Libythea myrrha sanguinalis
Fruhstorfer, 1898
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♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Champasak, Laos. |
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
ON :
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 43(1/2):169.
TL : Sikkim. (NHML)
Distribution : NW.India, Napal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China.
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● ssp.sanguinalis |
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● ssp.hecura |
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Synonym
Libythea myrrha thira Fruhstorfer,1914 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:770. TL. 'Yunnan; Tonkin [N.Vietnam]'. (MNHN)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 769. (Siam)
Libythea myrrha ; Godfrey,1916 : 133. (Huey Me Pradone)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Godfrey,1930 : 305. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Pinratana,1988 : 38, pl.42, fig.2a♂. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Phitsanulok; Nakhon Nayok; Tak; Petchaboon)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 500, pl.224, figs.Li2a♂,♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Phrae; Chiang Mai)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 512, pl.229, figs.N399a♂,♂(Un),♀[♂]. (Phrae; Chiang Mai)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Kawahara,2013 : 39-41. (Chantaburi; Chiang Mai; Hinlap; Pak Jong; Pachaburi[Rachaburi]; Prayao; Sisaket)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2021.06.26)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 23, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Kradung; Nam Nao; Sarika; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Doi Musso; Sai York Noi; Kroeng Kavia)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
[ LAOS ]
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 67, pl.95, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng; Tha Dua)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 213, pl.103, figs.♂,♀. (Vang Vieng; Xam Neua)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Kawahara,2013 : 39-41. (Tatom)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Onodera,2022 : 67, pl.198, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119, fig.3B. (Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Libythea sanguinalis ; Lemée,1950 : 17. (Backan)
Libythea myrrha thira ; Metaye,1957 : 92. (N)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 47, figs.1:1,♂,2,♂(Un),6:1(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 8, 73, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Libythea myrrha ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Phong Dien)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 34, figs.Li-2,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Kawahara,2013 : 39-41. (Chapa; Tong; Tonkin; Muong Khuong)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 45. (N / C)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Libythea myrrha sanguinalis ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):37-39, pl.1, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Na Hang; Ba Be; Ba Vi; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; Phong Nha/Ke Bang; Phong Dien; A Luoi; Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Kon Cha Rang; Bi Doup/Nui Ba; Chu Yang Sin; Bai Ai; Bao Lam / S: Cat Tien)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ (incl. photo).
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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phrae : 4♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Uttaradit : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 3♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chaiyaphum : 2♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chanthaburi : 1♂.
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Phetchaburi : 1♂.
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[ LAOS ]
Sainyabuli : 1♂ 1♀.
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Champasak : 2♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1300m).
Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1898 : Eine neue Libythea aus Asien.
Berl. ent. Z. 43(1/2):169-170. (Nov.1898)
Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : 7. Familie: Erycinidae, A. Unterfamilie: Libytheini in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
767-784. (14.Apr.1914)
Kawahara, A.Y.,2013 : Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae)
Zootaxa 3631(1):1-74.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
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