Ticherra acte acte
(Moore, [1858])
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Champasak, Laos. |
♀, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Myrina acte Moore, [1858]
OD : in: Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. East-India Co. 1:47.
TL : N.India.
Distribution : Kumaon, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Thibet, Myanmar, Thailand (Surat Thani and northwards), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
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Synonyms
Myrina symira Hewitson, 1876 : Ent. mon. Mag. 13:152. TL. Darjeeling, [N.India].
Ticherra acte acte forma idina Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent.Z. 56(3/4):245. TL. [Sikkim, N.India]. (dsf) (IFS)
Type Materials Information
acte ;
Holotype ♀, (no loc. label) (NHML)
symira ;
Holotype ♂, (no loc.) (NHML)
idina ;
Holotype ♂, Sikkim. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Ticherra acte ; Godfrey,1930 : 344. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Ticherra acte ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Ticherra acte acte ; Cowan,1967 : 85-86. (Thailand)
Ticherra acte acte ; Pinratana,1981 : 121, pl.22, figs.6,♂,7,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Uthai Thani)
Ticherra acte acte ; Seki,1986 : 19, figs.48,49. (Ranong)
Ticherra acte acte ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 672, pl.307, figs.L323a♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Ticherra acte acte ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 708, pl.324, figs.L347a♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Ticherra acte liviana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 708. (Ranong) (in part)
Ticherra acte acte ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 103, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Maetro; Phu Khieo; Kao Soi Dao)
Ticherra acte liviana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 103, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka) (in part)
Ticherra acte acte ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2019- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.04)
Ticherra acte liviana ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 198, figs.Abb.L-376-381. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Ticherra acte acte ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 75, pl.107, figs.A7,♂,A8,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Ticherra acte acte ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.123, figs.♂,♂(dsf.,Un),♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Luang Phrabang)
Ticherra acte acte ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Ticherra acte acte ; Onodera,2022 : 93, pl.227, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Ban Lao; Nahin)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Ticherra acte acte ; Cowan,1967 : 85-86. (Cambodia)
Ticherra acte acte ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (?)
[ VIETNAM ]
Ticherra acte ; Lemée,1950 : 21. (Hagiang)
Ticherra acte acte ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.4:23,♂,24,♂(Un),7:37(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Ticherra acte acte ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 81, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Ticherra acte acte ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 65, figs.L-119,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Ticherra acte acte ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Ticherra acte acte ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 65. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 8♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 1♀ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Tak : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kanchanaburi : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Ranong : 4♂ 5♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani : 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1800m).
The population of the Ranong area appears to be intermediate between ssp.acte and ssp.liviana.
Literature
Moore, F.,[1858] : in: Horsfield & Moore, A catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company. Vol.1.
London, W.H. Allen and Co. v + 278 pp., 12 pls.
Hewitson, W.C.,1876 : Notes on Mr. Atkinson's collection of East Indian Lepidoptera,
with Descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera.
Ent. mon. Mag. 13:149-152.
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)
Cowan, C.F.,1967 : The Indo-oriental Tribe Cheritrini (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae).
Bull. Brit. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 20(3):75-103, 4 pls.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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| ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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