♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Lampang, Thailand.
♂, Vin Phuc, Vietnam.		♀, Vin Phuc, Vietnam.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.	♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Tak, Thailand.
♂, Phrae, Thailand.	♂, Phong Saly, Laos.	♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♀, Tak, Thailand.	♀, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Papilio pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 OD : Syst. nat. (ed.12) 1(2):755. TL : 'Asia' [Canton, S.E.China] Distribution : Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China. ● ssp.pasithoe ● ssp.beata ● ssp.parthenope

Papilio aglaia Linnaeus, 1758 : Syst. nat. (ed. 10) 1:465. TL. 'Asia' [Canton, China]. (homonym)
Papilio dione Drury, 1773 : Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2:index, 14, pl.8, figs.3,4,♂. TL. India.
Papilio porsenna Cramer, 1775 : Uitl. Kapellen 1(1-7): 68, pl.43, figs.D♂, E♂(Un) TL. 'Batavia' [China]
Delias aglaia thyra Fruhstorfer,1905 : Ins. Börse 22:36. TL. Hinlap, Siam.
Delias aglaia tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1905 : Ent. Zeit. 19(14):76. TL. Tonkin. (♀)
Delias pasithoe nigrescens Talbot, 1928 : Bull. Hill Mus. 2(1):38. TL. 'Cochin China'. (♂, NHML)
Delias aglaia tonkiniana ab. addenda Dufrane, 1947 : Bull. Annls Soc. ent. Belg. 83:47. TL. station de Phu tho, Tonkin. (♀)
Delias aglaia tonkiniana ab. fasciata Dufrane, 1947 : Bull. Annls Soc. ent. Belg. 83:47. TL. Hoa binh, Tonkin. (♂)
Delias pasithoe f. basialba Chou, Zhang et Wang, 2001 : Entomotaxonomia 23(1):39, figs.17,♂,18,♂(Un). TL. Sichuan. (♂, Entomological Museum, North west Sci-Tech University)
Delias pasithoe silviae Jakusch, 2003 : Benchte des Kreises Nurnberger Entomologen 19:43-46, figs.1(HT,♀),2(HT,♀Un),3(PT,♂),4(PT,♂Un). TL. Weibche, Guizhou, China. (in coll. J.Jakusch)

nigrescens ; ♂, Type HT (red), Cochin China. (NHML, examined)
basialba ; Type ♂, Luchan, Sichuan. Wang Binghong leg. (Entomological Museum, North west Sci-Tech University)
silviae ;
Holotype ♀, Weibchen, Duyun Valley, Guizhou, China. (in coll. J.Jakusch)
Paratypes : 112♂ 20♀, same data as holotype.

[ THAILAND ]
Delias aglaia thyra ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 133. (Siam)
Delias aglaia thyra ; Godfrey,1916 : 114. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Delias aglaia tonkiniana ; Godfrey,1932b : 321. (Chonburi: Sriracha)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Pinratana,1983 : 7. not fig. (list only)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Pinratana,1983 : 7, pl.5, figs.8b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 18, fig.40,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 64-65, fig.46,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8a♂,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Delias pasithoe siamensis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Omkoi; Chanthaburi)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8c♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phu Kha)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 167, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao Village; Charn Phui)
Delias pasithoe siamensis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 167. (by literature)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 167, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Nakhon Nayork; Wan Nam Khiewo)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 130, pl.37, figs.Pi8a♂,♂,♂(Un). (Omkoi; Mae Hong Son; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.04.13)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ LAOS ]
Delias aglaia f. thyra ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 18. (Laos)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 48, col.pl.12, fig.♂ ; pl.15, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Nam Moh)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 202, pl.29, figs.♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(ab.). (Lak Sao; Thabok; Oudomxay; Xaignabouri)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 202. (list only)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 39. (Namdhua)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Onodera,2009b : 40,41. (Khammouan: Thakhek; Nacay)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 42.
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 42.
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Onodera,2022 : 13, pl.59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao; Savannakhet)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Delias pasithoe siamensis ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Delias pasithoe nigrescens ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Kosterin,2019 : 89. (Preah Sihanouk)
Delias pasithoe pasithoe ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Delias aglaia ; Joannis,1901 : 328. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Delias aglaia thyra ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 133. (Annam)
Delias aglaia tonkiniana ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 133. (Tonkin)
Delias aglaia thyra ; Godfrey,1919 : 464. (Lam Dang: Dalat)
Delias aglaia ; Vitalis,1919 : 217. (Tonkin)
Delias thyra ; Vitalis,1919 : 217. (Tonkin)
Delias tonkiniana ; Vitalis,1919 : 217. (Tonkin)
Delias aglaia f. thyra ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 18. (Annam)
Delias aglaia f. tonkiniana ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 18. (Tonkin)
Delias aglaia ; Lemée,1950 : 5. (Hanoi)
Delias aglaia aglaia ; Metaye,1957 : 85. (N / C / S)
Delias aglaia thyra ; Metaye,1957 : 85. (C)
Delias aglaia tonkiniana ; Metaye,1957 : 85. (N)
Delias pasithoe tonkiniana ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 19, figs.6:20♀,7:1♂,2♂(Un),10:35(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Delias pasithoe ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Luong et al.,2004 : 2, 30, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Delias pasithoe ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 38. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Delias pasithoe nigrescens ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 10, figs.Pi-1,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Delias pasithoe pasithoea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 15. (N: Lai Chau)
Delias pasithoe thyra ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 15. (N / C)
Delias pasithoe nigrescens ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 15. (S)

