Shijimia moorei moorei  (Leech, 1889)

Shijimia moorei moorei ♂ Up. Shijimia moorei moorei ♂ Un. Shijimia moorei moorei ♀ Up. Shijimia moorei moorei ♀ Un.
♂, Lao Cai, Vietnam. ♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Lycaena moorei Leech, 1889
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 37(1):109-110, pl.7, fig.3.[nec 4].
TL : Kiukiang, China.
Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China.
Shijimia moorei moorei map

Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Shijimia moorei ssp. ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.110, figs.♂, ♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Shijimia moorei moorei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Shijimia moorei moorei ; Onodera,2022 : 78, pl.208, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Shijimia moorei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (N: Tuyen Quang)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lao Cai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

This is quite localized species. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Leech, J.H.,1889 : On a collection of Lepidoptera from Kiukiang.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 37(1):99-148, pls.7-9.


1999.06.24 - 2023.09.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.