Helcyra superba superba  Leech, 1890

Helcyra superba superba ♂ Up. Helcyra superba superba ♂ Un. Helcyra superba superba ♀ Up. Helcyra superba superba ♀ Un.
♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Helcyra superba Leech, 1890
OD : Entomologist 23:189-190.
TL : Chia-Kou-Ho, Moupin.
Distribution : Vietnam, China.
Helcyra superba superba map

Synonym

Helcyra superba wiensis Yoshino, 1997 : Neo Lepidoptera 2:5. figs.30(HT,♂),31(HT,♂Un),32(PT,♀),33(PT,♀Un). TL. Lishui, S.Zhejinang [Zhejiang]. (♂, in coll. K.Yoshino)


Type Materials Information

wiensis :
Holotype ♂, Jun.1996. Lishui, South of Zhejinang [Zhejiang], China. (in Bred) (in coll. K.Yoshino)
Paratypes 3♂, same as holotype ; 2♀, Jun.1996. Mt.Wuyi, North of Fujian. (in Bred) (in coll. K.Yoshino)


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Helcyra superba superba ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 43. (N: Ha Giang)
Helcyra superba superba ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):65, pl.6, figs.2a♀,2b♀(Un). (N: Ha Giang)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

This is the first record from Vietnam.


Literature

Leech, J.H.,1890 : New species of lepidoptera from China.
Entomologist 23:187-192.

Yoshino, K.,1997 : New Butterflies from China 2.
Neo Lepidoptera 1(2):1-8.66 figs.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part I. Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 456 pp, 32 col + 41 b/w pls, distribution maps.


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