Anthene emolus emolus
(Godart, [1824])
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Phitsanulok, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
♀, Trat, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Polyommatus emolus Godart, [1824]
OD : in: Latreille & Godart, Ency. méth. 9(Ins.)(2):656.
TL : "Bengale" [Bengal, India].
Distribution : S.India, NW.Hilamayas, Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan.
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● ssp.goberus |
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Synonyms
Lampides balliston Hübner, [1823] : Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. 2:11, pl.[40], figs.229,230. TL. 'Georgien in Florida' [loc.err.]
Lycaenesthes bengalensis Moore, 1866 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):773-774, pl.41, fig.9. TL. "Bengal" [Bengal, India].
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Lycaenesthes emolus ; Godfrey,1916 : 137. (Bangkok)
Lycaenesthes emolus emolus ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 897. (Siam)
Lycaenesthes emolus emolus ; Godfrey,1930 : 325. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai; Chonburi: Sriracha; Bangkok)
Anthene emolus goberus ; Kawazoé,1964 : 153. (N: Ban Tak)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Pinratana,1981 : 69, pl.11, figs.10,♂,11,♀,12,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Bangkok; Chonburi; Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257-258, fig.187,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Pha Phung; Phu Mu; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Non Hai)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 35. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Ban Na Lak; Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kaeng Tana; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 54. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Phu Huai Sing; Nam Tok Tad Ton; Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.84,♂. (Umphang)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 588, pl.266, fig.L158a♂,♂(Un),♂(Un). (Phrae; Trat)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 612, pl.277, figs.L181a♂,♂(Un). (Phrae; Trat)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 152, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Thung Salaeng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Mouk Leck; Saraburi; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kao Soi Dao; Bang Phra; Bangkok; Mae Sohd; Doi Musso; Kuwai Yai; Sai Yok Noi; Wang Keo; Kaeng Krachan)
Anthene emolus emolus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.07)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
[ LAOS ]
Anthene emolus goberus ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 72-73, pl.12, figs.93,♂,94,♂(Un), pl.13, figs.95,♀, 96,♀(Un), Textfig.35,♂genitalia. (Thakhek)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 73, pl.104, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un). (Pakse; Vang Vieng; Phatong)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.112, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xaignabouri; Vientiane; Saravan)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Thabok; Thabeng; Thakhek)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Onodera,2009b : 41,43. (Khammouan: Nacay; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Anthene emolus emolus ; Onodera,2022 : 83, pl.213, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Anthene emolus goberus ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 72-73, pl.12, figs.93,♂, 94,♂(Un), pl.13, figs.95,♀, 96,♀(Un), Textfig.35,♂genitalia. (Puok)
Anthene emolus ; Onodera,2007 : 23,28, fig.86,♂. (Rattanakiri: Veun Sai; Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Anthene emolus ; Onodera,2008 : 61. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Anthene emolus ; Onodera,2009 : 40. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Kosterin,2019 : 94. (Koh Kong)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Kosterin,2020 : 321. (Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Preah Vihear; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lycaenesthes emolus emolus ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 897. (Tonkin)
Lycaenesthes emolus ; Godfrey,1919 : 469. (S: Daban)
Lycaenesthes emolus emolus ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (N)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.3:21,♂,22,♂(Un),7:28(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Anthene emolus ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 10, 77, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 57,60, figs.L-68,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien; Phu Quoc)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Nihira,2009 : 101. (Phu Quoc)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 55. (N / C / S)
Anthene emolus emolus ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto; Nui Ket)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 6♂ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Rai : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phrae : 3♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phitsanulok : 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Loei : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kamphaeng Phet : 3♂ (photo).
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Phetchabun : 4♂ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo).
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Nakhon Nayok : 4♂ (photo).
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Chonburi : 1♀.
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Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀.
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Trat : 2♂ 1♀.
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Phetchaburi : 3♂.
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[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is very common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 20 - 1300m).
Males are territorial on trees or shrubs and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Godart, J.B.,[1824] : in: Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle.
Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes.
Paris, veuve Agasse. 9(2):329-828. ([before 17.July.1824])
Hübner, J.,1808-1837 : Zutrage zur Sammlung Exotischer Schmettlinge.
5 volumes in parts.
Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.
Tite, G.E.,1966 : A Revision of the Genus Anthene from the Oriental Region (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 18(8):253-275, 2 pls, 28 text-figs. London.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂ with lycaenina (right), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. |
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