Meandrusa payeni langsonensis  (Fruhstorfer, 1901)

Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♀ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (RIEB) ♀, Nan, Thailand. (RIEB)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♀ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. (RIEB) ♀, Nan, Thailand. (RIEB)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. (RIEB) ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. (EMBT)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up. Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Up.
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Papilio payeni langsonensis Fruhstorfer, 1901
OD : Soc. ent. 16(12):89.
TL : Chiem Hoa, Tonkin. (NHML)
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan.
● ssp.langsonensis
ssp.ciminius
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis Map

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), #149635, Than-Moi, Tonkin. Juni.-Juli. H.Fruhstorfer (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio payeni subsp. ; Godfrey,1916 : 111-112. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Papilio payeni langsonensis ; Godfrey,1930 : 216. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Pinratana,1977 : 63, figs.P56,♂,♂(Un). (Loei: Phu Kieu)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 29,44, pl.51, figs.41a♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 104, pl.24, figs.P49a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Wang Chin)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 130, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khun Lao Village; Ban Salok)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 104, pl.24, figs.P46a♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Wang Chin)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum) (accessed: 2023.05.16)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio payeni f.evan ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Thado)
Papilio payeni f.evan ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 15. (Laos)
Meandrusa gyas gyas ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 48, col. pl.11,♂. (Vang Vieng)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 48, pl.14, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Phatong; Nam Ngum Dam)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 200, pl.21, figs.♂(dsf),♂(Un),♀(dsf). (Phong Saly; Vang Vieng)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 335. (Thabok; Hinboun: Phou Pha Man; Lak Sao)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Onodera,2022 : 8, pl.42, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Kachat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio payeni langsonensis ; Fruhstorfer,[1903] : 190-192. (Tonkin: Than-Moi)
Papilio payeni langsonensis ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 92. (Tonkin)
Papilio payeni f.evan ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 150. (Annam: Cuichanh / Tonkin: Chapa)
Papilio payeni f.evan ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 15. (Tonkin / Annam)
Papilio evan ; Lemée,1950 : 4. (Hagiang)
Papilio payeni langsonensis ; Metaye,1957 : 83. (N)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 17, figs.5:13,♂,14,♂(Un),10:22(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Shinkai,1999 : 59. (N: Lang Song; Tam Dao / S: Bao Lac)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 1, 27, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Meandrusa payeni ciminius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 10, fig.Pa-21,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Meandrusa payeni ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 72-73, pl.23, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Van Ban; Tuyen Quang; Tam Dao; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Ba Vi / C: Pu Mat; Phong Dien; Vu Quang; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Bao Loc)
Meandrusa payeni ciminius ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 36, fig.pa-21,♀. (Mt.Braian)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 13. (N / C to Lam Dong)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 39, 44, figs.12,♀,12v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ (EMBT).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 4♂ (RIEB).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 2♂ 1♀ (RIEB; incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 8♂ 3♀ (RIEB).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 2♂ (sighting by Y.Inayoshi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 4♂ (photo by K.Saito & sighting by Y.Inayoshi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 5♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 4♂ 2♀ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 6♂ 1♀ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Champasak : 1♀ (RIEB).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Tam Duong : 1♂ (NHML).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ha Giang : 1♂ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lao Cai : 1♂ (photo by K.Saito).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tam Duong : 1♂ (NHML).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 1♂ (RIEB).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200 - 1300m) and is frequently found on top of mountains. Males form flight paths along mountain ridges, flying very fast and high, and never stoping. Occasionally it comes to streams to suck water, especially where rotting leaves are present.
Further taxonomic study is needed for continental populations.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1901 : Zwei neue Papilio aud Indochina.
Soc. ent. 16(12):89-90.


Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)
Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂ Meandrusa payeni langsonensis ♂
♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

1996.10.08 - 2023.05.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.