Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea (Hewitson, 1864)

Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Laogona lilaea Hewitson, 1864
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(3):246, pl.15, figs.5,6.
TL : 'East India' [Assam, India].
Distribution : India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, China.
● ssp.lilaea
ssp.luciana
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea map

Synonyms

Papilio lucina Stoll, 1780 : in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4(26b-28):82, pl.330, figs.E, F. TL. China. (homonym)
Symbrenthia khasiana Moore, 1875 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):569. TL. Khasia hills, [Meghalaya, India].
Symbrenthia daruka Moore, 1875 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):570. pl.66, fig.10. TL. N.India.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 529. (Siam)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Godfrey,1916 : 126. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Godfrey,1930 : 273. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai; Me Lamoung)
Symbrenthia javanus daruca ; Pinratana,1979 : 28, figs.N40,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (in part)
Symbrenthia lilaea luciana ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 31, pl.13, figs.30,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Tak; Kanchanaburi) (in part)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.144,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Symbrenthia lilaea luciana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 368, pl.158, figs.N31,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Soi Dao; Wiang Pa Pao; Doi Inthanon)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 498, pl.222 figs.N379a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Soi Dao; Wiang Pa Pao; Doi Inthanon)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Tak, Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Phethaburi) (accessed: 2024.05.11)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 54, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao; Charn Phui; Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Doi Musso; Mae Sohd; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF.)

[ LAOS ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus f. daruca ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Laos)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.46, figs.7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Nam Moh; Luang Prabang)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phong Saly; Nong Het)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 41. (Thakhek; Namdhua; Laksao)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Onodera,2009b : 38. (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Onodera,2022 : 30, pl.99, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Oudomxai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Symbrenthia lilaea ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus ; Joannis,1901 : 322. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 529. (Tonkin / Annam)
Symbrenthia hippoclus f. daruca ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Tonkin / Annam)
Symbrenthia daruca ; Vitalis,1919 : 228. (Annam / Tonkin)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca ; Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.2:15,♂,16,♂(Un),fig.17,♀. fig.9:13(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Symbrenthia lilaea ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Symbrenthia lilaea ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-20,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N / C: to Lam Dong)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):112-113, pl.27, fig.1a♂,1b♀,1c♀(Un). (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Cat Ba; Huu Lien; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Luong; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Nam Dong; Bach Ma; Son Thanh; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Bi Doup; Hon Ba; Cat Tien)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 7♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xaignabouri : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ninh Bin : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1750m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Stoll, C.,1780-1782 :
In Cramer, De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
4(26/28):29-90, pls.305-336 (1780), (29/31):91-164, pls.337-372 (1781), (32/34):165-252, pls.373-400 (1782)

Hewitson, W.C.,1864 : Descriptions of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(3):245-249, pl.16.

Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.

Lang, S.Y.,2009 : A Study on the systematics of Nymphalidae (excepting Satyrinae) from China (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Beijing, P.R.China.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae
456 pp, 32 col. + 41 black&white pls. Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice.


Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂
♂, Lampang, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2024.08.31.

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