Niphanda cymbia cymbia
Nicéville, 1884
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
ON :
Niphanda ? cymbia Nicéville, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):76-77, pl.9, figs.8,♂, 8a♀.
TL : Sikkim, [N.India]. (NZC)
Distribution : Nepal, India (Sikkim) to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, W.Malaysia.
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Synonym
Niphanda plinioides Moore, 1884 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):524-525, pl.48, fig.8,♀(Un). TL. Sikkim, [N.India].
Type Materials Information
cymbia ; Type 1♂ 1♀, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 139, figs.♂(Un),♂,♀,♀(Un).
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Godfrey,1930 : 325. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Rai)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Pinratana,1981 : 68. not fig. (Chaiyaphum; Chiang Mai)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 588, pl.266, figs.L155,♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khieo; Khlong Nakha)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 612, pl.277, figs.L178,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khio; Khlong Nakha)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 154, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Lipung)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Lampang; Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.07)
[ LAOS ]
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 216, pl.112, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Thakek)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Onodera,2022 : 83, pl.213, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Xaisomboun: Nam Phang)
[ VIETNAM ]
Niphanda fusca cymbia ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 57, figs.L-67,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Niphanda tessellata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 40, fig.L-155,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Niphanda cymbia cymbia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 54. (N / C: to Lam Dong / S: Binh Phuoc)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 4♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Bolikhamxai : 1♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 4♂ 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1000m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on trees along streams.
The populations from Yala, P.Thailand and W.Malaysia tend to be much smaller than the continental populations.
Literature
Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):65-91. pls.1,9,10.
Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):521-535, pls.48-49.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. |
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