Bullis buto buto

Bullis buto buto (Nicéville, 1895)


♂, 2020.12.17. Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, 2014.04.30. Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Britomartis buto Nicéville, 1895
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):308-309, pl.P, fig.41,♂ nec '♀'.
TL : Ataran Valley, Tenasserim, Burma. (♂, NZC)

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, S.Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, S.E.Tibet.

	● ssp.buto
	● ssp.cowani

Type Material Information

Type ♂, Ataran Valley, Tenasserim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 96, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Bullis buto cowani : Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39, fig.117,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Ba Hai)
'Bullis buto cowani : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 690, pl.315, fig.L367,♂(Malaysia).'
'Bullis buto cowani : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 732, pl.335, figs.L389,♂(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un).'
Bullis buto buto ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 119, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Ban Ba Hai)
Bullis buto buto ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ubon Ratchathani; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Bullis buto ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2006 : 32, 34, figs.1,♂,6,♂(Un),2,♀,7,♀(Un). (Pakse)
Bullis buto buto ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.22, figs.Ly-241,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Salavan: 95km north of Pakse)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Bullis buto buto ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123, fig.4O[♀](Un). (Mondulkiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Bulis buto buto ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 37, figs.99,♂,♂(Un). (Khanh Hoa)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
2020.12.17. 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI).

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

Nakhon Nayok : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Khanh Hoa : Nha Trang, 2014.04.30. 1♂ T.Miyagawa (KS)

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

Lam Dong : Bao Lam, 2015.01.--. 1♂ V.Dan (KS)

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

Notes

Only one male was recorded from Thailand (25.Feb.1999, Ubon Ratchathani. S.Yamaguchi & T.Aoki) until it was found in Chiang Mai province in 2020. Subsequently it was found in Nakhon Nayok province.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 750 - 1500m). Males are territorial at hilltops and often settle on tree trunks and branches.

Literature

Nicéville, L.de,1895 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 9(3):259-321, pl.N-Q ; (4):366-410.

Huang, H.,2022 : Taxonomy and morphology of Chinese butterflies 2
Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Iolaini: Genera Tajuria Moore, 1881, Pratapa Moore, 1881, Dacalana Moore, 1884, Maneca de Nicéville,1890, Creon de Nicéville, 1896 and Bullis de Nicéville, 1897 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Atalanta 53(1/2):136-199.


♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

2006.12.06 - 2024.06.30.