Mycalesis gotama charaka

Mycalesis gotama charaka Moore, 1875


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos.

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Mycalesis charaka Moore, 1875
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4): 566.
TL : "N.E.Bengal" [N.E.Bengal, India]. (NHML)

Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, W.Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Sadarga oculata Moore, 1880; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 28(4): 158; TL: "N.E. India (Silhet)" [southern Khasi Hills, India ; north of Sylhet, Bangladesh].
Calysisme periboea Butler, 1885; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16: 301-302; TL: "near Assam".

Type Materials Information

charaka :
Syntype 1♂, Rh2772, N.E.Bengal. (NHML) ; Syntype 1♂, Rh2940, N.E.Bengal. (NHML);
Syntype 1♀, Rh6228, N.E.Bengal. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Godfrey,1927 : 122. (N)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Godfrey,1930 : 250. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Aoki & Yamaguchi,1984 : 56, fig.29,♂. (Chiang Mai: Tha Ton; Tam Tab Tao; Ban Maeo Khun Klang; Doi Inthanon)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Pinratana,1988 : 23, pl.26, figs.60,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 23, fig.60,♀. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Hin Dang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 68, fig.119,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49, fig.92,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 276, pl.110, figs.S67,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Hong Son)
Mycalesis gomata charaka: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 276, pl.110, figs.N102,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mae Hong Son)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Mycalesis gomata charaka: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.01)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Kimura et al.,2016 : 184, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Inthanon; Phu Khiewo)

[ LAOS ]
Mycalesis gotama oculata: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 65, pl.88, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Nam Moh)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Osada et al.,1999 : 211, pl.94, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xam Neua)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Uémura,2004 : 3, fig.15 map. (Xam Neua)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Uémura,2006 : 5, fig.24,map. (Muang Kham; Lak Sao)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Uémura,2007 : 2, fig.13,map. (Muang Kham)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Uémura,2011 : 2. (C: near Vang Vieng)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49, pl.8, figs.Sa-57,♀,♀(Un). (11km south of Oudomxay)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Onodera,2022 : 58, pl.173, figs.♂(wsf),♂(wsf,Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf,Un)♀(dsf),♀(dsf,Un). (Oudomxai; Phongsali: Muang Mai; Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 116. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 349. (Tonkin; Annam)
Mycalesis gotama: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Annam)
Mycalesis charaka: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Mycalesis oculata: Vitalis,1919 : 224. (Tonkin)
Mycalesis gotama f. oculata: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 30. (Tonkin; Annam)
Mycalesis gotama charaka f. oculata: Metaye,1957 : 103. (N; C)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 49, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Monastyrskii,2005 : 88-89, pl.23, figs.5a♂,5b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Na Hang; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong; C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Song Thanh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 31, fig.S-25,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Mycalesis gotama charaka: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 25. (N; C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ 3♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 5♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in forests at low to moderate elevations (300 - 1,100 m a.s.l.).

Literature

Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptea.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4): 565-579, pls.66,67.

Moore, F.,1880 : On the Asiatic Lepidoptera referred to the Genus Mycalesis; with descriptions of new genera and species.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 28(4): 155-177.

Butler, A.G.,1885 : On a collection of Lepidoptera made at Manipur and on the borders of Assam by Dr.George Watt.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)16: 298-310, 334-347, pl.8.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.05 - 2025.03.31.