Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda

Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda Moore, 1875


♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Symbrenthia cotanda Moore, 1875
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874:569.
TL : Darjeeling.
Distribution : Nepal, N.India, Assam, Sikkim to Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.E.Tibet, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, W.Malaysia.

Synonyms

Symbrenthia sinis Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):357, pl.F, fig.9. TL. "Nipal, N.Bengal, E.Kumaon, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Naga Hills, Cachar, Karen Hills, Dawnat Burma, Perak"
Symbrenthia hypselis assama Fruhstorfer, 1900 : Berl. ent. Z. 45(1/2):21. TL. Khasi-Hills, Assam.

Type Materials Information

sinis ; Types 1♂, Bhutan. (NZC), 1♀, 10.Nov.1883. Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 249-250, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Godfrey,1930 : 273-274. (Prae: Me Song forest; Me Lamoung)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Pinratana,1979 : 28, figs.N42,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Tak)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 31, pl.13, figs.32,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phisanulok; Tak; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Yala)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 368, pl.158, figs.N33,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 498, pl.222 figs.N381,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Chiang Dao; Doi Phu Kha)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2021.09.18)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 55, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Inthanon; Thung Saleng Luang; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Yai; Kao Soi Dao; Thaleban; Than To WF.)

[ LAOS ]
Symbrenthia hypselis f.cotanda ; Dubois & Vitalis de Salvaza,1924 : 37. (Kilmok)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.47, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Nam Moh)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Symbrenthia hypselis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Metaye,1958b : 175. (Lam Dong: Col du Da Troun)
Symbrenthia hypselis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-21,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N / C)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):113-114, pl.27, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Van Ban; Muong Nhe; Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luang / C: Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 3♀ (incl.photo).

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

Nan : 4♂ 2♀.

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

Tak : 4♂ (incl.photo).

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

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀ (incl.photo).

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

Ranong : 1♂ 3♀.

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

Trang :1♀.

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

Pattani : 3♂.

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

Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (incl.photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

[ LAOS ]
Xaignabouli : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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

Thua Thien Hue : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forest at moderate elevations (alt.500m - 1600m).

Literature

Nicéville, L. de.,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

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


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Tak, Thailand.

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2021.09.30.