Pareronia paravatar

Pareronia paravatar Bingham, 1907


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Pareronia avatar paravatar Bingham, 1907
OD : Fauna Brit. Ind. Butts. 2:278.
TL : M. and S. Tenasserim. (♂♀, NZC)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Type Materials Information

Types 1♂ 1♀, Apr. Donat range. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 290, figs.♂,♂(Un), 291, figs.♀,♀(Un).
♀, Neallotype (red), Lower Burma. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pareronia avatar paravatar ; Godfrey,1916 : 116. (Pak Jong)
Pareronia avatar paravatar ; Godfrey,1930 : 231. (Pak Jong)
Pareronia avatar paravatar ; Pinratana,1983 : 23, pl.17, figs.39,♂,♀. ('Chiang Mai'; Chaiyaphum; Loei; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi)
Pareronia paravatar ; Nishimura,1996 : 272-275, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un),17(map),20,25(♂genitalia). (Kanchanaburi: Sai Yok Noi; Chanthaburi: Khao Soi Dao; Pak Jong)
Pareronia paravatar ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 162, pl.53, figs.Pi42,♂,♀. ('Chiang Dao'; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao)
Pareronia paravatar ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 152, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Pareronia paravatar ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 162, pl.53, figs.Pi41,♂♀. ('Chiang Dao'; Phu Khieo; Khao Soi Dao)
Pareronia paravatar ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Pareronia paravatar ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2022.10.15)

[ LAOS ]
Pareronia avatar f. paravatar ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 23. (Laos)
Pareronia avatar paravatar ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 50, not fig. (list only)
Pareronia paravatar ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 202, pl.39, figs.♂,♀. (Nhahin)
Pareronia paravatar ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 39-40. (Thakhek; Nhahin)
Pareronia paravatar ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Pareronia paravatar ; Onodera,2022 : 19. pl.73, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Lak Kao; Ban Lao)

[ VIETNAM ]
Pareronia paravatar ; Nishimura,1996 : 272-275, figs.6,♂(wsf),14,♀(wsf),16,♀(wsf,Un),17(map),20,25(♂genitalia). (Vinh Phu: Tam Dao; Cochin China: Tong; Ko Tich)
Pareronia paravatar ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 39. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Pareronia paravatar ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, fig.Pi-24,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Pareronia paravatar ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 17. (N / C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Loei : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 3♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Khammouan : 1♂ (photo by K.Phongpiyamit).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 250 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers. The females mimic Parantica aglea (Danainae).
Pinratana,1983 and Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 recorded it from Chiang Mai, however I have not seen any specimens. Therefore, these records are not to be adopted until a reliable specimen is confirmed. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Bingham, C.T.,1907 : The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Butterflies 2.
London : viii + 480pp, 104 tf, pls.11-20.

Nishimura, M.,1996 : Notes on Pareronia avatar and P.paravatar (Lepidoptera, Pieridae), with a description of a new species from Sumatra.
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 47(4):269-277.


♂, Khammouan, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2022.11.30.