Chitoria ulupi ulupi

Chitoria ulupi ulupi (Doherty, 1889)


♂, Phong Saly, Laos.		♂, Phong Saly, Laos.

ON : Potamis ulupi Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 58(1): 125–126, pl.10, fig.2,♂.
TL : Assam.

Distribution : Bhutan, N.E.India, Myanmar, Yunnan, N.Laos, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Apatura florenciae Tytler, 1911; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21(1): 56–57, pl.A, figs.5,♂, 6,♂(Un); TL: "Naga Hills" [Nagaland, N.E.India].
Apatura fulva dubernardi Oberthür, 1912; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 6: 313, pl.101, figs.958,♂, 959,♀, 960,♀; TL: "Tse-kou" [Yanmen, N.W.Yunnan].
Apatura florenciae ♀var. albopunctata Tytler, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23(3): 503; TL: "Naga Hills" [Nagaland, N.E India].
Apatura ulupi kalaurica Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(3): 580, pl.2, fig.9,♂; TL: "Kalam, Southern Shan State" [S.Shan State, Myanmar].
Apatura ulupi mai Tytler, 1940; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42: 111; TL: "Loimwe, S.Shan State" [Loimwe, S.Shan State, Myanmar].

Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Apatura ulupi: Vitalis,1919 : 232. (Laos)
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Masui & Uehara,1994 : 5, figs.27,♂,♂(Un) ; 6, figs.28,♀,♀(Un). (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Chitoria ulupi: Koiwaya & Wakahara,1998 : 7, figs.22–25(Larva), 26(Pupa),27,♂. (Nong Het)
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Osada et al.,1999 : 208, pl.72, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀. (Phong Saly)
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Onodera,2022 : 48, pl.142, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha)
Chitoria ulpi ulpi: Masui,2025 : 212, pl.27, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (N.Laos)

[ VIETNAM ]
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 43. (N; C)
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):61–62, pl.5, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien)
Chitoria ulupi ulupi: Saito & Vu,2020a : 177. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)
Chitoria ulpi ulpi: Masui,2025 : 212, pl.28, figs.♂,♂(Un); pl.29, figs.♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (N.Vietnam)
Chitoria ulpi ulpi: Masui,2025 : 212, pl.29, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (C.Vietnam: Kon Tum)

Specimens Examined

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

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

Phong Saly : 2♂.

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

Notes

Literature

Doherty, W, 1889. Notes on Assam Butterflies.
Journal of the asiatic Society of Bengal (Part II), 58(1): 118–134, pl. 10.

Tytler, H, 1911. Notes on butterflies from the Naga Hills.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 21(1): 48–65, pl. A.

Oberthür, C, 1912. Explication des planches.
Études de Lépidoptérologie Comparée, 6: 312–315, pls. 100-104.

Tytler, H, 1915. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 2.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 23(3): 502–515, pl. 1–2.

Tytler, H, 1926. Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 31: 248–260, pls. 1,4 ; (3):579–590, pl. 2,3–5.

Tytler, H, 1940. Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 & 2.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 41(2): 235–252 ; 42(1): 109–123.

Masui, A, 2021. Taxonomic revision of the ulupi-species group of the genus Chitoria, with descriptions of a new species from Tibet and a new subspecies from north Yunnan (Nymphalidae, Apaturinae).
Butterflies, 87: 4–31.


♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♂, Phong Saly, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

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