Ancema blanka minturna (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un. Ancema blanka minturna ♀ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un. Ancema blanka minturna ♀ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Up. Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Lao Cai, Vietnam.

ON : Camena lucida minturna Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):207.
TL : 'Sikkim; Assam; Nepal; Bhutan'.
Distribution : Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China.
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Ancema blanka minturna map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Camena blanca [sic] minturna ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 83. (Lampang: Me Htam forest)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Pinratana,1981 : 139, pl.24, figs.10,♂,11,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi; Kao Yai) (in part)
Ancema sp. ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 56, figs.34,♂(Up), 35,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 698, pl.319, figs.L383a,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 742, pl.340, figs.L405a,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 111, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Khao Soi Dao; Pattaya)
Ancema blanka minturna ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Sa Kaeo; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Ancema blanka minturna ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 76, pl.108, figs.A1,♂,A2,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 219. pl.126, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xaignbouri; Vang Vieng)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Onodera,2009b : 35,40,41, fig.33,♂. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside; Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Khammouan: Nacay)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.
Ancema blanka minturna ; Onodera,2022 : 95, pl.229, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nakai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Ancema blanka minturna ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123, fig.5C[♀](Un). (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ancema blanka ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 81, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Ancema blanka blanka ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, fig.L-186,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Ancema blanka minturna ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 68. (N: Bac Can; Lao Cai / C / S: Tay Ninh)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nongkhai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1600m). Males are occasionally territorial on trees at hilltops and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)


Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Ancema blanka minturna ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Ancema blanka minturna ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ancema blanka minturna ♂ Ancema blanka minturna ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.21 - 2024.06.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.