Neope pulahoides pulahoides

Neope pulahoides pulahoides (Moore, 1892)


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

♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♂, Lampang, Thailand.

ON : Blanaida pulahoides Moore, 1892
OD : Lep. Ind. 1(12): 304-305, pl.94, fig.2,♂.
TL : 'Naga Hills [Nagaland, NE.India]; Karen Hills, [Kayah State, Myanmar]; E.Pegu [Bago Region, Myanmar]'. (NHML)

Distribution : NE.India, Myanmar, SE.Tibet, NW.Yunnan, Thailand.

Synonyms

Neope pulahoides xizangana Wang, 1994 : In: Chou, Monograph. Rhop. Sin. : 756, pl.347, figs.♂, ♂(Un). TL. "Linzhi, Xizang" [Nyingchi, Xizang, Tibet].
Neope chayuensis Huang, 2002 : Atalanta 33(3/4): 363-364, pl.xxiiia, figs.1(HT,♂), 3(HT,♂Un). TL. Chayu, S.E.Tibet.

Type Materials Information

pulahoides : Syntype ♂, Rh2644, Naga Hills; Karen Hills, East Pegu. (NHML)
chayuensis : Holotype ♂, 2.Aug.2000. Tiyu, Chayu, S.E.Tibet ; Paratypes: 6♂, Jul.2000. to Aug. Lower Chayu and Tiyu, Tibet.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neope pulaha pulahoides ; Pinratana,1988 : 15, pl.17, figs.33,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neope pulaha pulahoides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 252, pl.98, figs.S37,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Mae Sariang)
Neope pulaha pulahoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 252, pl.98, figs.N73,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Mae Sariang)
Neope pulaha pulahoides ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 173, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok)
Neope pulahoides pulahoides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2023.07.01)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂.

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ (incl. photo), (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Lampang : 5♂ (incl. photo).

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

Tak: 1♂ (photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1800m).

Literature

Moore, F.,1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.1. Rhopalocera. Family Nymphalidae.
1(12): 273-310 (Dec.1892), London, L.Reeve & Co.

Fujioka, T.,1970 : Butterflies collected by the Lepidopterological Research Expedition to Nepal Himalaya,1963.
Spec. Bull. Lep. Soc. Jap. 4: 1-125.

Chou, I. (ed.),1994 : Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium.
2 vols., 854 pp. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.

Huang, H.,2002 : Some new satyrids of the tribe Lethini from China (Lepidoptera, Satyridae).
Atalanta 33(3/4): 361-372, col.pls.xix-xxiiia.

Lang, S.Y.,2017 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part II. Satyrinae (partim), Satyrini (partim), Subtribes Eritina, Ragadiina, Lethina, Parargina.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 200 pp, 24 col + 15 b/w plates, 170 distribution maps.

Lang, S.Y.,2023 : Notes on Neope pulahoides (Moore, [1892]) and Neope leechi Okano & Okano, 1984 stat. nov. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Atalanta 54(3/4): 373-379.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Lampang, Thailand.

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

♂, Tak, Thailand.

2019.01.31 - 2025.03.31.