Libythea geoffroyi alompra

Libythea geoffroyi alompra Moore, 1901


♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

ON : Libythea alompra Moore, 1901
OD : Lep. Ind. 5:59-61, pl.394, fig.4, 4a♂.
TL : 'Tenasserim [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]; Lower Burma [S.Myanmar]; Siam [Thailand]'.

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan.

Synonym

Libythea hauxwelli Moore, 1901 : Lep. Ind. 5:61-62, pl.394, fig.5, 5a,♂. TL. "Tenasserim" [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 770. (Muak Lek)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Godfrey,1916 : 133. (Huey Me Pradone)
Libythea hauxwelli ; Godfrey,1916 : 133. (Huey Me Pradone)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Godfrey,1930 : 305. (Pak Jong; Muak Lek; Sriracha; Petchaburi River)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra f.hauxwelli ; Godfrey,1930 : 305. (Petchaburi River)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Pinratana,1988 : 38, pl.42, figs.4,♂,♀. (Kanchanaburi; Chanthaburi; Ratchaburi; Petchaburi)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 500, pl.225, figs.Li4,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. ('Ranong'; Phu Khieo)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 514, pl.230, figs.N401,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. ('Ranong'; Phu Khieo)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Kawahara,2013 : 19, figs.79,♂,80,♂(Un). (Hinlap; Muaklek; Pak Jong; Prachuap; Ratchaburi)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.03.21)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 24, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kaeng Kratchan)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Fruhstorfer,1914 : 770. (Luang Prabang)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 67, col.pl.14,♂ ; pl.95, figs.7,♂,8,♀. (Luang Prabang)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 213, pl.103, figs.♂,♀. (Luang Prabang; Xiang Khouang)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Kawahara,2013 : 19, figs.79,♂,80,♂(Un). (Haining; Tatom)
Libythea geoffroy [sic] alompra ; Onodera,2022 : 67, pl.198, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Xiengkhouang: Phou Tong Mon)

[ VIETNAM ]
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006c : 36, fig.Li-3,♀[♂]. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 45. (C / S)
Libythea geoffroyi alompra ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):39-40, pl.1, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (C: Pu Mat; Phong Nha/Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Chu Yang Sin; Nui Chua / S: Cat Tien)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nan : 2♂.

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

Kanchanaburi : 6♂ (incl. photo).

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

Chanthaburi : 3♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally and seasonally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200 - 900m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded it from 'Ranong', P.Thailand. However, it is doubtful and confirmation with a reliable specimen is needed.

Literature

Moore, F.,1901-1903 : Lepidoptera Indica.
London, Lovell Reeve & Co.
Vol. 5(49/60):1-248, pls.379-466.

Kawahara, A.Y.,2013 : Systematic revision and review of the extant and fossil snout butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae)
Zootaxa 3631(1):1-74.

♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

2007.03.10 - 2024.08.31.