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. |
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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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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: K. Chaianunporn & T. Chaianunporn,2019 : 86. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides: 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 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.
Lovell Reeve & Co., London, 4(37/41): 1–112, pls. 287–324. (1899)
Fruhstorfer, H, 1912. 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 593–616. (25.Sep.1912)
Tsukada, E, 1985. In: Tsukada, E. (Ed.), Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands IV. Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 558 pp., (158 pls.). (in Japanese)
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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