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Mae Hong Son : 10♂ 1♀.

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Phayao : 2♂ 1♀.

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Loei : 1♂.

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Phetchabun : 1♂.

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Saraburi : 2♂ (photo by T.Aoyama and M.Hayashi).

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Oudomxai : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Xiang Khouang : 2♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Bolikhamxai : 5♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Khammouan : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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Vinh Phuc : 1♂ 1♀.

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The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 250 - 1600m) and males are territorial on canopies at 9:00 to 10:30. Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The markings on the upperside of both sexes are quite variable, and more subject to seasonal and individual variation than to geographic variation. The markings tend to decrease from east to west and north to south, suggesting that it is a large cline. All taxa described from the continental area, India to China, belong to this range of individual variation and cannot be clearly separated. These names were given to individuals of extreme variation. The different variations and intermediate individuals occur even in the same region.

Linnaeus, C.,1758 : Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis.
Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. (Edition 10). 1(Animalia):[iv]+824pp.

Linnaeus, C.,1767 : Systema naturae. Editio duodecima, reformata.
Stockholm 1(2):533-1327 + [16] pp.

Drury, D.,1770-1782 : Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects.
London, B. White. 1: xxviii + 130 pp., 50 pls. ([23 April] 1770); 2: vii + 90 + [4] pp., 50 pls. ([14 May] 1773); 3: xxvi + 76 + [2] pp., 50 pls. ([22 July] 1782)

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
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.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)

Fruhstorfer,1905 : Neue Rhopaloceren.
Ins. Börse 22:36.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1905 : Neue Pieriden.
Ent. Zeit. 19(14):75-76.

Talbot, G.,1928 : New forms of Delias (Lep. Pieridae)
Bull. Hill Mus. 2(1):38-44.

Talbot, G..1937 : A Monograph of the Genus Delias (6):261-656, 48 pls.
British Museum Natural History.

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : The Linnaean Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 2.
Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond (B)10(2):17-27.

Dufrane, A.,1947 : Pieridae
Bull. Annls. Soc. ent. Belg. 83(1/2):46‑73.

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond (B)18(9-10):191-199.

Morishita, K.,1979 : Delias pasithoe and its allies
Chōchō (The Rhopalocerists' Magazine) 2(2):2-27. (in Japanese)

Yata, O.,1981 : Pieridae, in: Tsukada (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands 2, Pieridae, Danaidae.
Plapac co., Ltd., Tokyo. pp.205-438, pls.1-84. (in Japanese)

Yagishita, A., Nakano, S. & Morita, S.,1993 : An Illustrated List of the Genus Delias Hübner of the World.
409 pls, 384 pp, Khepera Publishers, Tokyo. (in Japanese)

Chou, I., Zhang, Y. L. & Wang, Y. L.,2001 : New species new subspecies and new record of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from China, III
Entomotaxomonia 23(1):38-46.

Jakusch, J.,2003 : Eine neue Unterart von Delias pasithoe Linnaeus 1758 aus Guizhou/China (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Benchte des Kreises Nurnberger Entomologen 19:43-47.

♂, Nan, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♀, Saraburi, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)	♀, Saraburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
♂+♀ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2024.04.30.