,2022 : 83, pl.213, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Phou Samsoum)

[ VIETNAM ]
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Yoshino,2018 : 37, figs.4,♂,4v♂(Un).(C: Dalat)
Orthomiella rovorea ; Tshikolovets,2021 : pl.3, fig.18,♂,♂(Un).(N: Lao Cai: Fan-si-pan)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 20♂ (incl. photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1300 - 2600m) and is univoltine. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water. In some places it is found sympatric with Orthomiella potis or fukienensis.
The markings on the underside of both wings and the width of the purple area on the UpH are highly variable. I consider the taxon putaoica to be a synonym of rovorea. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1918 : Eine neue Rasse aus der bisherigen "Gattung" Orthomiella.
Tijdschr. Ent. 61:54-56, pl.6.

Tytler, H.G.,1926 : Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:248-260, pls.1,4; (3):579-590, pls.2, 3-5.

Yoshino, K.,2018 : Description of a new subspecies of Orthomiella fukienensis (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera) from China and update of south limit of the genus Orthomiella from central Vietnam
Butterflies 77:34-38.

Tshikolovets, V.,2021 : Description of new taxa of Rhopalocera from China and Laos (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae and Hesperiidae)
Atalanta 52(4):625-639.


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

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

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

1999.07.11 - 2023.06.30.