Faunis eumeus incerta

Faunis eumeus incerta (Staudinger, 1887)


♂, Nong Khai, Thailand.		♀, Nong Khai, Thailand.

♂, Luang Phabang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)		♂, Luang Phabang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

♂, Sekong, Laos.		♀, Sekong, Laos.

♂ genitalia, Nong Khai, Thailand.

ON : Clerome eumeus var.incerta Staudinger, 1887
OD : In: Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1(16): 202.
TL : 'Philippinen' [recte N.Vietnam].

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

	● ssp.eumeus
	● ssp.incerta
	● ssp.

Synonym

Clerome eumeus forma moiarum Fruhstorfer, 1905; Soc. Ent. 20(5): 34; TL: "Dran, Südl. Annam" [Dalat, Lam Dong, C.Vietnam].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Faunis eumeus incerta: Godfrey,1930 : 257. ('"Me Song forest, Prae" [Mae Song, Phrae]')
Faunis eumeus incerta: Pinratana,1983 : 47, 61, pl.26, figs.2,♀,♂(Un). ('Prae' Nong Khai)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 308, pl.126, figs.A2,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phrae') (partim)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 308, pl.126, figs.N148,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phrae') (partim)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Kimura et al.,2016 : 139, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Bung Khaan' [Bueng Kan]) (partim)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2026– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Bueng Kan) (accessed: 2026.07.22)

[ LAOS ]
Faunis eumeus f. incerta: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Nape)
Faunis eumeus f. moiarum: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Laos)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 66, pl.92, figs.5,♀,6,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Nishimura,1999 : 13. (Xiang Khoang: Ban Nam Hom; Kham Mouan: Thakhek; Ban Lao; Chan Pasak: Huai Nam Chang)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Osada et al.,1999 : 212, pl.97, figs.♂,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Thateng)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 44. (Namdhua; Thakhek; Thabeng)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Uémura,2005 : 3, fig.19,map. (Muang Kham; Phong Si; Nam Dhua; Thateng)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Uémura,2007 : 5, fig.30,map. (C: near border to Vietnam; Ban Lat Khoay)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Uémura,2011 : 4. (C: Phon Si; S: near Taot; Attapu to border)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 49.
Faunis eumeus incerta: Onodera,2022 : 65, pl.186, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai: Khammouan: Nakai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Faunis eumeus incerta: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 406. (Tonkin; Annam)
Faunis eumeus incerta ab. moiarum: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 406. (Annam)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Godfrey,1919 : 467. (S: Lang Bian)
Faunis incerta: Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Tonkin)
Faunis moiarum: Vitalis,1919 : 225. (Annam)
Faunis eumeus f. incerta: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Tonkin: Vietri; Annam)
Faunis eumeus f. moiarum: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 32. (Annam; Cochin-China: Gyarai)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Metaye,1957 : 99. (N; C)
Faunis eumeus moiarum: Metaye,1957 : 99. (C; S)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Nishimura,1999 : 13–14. (Ha Nam Ninh: Cuc Phuong; Khanh Hoa: Nha Trang; Phu Huu; Lam Dong: Bao Loc)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Ikeda et al.,1999 : 57, fig.7:15,♂,16,♂(Un),8:1,♀, fig.9:37(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Luong et al.,2004 : 4, 51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Faunis eumeus: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 34, figs.S-41,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri: Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Monastyrskii,2011 : 78–80, pl.15, figs.2c♂,2d♂(Un),2e♀(f. moiarum),2f♀(f. moiarum,Un). (N: Ba Vi; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Bay Tu Long; C: Xuan Lien; Huong Son; Pu Mat; Vu Quag; Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Bach Ma; Ba Na; Son Thanh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Cat Loc; S: Nam Cat Tien)
Faunis eumeus incerta: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 28. (N; C; S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nong Khai : 2♂ 2♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 5♂ (photo by H.Onodera)

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

Oudomxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Sekong : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at moderate elevations.
This taxon has a highly individual and geographic variation. Godfrey (1930) recorded this taxon from 'Me Song, Prae', but it is rather doubtful. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.

Literature

Staudinger, O, 1887. Exotische Tagfalter in systematischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten.
In: Staudinger, O. & E. Schatz, Exotische Schmetterlinge. Fürth, G. Löwensohn, 1(16): 195–214, pls. 86–90 (1887).

Fruhstorfer, H, 1905. Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem indo-malay-ischen Gebiet.
Societas Entomologica, 20(5): 33–35. (1.Jun.1905)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1911. 5. Familie: Amathusiidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 403–408. (15.Aug.1911)

Nishimura, M, 1999. A review of the genus Aemona Hewitson (Lpidoptera, Nymphalidae), with descriptions of a new genus and a new species from North Myanmar.
Tyô to Ga, 50(1): 1–15, 67 figs.

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