Ypthima atra

Ypthima atra Cantile & Norman, 1959


♂, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)		♀, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

♂, 2018.09.29. Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Ypthima atra Cantile & Norman, 1959
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 1959:56(1): 69-71.
TL : "Kangpokpi, Manipur" [Kangpokpi, Manipur, NE.India]. (NHML)

Distribution : Manipur, N.Myanmar, Yunnan, N.Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian.

Type Material Information

Lectotype ♂, Rh18152, Kangpokpi, Manipur. designated by Eliot,1967. (NHML)
Paratypes 1♂, 22.Sep.1957. Kangphohpi [Kangpokpi], 4000 ft. (NZC) ; 1♀, 5.Oct.1958. Kangpohpi [Kangpokpi], 4000 ft.. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 261-262, fig.♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ypthima atra atra ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 25, figs.9,♂,9v♂(Un). (Nan: Pua Dist.)
Ypthima atra atra ; Inayoshi,2023-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, 1♂, 1♀. (Nan) (31.Mar.2025 last updated ; 30.Sep.2025 changed.)

[ LAOS ]
Ypthima atra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2005 : 35,37, fig.3. (near Sam Neua: Phu Pan; Phu Phakang; Xieng Khouang: Muang Kham)
Ypthima atra ; Uémura,2006 : 7, fig.38,map. (Phu Pan near Sam Neua; Phu Phakang near Sam Neua; near Muang Kham)
Ypthima atra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49, pl.9, figs.Sa-76,♂,♂(Un). (Houa Phan: Ban Saleui)
Ypthima atra ; Onodera,2022 : 62, pl.183, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha)
Ypthima atra ; Inayoshi,2006-2023 : Butterflies in Indo-China, 1♂, 1♀. (Xieng Khouang) (31.Jan.2023 last updated ; 31.Oct.2023 changed.)
Ypthima atra atra ; Uémura, Y.,2023 : 8. (Xiang Khouang)
Ypthima atra atra ; Inayoshi,2023-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, 1♂, 1♀. (Xieng Khouang) (31.Mar.2025 last updated ; 30.Sep.2025 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ypthima atra ; Uémura & Monastyrskii,2004 : 21, figs.2b, 4.5,♂. (N: Xuan Lac; Sinh Long)
Ypthima atra ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 107-108, pl.29, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Lung Litop; Na Hang; Sinh Long)
Ypthima atra ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 26. (N: Bac Can)
Ypthima atra ; Inayoshi,2006-2023 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Jan.2023 last updated ; 31.Oct.2023 changed.)
Ypthima atra atra ; Uémura, Y.,2023 : 8. (N.Vietnam: Bac Can; Tuyen Quang)
Ypthima atra atra ; Inayoshi,2023-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Mar.2025 last updated ; 30.Sep.2025 changed.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nan : Pua dist. 2♂ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici), (1♂ genitalia dissected).
2018.09.29. 1♂, Y.Inayoshi & A.Giudici (YI).

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

[ LAOS ]
Xieng Khouang : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

This is the first record from Thailand and is found and confirmed by Y.Inayoshi and Antonio Giudici on 29.Sep.2018 at Pua dist., Nan.
The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at high elevations (Alt. 1600 - 1700m).

Literature

Cantlie K. & Norman, T.,1959 : Notes on the butterfly genus Ypthima.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56(1): 66-71.

Uémura, Y.,2020 : A synonymic list of the sakra-group of the genus Ypthima Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Bull. Toyosato Mus. Ent. (30): 1-20.

Uémura, Y.,2023 : Identification Guide to the sakra-group of the Genus Ypthima Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Evolutionary Sciences 22: 3-20.

Ding, C.Z. & Lang, S.Y.,2025 : Notes on Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards and its closely related species (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae).
Zootaxa 5659(1): 117–126.


♂, 2018.09.29. Nan, Thailand.	♂, 2018.09.29. Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Nan, Thailand.

2006.06.03 - 2025.09.30.