Lethe gulnihal peguana
(Moore, 1892)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Rangbia peguana Moore, 1892
OD : Lep. Ind. 1(10): 235-236.
TL : "E.Pegu, Burma" [E.Bago Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, S.Yunnan, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
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Synonym
Lethe gulnihal peguana forma issa Fruhstorfer, 1911 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:323. TL. "Saipha, Oberbirma [N.Myanmar]".
Type Material Information
peguana ;
Syntype ♂, Rh2548, Karen Hills, East Pegu. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Pinratana,1988 : 14, pl.16, figs.31,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lethe bhairava ; Pinratana,1988 : 14, pl.16, figs.32,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 252, pl.98, figs.S34,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lethe bhairava ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 252, pl.98, figs.S35,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 250, pl.97, figs.N70,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 173, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon)
[ LAOS ]
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.91, fig.♂. (Phong Saly)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Uémura,2003 : 5, fig.32 map, fig.43,♂. (Phong Saly; Xam Neua)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Onodera,2022 : 56, pl.166, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Chamlong)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 62, pl.17, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un). (N: Ngai Tio)
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 22. (N / C)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ (photo).
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Chiang Mai : 10♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Lampang : 2♂.
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Nan : 3♂ (incl. photo).
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[ LAOS ]
Phongsaly : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Luang Prabang : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1800m).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
Literature
Moore, F.,1890-1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.I. Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
1(1)-(5):1-112, 1890 ; (6)-(8):113-176, 1891 ; (9)-(12):177-310, 1892. L.Reeve & Co., London.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1911 : 4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
313-328. (25.Apr.1911)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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