Charaxes kahruba kahruba

Charaxes kahruba kahruba (Moore,[1895])


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

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

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Haridra kahruba Moore,[1895]
OD : Lep. Ind. 2:235, pl.171, figs.1,♂,1a♂(Un),1b♀,1c♀(Un).
TL : Sikkim.
Distribution : Kumaon, Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam,
Yunnan.

Synonyms

Charaxes lunawara Doherty,1886 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 55(2):124. TL. Lower Kali, Kumaon.
Charaxes kahruba yunnanensis Li & Xie,1994 : in Chou, Monograph. Rhop. Sin. 2:421, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un), 760. TL. Yunnan.

Type Materials Information
yunnanensis : Holotype ♂, 1984.05.24. Mengla, 610m, Yunnan ; Allotype ♀, Yunnan.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Charaxes kahruba ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Charaxes kahruba ; Godfrey,1930 : 303. (Chiang Mai)
Charaxes kahruba ; Pinratana,1979 : 107, figs.N180,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 97, pl.73,figs.184,♂,♀(Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 482, pl.215, figs.N197,♂,♂(Un),♀(bottom,right). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 372, pl.159, figs.N200,♂,♂(Un),♀(bottom),♀(bottom,Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 131, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Muang Shone)

[ LAOS ]
Charaxes kahruba ; Masui & Uehara,1995 : 5, pl.2, figs.4,5. (Saravan; Xiang Khouang)
Charaxes kahruba ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 209, pl.84, figs.♂,♀. (Thateng; Xiang Khouang)
Charaxes kahrubax ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.

[ VIETNAM ]
Charaxes kahruba f.kahruba ; Dubois & Vitalis de Salvaza,1924 : 47. (Tonkin: Ha-giang)
Charaxes kahruba ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (N)
Charaxes kahruba kahruba ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 24, fig.N-133,♂. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Charaxes kahruba ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 42. (N: Tuyen Quang / C: Quang Binh; Lam Dong)
Charaxes kahruba ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):101-102, pl.18, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Tam Dao / C: Pu Hoat; Phong Nha Ke Bang; Chu Yang Sin)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ (incl.photo).

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

Chiang Mai : 6♂ (incl.photo).

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

Nan : 4♂ 2♀ (incl.photo).

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

Tak : 2♂.

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

Ranong : 4♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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

Notes
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forest and is more cautious than other species.
Individuals that occur during the dry season have a brighter color on the underside of both wings.
Literature
Doherty, W.,1886 : A List of butterflies taken in Kumaon.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 55(2):103-140.

Moore, F.,1893-1896 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.II, Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
L.Reeve & Co., London.

Chou, I. (ed.),1994 : Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium.
2 vols., 854 pp. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.

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

♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.

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

♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

2006.12.09 - 2021.07.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.


♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.

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

♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.