Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton

Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867


♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Tak, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Phetchabun, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Charaxes aristogiton C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil. (3): 445.
TL : not stated.

Distribution : Sikkim, Assam, SE.Tibet, S.Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Guangxi.

Synonyms

Charaxes desa Moore, 1879 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4): 832. TL. "Moolai" [Kayin State, Myanmar].
Haridra adamsoni Moore, 1895 : Lep. Ind. 2(23): 236-237, pl.173, figs.2, 2a♂. TL. "Moolai, Upper Tenasserim" [Kayin State, Myanmar].
Charaxes aristogiton peridoneus Fruhstorfer, 1914 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 736. TL. 'Chiem-Hoa; Than-Moi, Tonkin [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam; Than Moi, Lang Son, N.Vietnam]'. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Godfrey,1930 : 303. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Charaxes marmax marmax ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : pl.72, fig.182,♀. (partim)
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 97, pl.72, fig.183,♂(Un). (partim)
Charaxes marmax marmax ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.214, figs.N195,♀,♀(Un). (partim)
Charaxes harmodius ssp. ; Inayoshi,2007 : 22, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Ranong: Muang Chone)
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 370, pl.158, fig.N199,♀(bottom,left). (partim)
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 131, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo)
Charaxes aristogiton aristiogiton ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.05.04)

[ LAOS ]
Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton ; Onodera,2022 : 52, pl.152, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)

[ VIETNAM ]
Charaxes peridoneus ; Vitalis,1919 : 233. (Tonkin)
Charaxes aristogiton f. peridoneus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 47. (Tonkin)
Charaxes aristogiton ; Lemée,1950 : 16. (Hagiang)
Charaxes aristogiton peridoneus ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (N)
Charaxes harmodius ssp. ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 39, fig.N-122,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Charaxes aristogiton peridoneus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 42. (N / C)
Charaxes harmodius ssp. ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 42. (by literature)
"Charaxes harmodius shiloi ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)"
Charaxes aristogiton peridoneus ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):100-101, pl.18, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Huu Lien; Tam Dao; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong / C: Xuan Lien; Ben En; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; Vu Quang; Phong Nha Ke Bang; Ngoc Linh; Hon Ba; Nui Chua)
Charaxes harmodius ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):102, pl.18, figs.3,♂. (by literature)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ (incl. photo by M.Hayashi).

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

Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).

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

Chiang Mai : 8♂ (incl. photo).

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

Nan : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Phetchabun : 4♂.

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

Chaiyaphum : 2♂ (photo).

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

Tak : 2♂ (incl. photo).

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

Ranong : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 450 - 1400m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Inayoshi (2007) reported Charaxes harmodius ssp. from Ranong, P. Thailand. However, it is considered to be a misidentification of this species. Moreover I consider the records of harmodius from Vietnam are likely to be this taxon.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1867 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera.
(3): [2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25.Apr].1867), Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.

Moore, F.,1879 : A list of the lepidopterous insects collected by Mr.Ossian Limborg in upper Tenasserim, with descriptions of new species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878(4): 821-858, pls. 51-53.

Moore, F.,1895 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.2. Rhopalocera. Family Nymphalidae.
2(23): 233-248, pl.171-180 (1895), London, L.Reeve & Co.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 721-744 (9.Mar.1914), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

Lang, S.Y.,2009 : A Study on the systematics of Nymphalidae (excepting Satyrinae) from China (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea).
Beijing, P.R.China.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1.
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
456 pp, 32 col. + 41 black&white pls. Pardubice, Tshikolovets Publications.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

2006.12.09 - 2026.04.30.