Ethope noirei  (Janet, 1896)

Ethope noirei ♂ Up. Ethope noirei ♂ Un. Ethope noirei ♀ Up. Ethope noirei ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ethope noirei ♂ Up. Ethope noirei ♂ Un. Ethope noirei ♀ Up. Ethope noirei ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Phrae, Thailand.

ON : Zethera noirei Janet, 1896
OD : Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1896(9):216.
TL : Tonkin. (NHML)
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.China.
Ethope noirei map

Synonym

Anadebis diademoides batmara Fruhstorfer, 1907 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 20:255, fig.♂. TL. Chiem-Hoa, Central-Tonkin. (NHML)


Type Materials Information

noirei :
Lectotype ♂, Son Tay, Tonkin. designated by Vane-Wright & Higgins,1972 (NHML)
Cotype 1♂, Cai Kinh, Tonkin. 1899. (MNHN)
batmara : Lectotype ♂, Chien-Hoa, C.Tonkin. designated by Vane-Wright & Higgins,1972. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Anadebis diademoides batmara ; Godfrey,1916 : 122. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Anadebis batmara ; Godfrey,1927 : 121. (N)
Anadebis batmara ; Godfrey,1930 : 247-248. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai)
Ethope noirei ; Pinratana,1988 : 18, pl.18, fig.43,♀. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok; Chaiyaphum)
Ethope noirei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 260, pl.102, fig.S49,♀. (Chiang Dao)
Ethope noirei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 258, pl.101, figs.N84,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Ethope noirei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum) (accessed: 2023.07.01)
Ethope noirei ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 159, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Ban Salok; Doi Pa Chang; Thung Saleng Luang)

[ LAOS ]
Anadebis diademoides f.batmara ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Pak-Lay; Ban-Vang-Hoc)
Ethope noirei ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 65, pl.88, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Nam Moh)
Ethope noirei ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.88, fig.♂. (Oudomxay)
Ethope noirei ; Uémura,2003 : 2, fig.14 map.
Ethope noirei ; Uémura,2007 : 1, fig.2 map. (near Ban Lat Khoay)
Ethope noirei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2008 : 6-7, figs.6,♂,7,♂. (Attapeu; Oudomxay)
Ethope noirei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Ethope noirei ; Onodera,2022 : 54, pl.163, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Oudomxai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Anadebis diademoides batmara ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 328. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Anadebis batmara ; Vitalis,1919 : 223. (Tonkin)
Anadebis diademoides f.batmara ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Anadebis batmara ; Lemée,1950 : 8. (Backan)
Anadebis diademoides batmara ; Metaye,1957 : 103. (N)
Ethope noirei ; Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 45, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Ethope noirei ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 53,57, figs.5:4,♂,5,♂(Un), fig.9:23(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Ethope noirei ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 39-40, pl.7, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Tam Dao; Ba Be; Kim Hy; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang)
Ethope noirei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 21. (N / C: to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Oudomxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 900m) and is frequently found around bamboo forest. Males are territorial on undergrowth.


Literature

Janet, A.,1896 : Description de nouvelles especes de Lepidopteres du Tonkin..
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1896(9):215-216.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1907 : Eine neue Anadebis aud Tonkin und Uebersicht der bekannten Arten.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 20:253-255.


Ethope noirei ♂ Ethope noirei ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ethope noirei ♂ Ethope noirei ♂
♂(ab.), Phetchabun, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ethope noirei ♂ Ethope noirei ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ethope noirei ♂ Ethope noirei ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.12.27 - 2023.07.31.

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