Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides
Moore, 1899
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. |
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
ON :
Chersonesia rahrioides Moore, 1899
OD : Lep. Ind. 4(39): 56-57, pl.307, figs.4, 4a,(♂,♀).
TL : 'Burma [Myanmar]; Upper Tenasserim [Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar]'.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
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● ssp.rahrioides |
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● ssp.intermedia |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Chersonesia rahria rahrioides: Godfrey,1930 : 277. (Pak Jong)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Pinratana,1979 : 40, figs.N57b♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (partim)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 43, pl.25, fig.59a♂. (Chiang Mai; Phisanulok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Nayok; Rayong)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 27, fig.70,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Chersonesia rahrioides: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 386, pl.167, figs.N62,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Chersonesia rahrioides: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N345,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Kimura et al.,2016 : 119, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Thung Saleng Luang; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Chamaoh; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF.)
Chersonesia intermedia intermedia: Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: S.Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Chaiyaphum; Sa Kaeo; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2026.07.07)
[ LAOS ]
Chersonesia rahrioides f. rahrioides: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 39. (Laos)
Chersonesia rahrioides ssp.: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 56, pl.54, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng)
Chersonesia intermedia intermedia: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 57, pl.54, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Osada et al.,1999 : 206, pl.51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Boung Kuang; Vang Vieng)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thabeng; Thakhek)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Onodera,2022 : 33, pl.106, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Natung)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Chersonesia intermedia: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Kampot; Pursat; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Chersonesia rahrioides: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 593. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Chersonesia rahrioides: Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Tonkin)
Chersonesia rahrioides f. rahrioides: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 39. (Tonkin)
Chersonesia rahrioides: Metaye,1957 : 95. (N)
Chersonesia intermedia intermedia: Miyazaki et al.,2006b : 20, figs.N-39,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 34. (N / C / S)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):149, pl.32, fig.6a♂,6b♂(Un). (N: Ba Be; Na Hang / C: Pu Yen; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Cat Tien / S: Nam Cat Tien; Lo Go Xa Mat; Nghia Trung)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 6♂.
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Chiang Mai : 7♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Chanthaburi : 1♂ 2♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (250–550 m a.s.l.).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
Males are territorial on trees and often settle on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
Literature
Moore, F.,1899 : Lepidoptera Indica vol.4.
4(37/41): 1-112, pls.287-324 (1899), London, Lovell Reeve & Co.
Tsukada, E.,1985 : In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands IV. Nymphalidae (1).
Tokyo, Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. (158 col. pls.) (in Japanese)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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