Monodontides musina musinoides

Monodontides musina musinoides (Swinhoe, 1910)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Lycaenopsis musinoides Swinhoe, 1910
OD : in Moore, Lep. Ind. 7:205-206, pl.619, figs.3, 3a, 3b.
TL : 'N.Chin Hills; Beeling, Tenasserim; Tilin Yaw' [N.Chin Hills, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : NE.India, Myanmar, N.Thailand, N. & C.Laos, Yunnan.

	● ssp.musinoides
	● ssp.pelides

Synonym

Cyaniris parishii Rhe-Philippe, 1911 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20(3):763. TL. 'Shillong, Khasi Hills' [Shillong, Meghalaya, India]. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

musinoides ; Lectotype ♂, N.Chin Hills, Upper Burma. 1300 ft. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
parishii ; Holotype ♀, Shillong, India. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Monodontides musina musinoides [Monodontides musina candaules] ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 568, pl.257, fig.L98,♂(Un,Malaysia),[photo from Eliot,1992].'
'Monodontides musina musinoides [Monodontides musina candaules] ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 586, pl.266, fig.L123,♂(Un,Malaysia),[photo from Eliot,1992].'
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 191, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Doi Ang Khaang) (in part)
Monodontides musina musinoides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 191, figs.♂(Phu Kradung),♂(Phu Kradung,Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khaang; Doi Suthep; Phu Kradung) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Monodontides musina pelides ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51, pl.14, figs.Ly-46,♀,♀(Un). (Phou Pan)
Monodontides musina pelides ; Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂.

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

Chiang Mai : 9♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 900 - 1800m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The populations from northern and central Laos are considered to be this taxon.

Literature

Swinhoe, C.,1910: in Moore, Lepidoptera Indica. vol.VII.
7:185-286, 1910. L.Reeve & Co., London.

Rhe Phillipe, G.W.V.,1911 : Notes on some Butterflies from the Indian Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 20(3):753-769.

1999.06.25 - 2023.09.30.