Athyma zeroca meinippus

Athyma zeroca meinippus (Fruhstorfer, 1912)


♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Pantoporia zeroca meinippus Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9 : 632.
TL : Chiem Hoa, Tonkin.

Distribution : N.Vietnam, S.E.Yunnan.

	● ssp.galaesus
	● ssp.meinippus
	● ssp.

Synonym

Pantoporia nefte asita ♀.forma. tenuifasciata Fruhstorfer, 1906 : Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien. 56(6/7):414. TL. Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin.

Type Materials Information

meinippus ; ♂, Type. (MNHN, photo examined)
tenuifasciata ; ♀, Type. (MNHN, photo examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Pantoporia zeroca meinippus ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 632. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Pantoporia zeroca ; Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia tenuifasciata ; Vitalis,1919 : 230. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia zeroca f. galaesus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin)
Pantoporia zeroca f.♀. tenuifasciata ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 41. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Pantoporia zeroca galaesus f.♀. tenuifasciata ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N)
Athyma zeroca meinippus ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 36, figs.5:13,♂,14,♂(Un), fig.9:31(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma zeroca ; Luong et al.,2004 : 7, 64, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Athyma zeroca meinippus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 35. (N)
Athyma zeroca meinippus ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):29-30. (N: Van Ban; Ba Be; Tam Dao; Cuc Phuong) (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 2♂.

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

Yen Bai : 1♀.

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

Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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

Notes

This taxon is characterised by its large size, as in the nominotypical subspecies. The white subapical spots on the males tend to be reduced and often obscure. The females are only known to have an orange banded form.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
617-632. (15.Oct.1912)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1906 : Historisches und Morphologisches uber das Genus Athyma und dessen Verwandte.
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 56(6/7):384-434, 8 figs.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part I. Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 456 pp, 32 col + 41 b/w pls, distribution maps.

2006.03.10 - 2024.04.30.