Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni  (Evans, 1927)

Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni ♂ Up. Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni ♂ Un.
♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Thecla letha watsoni Evans, 1927
OD : Ident. Indian Butterflies (ed. 1) :160.
TL : Loimwe, Shan State, Myanmar. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : N.E. & E.Myanmar, N.Laos.
● ssp.watsoni
ssp.kameii
Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni map

Synonym

Chrysozephyrus watsoni kyoichiroi Koiwaya, 2000 : Notes on Eurasian Insects 3:63, figs.23(HT,♂), 24(HT,♂Un). TL. Talathu, North Kachin, Myanmar. (♂, in coll. Y.Nose)


Type Materials Information

watsoni ;
Holotype ♂, Loimwe, Shan, E.Myanmar. (NHML) ; Koiwaya,2007 : pl.103, fig.143-19a ; pl.104, fig.143-19b.
Paratype ♀, E.Myanmar. (NHML) ; Koiwaya,2007 : pl.103, fig.143-20a ; pl.104, fig.143-20b.
kyoichiroi ;
Holotype ♂, 18.Jun.1996. Talathu, N.E.Kachin, Myanmar. (in coll. Y.Nose) ; Koiwaya,2007 : pl.103, fig.143-21a ; pl.104, fig.143-21b.
Paratype 2♂, same data as holotype.


Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni ; Koiwaya,2007 : 226-228, pl.103, figs.143-18a♂ ; pl.104, figs.143-18b♂(Un). (Xam Neua: Mt.Phoo Pan)
Chrysozephyrus watsoni watsoni ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 :53, pl.17, figs.Ly128, ♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ([Xieng Khouang]: Phou Samsoum)


Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes
Literature

Evans, W.H.,1927 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies (ed. 1)
The Bombay Natural History Society : 1-302, pl.1-32.

Koiwaya, S.,2000 : Notes on Theclini (Lycaenidae) from North Kachin, Myanmar, with the descriptions of four new species and ten new subspecies.
Notes on Eurasian Insects 3:45-70.


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