Dodona adonira learmondi  Tytler, 1940

Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Up. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Un. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Up. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Up. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Un. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Up. Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ genitalia Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Dodona adonira learmondi Tytler, 1940
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:122.
TL : Loimwe, S.Shan States, Burma.
Distribution : Myanmar, N.Thailand.
● ssp.learmondi
ssp.argentea
ssp.
Dodona adonira learmondi map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dodona adonira adonira ; Pinratana,1988 : 41, pl.37, figs.4,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Dodona adonira adonira ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 506, pl.227, figs.R4,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Dodona adonira adonira ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 518, pl.232, figs.L3,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Dodona adonira learmondi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 17, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon)
Dodona adonira learmondi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.05)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 16♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at high elevations (Alt. 1600 - 2500m) and is frequently found on hilltops. Males are territorial on shrubs at forest edges.
Kimura et al.,2014 noted that the population from Doi Inthanon is different from the population from Fang district. However, I consider these to be the range of variation of this taxon.
Only one specimen is known from Nan Province, N.Thailand. Although I tentatively treat it as this taxon, further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Tytler, H.,1940 : Notes on Some New and Interesting Butterflies chiefly from Burma. Part.2.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:109-123.


Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Dodona adonira learmondi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Dodona adonira learmondi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona adonira learmondi ♂ Dodona adonira learmondi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2016.01.31 - 2023.05.31.

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