Ypthima philomela peguana  Evans, 1923

Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Up. Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Un. Ypthima philomela peguana ♀ Up. Ypthima philomela peguana ♀ Un.
♂, Champasak, Laos. ♀, Champasak, Laos.
Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Up. Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Un. Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Up. Ypthima philomela peguana ♂ Un.
♂, Champasak, Laos. ♂, Champasak, Laos.

ON : Ypthima philomela peguana Evans, 1923
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(3):786, pls.31-16.
TL : N.Burma. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam.
Ypthima philomela peguana map

Type Materials Information

Syntypes 1♂, Rh6195, 2.13. Pegu, Yoma. (NHML, examined) ; 1♀, Rh6196, 2.13. Pegu, Yoma. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 211, pl.96, fig.♂(Un). (Pak Xong)
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Uémura,2005 : 2, fig.10 map. (Paksong)
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49.

[ VIETNAM ]
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Uémura & Monastyrskii,2004 : 28, figs.2w, 3A(♂genitalia), 6.1,♂(wsf), 6.2,♂(wsf), 6.3,♂(dsf). (C: Da Lat / S: Loc Ninh; Cat Tien)
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 120-121, pl.32, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (C: Da Lat / S: Loc Ninh; Cat Tien)
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Kishi et al.,2011 : 55, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Dak Nong: Quang Son)
Ypthima philomela peguana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 26. (C / S)


Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is found in secondary forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 900 - 1100m). This is a very localized species, but is common in its habitat.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1923 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part III.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29(3):780-797, 4 pls.

Kishi, K., Saito. T. & Yamaguchi, S.,2011 :
The record of some species of the genus Ypthima Hübner,1818 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from southern part of central Vietnam
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 59:55-56.


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A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.