Catopsilia scylla cornelia

Catopsilia scylla cornelia (Fabricius, 1787)


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chonburi, Thailand.

ON : Papilio cornelia Fabricius, 1787
OD : Mantissa Ins. 2:21.
TL : 'Trauquebariae' ['Pulau Salang [Phuket, Thailand] or Malay Peninsula'].

Distribution : Great Nicobar, S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra,
Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Catopsilia scylla scylla ; Fruhstorfer,1910 : 163. (Siam)
Catopsilia scylla sidra ; Godfrey,1916 : 116. (Bangkok)
Catopsilia scylla sidra ; Godfrey,1930 : 229. (all over)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Pinratana,1983 : 26, pl.21, figs.45,♂,♀. (Bangkok; Chonburi; Chumphon; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Phang Nga; Prachuap Khiri Khan; Sara Buri)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 46, figs.42,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 168, pl.56, figs.Pi49,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok; Chiang Mai; Ban Hong; Trat: Koh Chang)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 151, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Mouk Lek; Sarika; Nakohn Nayok; Bangkok; Bang Sarrey; Kao Chamaoh; Kao Soi Dao; Kanchanaburi; Haadjai)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 168, pl.56, figs.Pi49,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Bangkok; Chiang Mai; Ban Hong; Koh Chang)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kanchanaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2024.04.13)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 201, fig.Abb.Pi-096. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 51, col.pl.12, fig.♂ ; pl.27, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un),7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Ban Houei Sai; Pakse; Vientiane; Nam Ngum Dam)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 203, pl.40, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao; Xiang Khouang)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 40. (Thakhek; Nakai)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Onodera,2022 : 19, pl.74, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan; Beungra; Xaisomboun: Nam Phang)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs,♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Catopsilia scylla ; Onodera,2007 : 22. (Rattanakiri: Ta Veaeng)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Kep; Koh Kong; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Catopsilia scylla scylla ; Metaye,1957 : 87. (N / C / S)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Luong et al.,2004 : 2. (Cuc Phuong)
Catopsilia scylla ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 39. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, figs.Pi-28,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Madagui; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien; Ho Chi Minh)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Nihira,2009 : 98. (Phu Quoc)
Catopsilia scylla cornelia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Chonburi : 4♂ 2♀.

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

Chanthaburi : 2♂.

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

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 600m) and is frequently found at parks or gardens. Both sexes visit flowers.
Corbet (1941:105) suggested that the type specimen of cornelia was obtained from "Pulau Salang" [Phuket] or the Malay Peninsula.

Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp

Corbet, A.S.,1941 : Observations on Certain of the Fabrician Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera (Lepid.)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)10(6):98-106.

Kunte, K., Sondhi, S. & Roy, P.,2010- : Butterflies of India
Butterflies of India, v.4.12. Catopsilia scylla (accessed: 2023.03.27)

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

1996.10.31 - 2024.04.30.