Charaxes kahruba (Moore, 1895)

Charaxes kahruba ♂ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Un. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Charaxes kahruba ♂ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Un. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Charaxes kahruba ♂ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Un. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Charaxes kahruba ♂ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♂ Un. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Up. Charaxes kahruba ♀ Un.
♂, Vinh Phu, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Haridra kahruba Moore, 1895
OD : Lep. Ind. 2(23):235, pl.171, figs.1,♂, 1a♂(Un), 1b♀, 1c♀(Un).
TL : 'Sikkim; Sylhet; Cachar; Khasia Hills; Burma'.
Distribution : Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan.
Charaxes kahruba map

Synonym

Charaxes kahruba yunnanensis Li & Xie, 1994 : in Chou, Monograph. Rhop. Sin. 2:421, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un), 760. TL. Yunnan.


Type Materials Information

yunnanensis : Holotype ♂, 24.May.1984. Mengla, 610m, Yunnan ; Allotype ♀, Yunnan.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Charaxes kahruba ; Godfrey,1927 : 124. (N)
Charaxes kahruba ; Godfrey,1930 : 303. (Chiang Mai)
Charaxes kahruba ; Pinratana,1979 : 107, figs.N180,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 97, pl.73,figs.184,♂,♀(Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 482, pl.215, figs.N197,♂,♂(Un),♀(bottom,right). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 372, pl.159, figs.N200,♂,♂(Un),♀(bottom),♀(bottom,Un). (in part)
Charaxes kahruba ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 131, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Muang Shone)

[ LAOS ]
Charaxes kahruba ; Masui & Uehara,1995 : 5, pl.2, figs.4,5. (Saravan; Xiang Khouang)
Charaxes kahruba ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 209, pl.84, figs.♂,♀. (Thateng; Xiang Khouang)
Charaxes kahrubax ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.

[ VIETNAM ]
Charaxes kahruba f. kahruba ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 47. (Tonkin: Ha-giang)
Charaxes kahruba ; Metaye,1957 : 99. (N)
Charaxes kahruba kahruba ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 24, fig.N-133,♂. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Charaxes kahruba ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 42. (N: Tuyen Quang / C: Quang Binh; Lam Dong)
Charaxes kahruba ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):101-102, pl.18, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Tam Dao / C: Pu Hoat; Phong Nha Ke Bang; Chu Yang Sin)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 6♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1300m) and is more cautious than other species.
Individuals that occur during the dry season have a brighter color on the underside of both wings.


Literature

Moore, F.,[1893]-[1896] : Lepidoptera Indica. Rhopalocera. Vol.2.
Family Nymphalidae. Sub-families Satyrinae (continued), Elymniinae, Amathusiinae, Nymphalinae (Group Charaxina).
London, L.Reeve & Co. 2(13): 1-32, pl.95-100 ([1893]); (14): 33-64, pl.101-107 ([1893]); (15): 65-88, pl.108-114 ([1893]); (16): 89-112, pl.115-122 (1893); (17): 113-136, pl.123-130 (1894); (18): 137-160, pl.131-138 (1894); (19): 161-176, pl.139-146 (1894); (20): 177-192, pl.147-154 (1895); (21): 193-208, pl.155-162 (1895); (22): 209-232, pl.163-170 (1895); (23): 233-248, pl.171-180 (1895); (24): 249-274, pl.181-190 ([1896]).

Chou, I. (ed.),1994 : Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium.
2 vols., 854 pp. Henan Scientific and Technological Publishing House.

Lang, S.Y.,2009 : A Study on the systematics of Nymphalidae (excepting Satyrinae) from China (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Beijing, P.R.China.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae
456 pp, 32 col. + 41 black&white pls. Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice.


Charaxes kahruba ♂ Charaxes kahruba ♂
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Charaxes kahruba ♂ Charaxes kahruba ♂
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Charaxes kahruba ♂
♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

2006.12.09 - 2024.11.30.

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