Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea

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)

ON : Una pontis rovorea Fruhstorfer,1918
OD : Tijdschr. Ent. 61:55-56, pl.6, fig.9(♂,genitalia).
TL : Chin Hills, N.Burma.

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

Synonym

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

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Orthomiella pontis roverea ; 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: 2021.06.26)

[ 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)

[ VIETNAM ]
Orthomiella rantaizana rovorea ; Yoshino,2018 : 37, figs.4,♂,4v♂(Un).(C: Dalat)

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 high elevations (Alt. 1600m - 2600m) and seems to have a single generation per year. In some places it is found sympatric with Orthomiella potis.
Markings on the underside of both wings and the width of purple marking on the UpH are rather variable. I consider putaoica is a synonym of rovorea.

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.


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

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

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

1999.07.11 - 2021.08.31.