♂, 2006.03.24. Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) | ♂, 2008.03.15. Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) | ||
♂ genitalia, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Curetis tonkina Evans, 1954 OD : Entomologist 87:242. TL : Muong Khuoung, "Laokay, U.Tonkin" [Lao Cai, N. Vietnam]. (NHML) Distribution : N.Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam. |
[ VIETNAM ]
Curetis tonkina ; Eliot,1990 : 224, 208, fig.6(♂,genitalia). (Tonkin)
Curetis tonkina ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 48. (N / C)
[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 2♂.
Xam Neua, 2006.03.24. 1♂ LC (K.Saito).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
New to Laos.
Evans,1954 considered female of this species to be white markings, but Eliot (1990) assumed it to be orange markings based on various circumstantial evidence.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Evans, W.H.,1954 : A Revision of the Genus Curetis. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Entomologist 87(9):190-194, (10):212-216, (11):241-247.
Eliot, J.N.,1990 : Notes on the Genus Curetis Hübner (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 41(4):201-225.
1999.05.24 - 2024.08.31. |