Mycalesis distanti  (Moore, [1892])

Mycalesis distanti ♂ Up. Mycalesis distanti ♂ Un. Mycalesis distanti ♀ Up. Mycalesis distanti ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Yala, Thailand.
Mycalesis distanti ♂ Up. Mycalesis distanti ♂ Un. Mycalesis distanti ♀ Up. Mycalesis distanti ♀ Un.
♂, Satun, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Calysisme distanti Moore, [1892]
OD : Lep. Ind. 1:198, pl.66, fig.3.
TL : Selangor, Malay Pen.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
C. & S.Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia.
Mycalesis distanti map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mycalesis intermedia intermedia ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 50-51. (Ranong: Ranong; Phang Nga: Phang Nga; Phuket: Phuket; Krabi: Krabi; Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Lan Saka; Yala: Than To; Ban Betong) (in part)
Mycalesis distanti mucianus ; Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 52-53, figs.10(♂ genitalia),13(map),26,♂. (Phuket: Phuket; Ban Thung Tong; Satun: Bolipat; Yala: Than To; Sai Khao)
Mycalesis intermedia ; Pinratana,1988 : 22. (Ranong; Trang; Yala) (in part)
Mycalesis distanti mucianus ; Pinratana,1988 : 22, pl.25, figs.55,♂,♀(Un). (Songkhla; Trang) (in part)
Mycalesis intermedia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 268, pl.107, figs.S59,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf.Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala; Trang)
Mycalesis distanti musianus [sic] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 270, pl.107, figs.S61,♂(dsf),♂(dsf.Un),♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi' [loc.err.]; Yala)
Mycalesis intermedia ; Uémura,2010 : 5. (Ranong)
Mycalesis distanti mucianus ; Uémura,2010 : 5.
'Mycalesis intermedia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (in part) (accessed: 2022.06.17)'
Mycalesis intermedia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 270, pl.107, figs.N94,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf,Un),♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia),♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Yala; Trang)
Mycalesis distanti mucianus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 270, pl.107, figs.N96,♂(dsf),♂(dsf.Un),♂(Un). ('Chanthaburi' [loc.err.]; Yala)
Mycalesis distanti ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 180, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kaper WF; Ka Chong; Sonkhla; Sai Kao WF; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Mycalesis intermedia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 268, figs.Abb.S-124,127. (Phang Nga)

[ VIETNAM ]
Mycalesis distanti ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 95, pl.25, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat; Da Teh)
Mycalesis horsfieldii ssp. ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 24, fig.S-60,♂. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Mycalesis distanti ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 25. (C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 4♂ 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 350m).
Identification of this species requires examination of the colour and shape of the male androconial brand on the UnF and UpH, or the male genitalia. Most species in the mineus group are very difficult to identify using the underside markings, and the dry season forms are almost impossible to identify.

The differences of the Mycalesis mineus group. (♂ androconial brand). Both characteristics must be confirmed for identification.

perseus perseoides mineus intermedia distanti visala
♂ UnF Mycalesis perseus ♂ UnF Mycalesis perseoides ♂ UnF Mycalesis mineus ♂ UnF Mycalesis intermedia ♂ UnF Mycalesis distanti ♂ UnF Mycalesis visala ♂ UnF

black (small) dark brown dark brown (small) dark brown brown pale yellow (long)
♂ UpH Mycalesis perseus ♂ UpH Mycalesis perseoides ♂ UpH Mycalesis mineus ♂ UpH Mycalesis intermedia ♂ UpH Mycalesis distanti ♂ UpH Mycalesis visala ♂ UpH

black (small) black (long and slender) salmon pink or
dark brown
pale yellow (oval, large) pale yellow (large)
(extends to the base of space 6)
pale yellow (long and slender)


Literature

Moore, F.,1890-1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.I. Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
1:1-192, 1890 ; 193-176, 1891 ; 177-310, 1892. L.Reeve & Co., London.

Aoki, T. & Yamaguchi, S.,1984 : Notes on Butterflies of the Genus Mycalesis Collected in Thailand, together with Description of a New Species. (Lepidoptera: Satyridae)
Res. Inst. Evolut. Biol. Sci. Rep. 2:45-60.

Uémura, Y.,1985 : Identification guide to the Thai-Malayan species of the mineus-group of Mycalesis (Lepidoptera: Satyridae)
Yadoriga 123:2-9. (in Japanese)


Mycalesis distanti ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand.

1998.12.05 - 2023.07.31.

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