Faunis eumeus incerta  (Staudinger, 1887)

Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Un. Faunis eumeus incerta ♀ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♀ Un.
♂, Nong Khai, Thailand. ♀, Nong Khai, Thailand.
Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Un. Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Un.
♂, Luang Phabang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) ♂, Luang Phabang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)
Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ Un. Faunis eumeus incerta ♀ Up. Faunis eumeus incerta ♀ Un.
♂, Sekong, Laos. ♀, Sekong, Laos.
Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ genitalia Faunis eumeus incerta ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Nong Khai, Thailand.

ON : Clerome eumeus var.incerta Staudinger, 1887
OD : in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1(16):202.
TL : 'Philippinen' [recte Tonkin].
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
● ssp.eumeus
ssp.incerta
ssp.
Faunis eumeus incerta map

Synonym

Clerome eumeus forma moiarum Fruhstorfer, 1905 : Soc. Ent. 20(5):34. TL. S.Annam. (♂)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Godfrey,1930 : 257. ('"Me Song forest, Prae" [Mae Song, Phrae]')
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Pinratana,1983 : 47, 61, pl.26, figs.2,♀,♂(Un). ('Prae' Nong Khai)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 308, pl.126, figs.A2,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phrae') (in part)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 308, pl.126, figs.N148,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phrae') (in part)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 139, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bung Khaan) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Faunis eumeus f. incerta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Nape)
Faunis eumeus f. moiarum ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Laos)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 66, pl.92, figs.5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Nishimura,1999 : 13. (Xiang Khoang: Ban Nam Hom; Kham Mouan: Thakhek; Ban Lao; Chan Pasak: Huai Nam Chang)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 212, pl.97, figs.♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Thateng)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 44. (Namdhua; Thakhek; Thabeng)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Uémura,2005 : 3, fig.19,map. (Muang Kham; Phong Si; Nam Dhua; Thateng)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Uémura,2007 : 5, fig.30,map. (C: near border to Vietnam; Ban Lat Khoay)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Uémura,2011 : 4. (C: Phon Si; S: near Taot; Attapu to border)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49.
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Onodera,2022 : 65, pl.186, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai: Khammouan: Nakai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 406. (Tonkin / Annam)
Faunis eumeus incerta ab.moiarum ; Fruhstorfer,1911-1912 : 406. (Annam)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Godfrey,1919 : 467. (S: Lang Bian)
Faunis incerta ; Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Tonkin)
Faunis moiarum ; Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Annam)
Faunis eumeus f. incerta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Tonkin: Vietri / Annam)
Faunis eumeus f. moiarum ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Annam / Cochin-China: Gyarai)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (N / C)
Faunis eumeus moiarum ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (C / S)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Nishimura,1999 : 13-14. (Ha Nam Ninh: Cuc Phuong / Khanh Hoa: Nha Trang; Phu Huu; Lam Dong: Bao Loc)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 57, fig.7:15,♂,16,♂(Un),8:1,♀, fig.9:37(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Faunis eumeus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 34, figs.S-41,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri: Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 78-80, pl.15, figs.2c♂,2d♂(Un),2e♀(f. moiarum),2f♀(f. moiarum,Un). (N: Ba Vi; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Bay Tu Long / C: Xuan Lien; Huong Son; Pu Mat; Vu Quag; Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Bach Ma; Ba Na; Son Thanh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Cat Loc / S: Nam Cat Tien)
Faunis eumeus incerta ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 28. (N / C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nong Khai : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 5♂ (photo by H.Onodera)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Oudomxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations.
This taxon has a highly individual and geographic variation. Godfrey (1930) recorded this taxon from 'Me Song, Prae', but it is rather doubtful. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Staudinger, O.,1887 : Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berucksichtigung neuer Arten
in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1(16):195-214, pl.86-90(1887).

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem indo-malay-ischen Gebiet.
Soc. Ent. 20(5):33-35.

Nishimura, M.,1999 : A review of the genus Aemona Hewitson (Lpidoptera, Nymphalidae), with descriptions of a new genus and a new species from North Myanmar.
Tyô to Ga. 50(1):1-15, 67 figs.


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