Sithon nedymond nedymond

Sithon nedymond nedymond (Cramer, 1780)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Narathiwat, Thailand.		♀, Narathiwat, Thailand.

ON : Papilio nedymond Cramer, 1780
OD : Uitl. Kapellen 4(25-26a):19, pl.299, figs.E♂, F♂(Un).
TL : 'Coromandel, [S.India]' [loc. err. 'Sumatra'].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat), W.Malaysia, {Singapore}, Sumatra, Java.

	● ssp.ismarus
	● ssp.nedymond

Synonyms

Thecla chitra Horsfield, 1828 : Descr. Cat. lepid. Ins. (1):97-98, pl.1, fig.5,♀(Un). TL. not stated. ['E.Java'].
Sithon nedymond megabates Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):226. TL. 'Nordost-Sumatra; "Perak" [W.Malaysia]'.
Sithon nedymond anaximander Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):226-227. TL. West-Sumatra.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Sithon nedymond nedymond ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 718, pl.328, figs.L426b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Sithon nedymond nedymond ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 766, pl.352, figs.L447b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Sithon nedymond nedymond ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 144, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Sithon nedymond nedymond ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.10.22)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Pattani : 2♀.

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

Yala : 2♂ 3♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 200 - 400m).
In the original description, the type locality was given as 'Coromandel', which is considered to be an erroneous locality. Bridges gave Sumatra as the type locality, but no evidence was given. Further research is needed.

Literature

Cramer, P.,1780 : Uitlandsche Kapellen. voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en bescreeven.
Amsterdam. Baalde, and Utrecht, Wild. 4(25-26a):1-28, pl.289-304.

Horsfield, T.,1828-1829 : A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects contained in the Museum of the Honourable East-India Company, illustrated by coloured figures of new Species and of the Metamorphosis of Indian Lepidoptera, with introductory Observations on a general arrangement of this Order of Insects.
London. Parbury, Allen and Co., 2 parts.

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)

Bridges, C.A.,1994 : Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World.
Parts I-X, Author, Urbana, 1128 pp.


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.

2010.04.15 - 2023.10.31.