Zinaspa todara karennia (Evans, 1925)

Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Un. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Un. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Un. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) ♀, Lampang, Thailand.

Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Un. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Un. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Up. Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Nan, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Surendra todara karennia Evans, 1925
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(4):756.
TL : Karen-Dawnas, [Myanmar].
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
Zinaspa todara karennia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Surendra todara distorta ; Godfrey,1930 : 339. (Chonburi: Nong Khai Ploi)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Pinratana,1981 : 108, pl.31, fig.6,♀(Un) ; pl.32, fig.1,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Phuket; Uthai Thani)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.87,♂. (Umphang)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 656, pl.299, figs.L303,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 694, pl.317, figs.L327b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Pota; Chanthaburi)
Zinaspa todara ssp. ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 694, pl.317, figs.L327a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nan)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 91, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Kao Soi Dao; Pha Who; Khlong Naka)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.11.07)

[ LAOS ]
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.121, fig.♀(Un). (Lak Sao)
Zinaspa todara ssp. ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54, pl.20, figs.Ly-194,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Muang Kham)
Zinaspa todara ssp. ; Onodera,2022 : 88, pl.219, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tham Piou; Oudomxai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123, fig.4L. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Ikeda et al.,2001 : 51, figs.4:12,♀,13,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Zinaspa todara karennia ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 80, figs.♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Zinaspa todara ssp. ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 29, fig.L-182,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Zinaspa todara ssp. ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 63. (N: Ninh Binh / C: Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xieng Khouang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Oudomxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is rather localized and uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1300m). Males are territorial on shrubs.
The population of Nan appears to be a little different. Further distributional and taxonomic studies are needed.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VIII.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(4):756-776, 1 pl.


Zinaspa todara karennia ♂ Zinaspa todara karennia ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Zinaspa todara karennia ♀ Zinaspa todara karennia ♀
♀, Lampang, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.02.29.

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