Suasa lisides lisides (Hewitson, 1863)

Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Up. Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

ON : Myrina lisides Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1):33-34, pl.14, figs.28,♂, 29,♂(Un).
TL : "Sylhet" [southern Khasia Hills, India ; north of Sylhet, Bangladesh].
Distribution : India to Myanmar, Thailand. [? Cambodia]
● ssp.lisides
ssp.madaura
ssp.
ssp.suessa
Suasa lisides lisides map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Suasa lisides lisides ; Pinratana,1981 : 136, pl.24, fig.3,♂ ; pl.31, fig.3,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 696, pl.318, figs.L378a,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 738, pl.338, figs.L400,♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Doi Phu Kha) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 124, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao) (in part)
Suasa lisides lisides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ CAMBODIA ]
'Suasa lisides ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123, fig.5B[♀](Un). (Koh Kong)'


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi, T.Aoyama and S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1400m). Males are territorial on trees.
The populations from Nakhon Nayok to S.E. Thailand are similar to ssp.lisides. However populations from N. Thailand and S.E. Thailand are isolated by ssp.madaura of C. Thailand. I provisionally regard the taxon from S.E. Thailand as the nominotypical subspecies. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]


Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Suasa lisides lisides ♀ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♀, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)
Suasa lisides lisides ♂ Suasa lisides lisides ♀
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.07.21 - 2024.06.30.

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