Lexias albopunctata albopunctata
(Crowley, 1895)
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Trat, Thailand. |
♀, Trat, Thailand. |
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♂, 2013.04.09. Sekong, Laos. |
♀, Sekong, Laos. |
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♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Symphaedra albo-punctata Crowley, 1895
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6)16:437.
TL : "Siam" [Thailand].
Distribution : SE. & E.Thailand, Cambodia, S.Laos, C. & S.Vietnam.
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● ssp.albopunctata |
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● ssp.borealis |
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Synonym
Adolias cyanipardus exarchus Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Ent. Rundschau 31(1):3. TL. "Cochinchina" [S.Vietnam].
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia cyanipardus albopunctata ; Fruhstorfer,1913 : 693. (Muak Lek)
Euthalia cyanipardus albopunctata ; Godfrey,1916 : 132. (Muak Lek, by Seitz, 9:693)
Adolias cyanipardus albopunctata ; Godfrey,1930 : 297. (Muak Lek)
Euthalia cyanipardus albopunctata ; Pinratana,1979 : 86, figs.N150,♂,♀. (Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Lexias cyanipardus albopunctata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 84, pl.61, figs.160b♂,♀. (Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 256, fig.112,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu; Phu Pha Thaep; Ban Naudom)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 31. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ban Na Lak)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 52. (Mukdahan: Nam Tok Tad Ton; Ubon Ratchathani: Warin Chamrap; Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Phung)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 462, pl.205, figs.N170a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Nakhon Ratchasima: Pak Thong Chai)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 474, pl.210, figs.N337a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Pak Thong Chai; Sam Lan WF)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.01)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 116, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Sarika; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF)
[ LAOS ]
'Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208. (list only)'
'Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 46.'
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 28, figs.22,♂,22v♂(Un),23,♀,23v♀(Un). (Sekong: Dak Chung)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Lexias cyanipardus albopunctata ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♂. (Botum Sakor NP.)
Lexias albopunctata ; Onodera,2007 : 28, figs.72,♂,73,♀. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Lexias albopunctata borealis ; Onodera,2009 : 41. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kulen)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Koh Kong)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Kosterin,2020 : 328. (Pursat; Siem Reap; Preah Vihear)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Pursat; Preah Vihear; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng; Takeo)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lexias albopunctata ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Lexias albopunctata borealis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 32, figs.N-100,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Lexias albopunctata borealis ; Nihira,2009 : 99, fig.♀. (Phu Quoc)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 41. (C: Lam Dong / S)
Lexias albopunctata albopunctata ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):150-151, pl.76, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un),2c♀. (C: Son Thanh; Bu Gia Map; Krong Trai; Hon Ba; Cat Loc; Da Teh; Bao Lam / S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Xa Mat; La Nga; Nghia Trung; Loc Bac; Binh Chau)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Chanthaburi : 6♂ 8♀ (incl. photo and photo by T.Laola).
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Trat : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by E.Ikari).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 1♂ 1♀.
Dak Chung, 2013.04.09. 1♂ K.Phongpiyamit (YI).
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[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 2♂ 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
This is the first reliable record in Laos. Previous records in Laos lacked details.
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 400m) and frequently comes to rotten fruits that has fallen to the ground.
Literature
Crowley, P.,1895 : Description of a new Species of Symphaedra.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. Soc. (6)16:437.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Rhopaloceren von Cochinchina.
Ent. Rundschau 31(1):1-3. (10.Jan.1914)
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♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola) |
♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola) |
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