Danaus chrysippus chrysippus

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)


♂, Chonburi, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Papilio chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
OD : Syst. nat. (ed.10) 1:471, fig.81.
TL : 'Aegypto ; America' [Canton, China].

Distribution : Arabia to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China,
Taiwan, Japan, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman,
Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines.

Synonyms
(--- The taxon marked with an asterisk is cited from other literature and I have not been able to confirm the original description.)

∗ "Papilio aegyptius Schreber, 1759 : Nov. Spec. Ins. :9, figs.11,12."
Limnas alcippoides Moore, 1883 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(2):238, pl.31, fig.1. TL. Nepal.
Limnas bowringi Moore, 1883 : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(2):239. TL. Hong Kong.
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus f. amplifascia Talbot, 1943 : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 93(1):122. TL. India ; Hong Kong ; Tonkin.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Danais chrysippus chrysippus ; Godfrey,1916 : 117.
Danaida chrysippus vataviana [sic] ; Pendlebury,1923 : 30. (Padang Besar)
Danaida chrysippus chrysippus ; Godfrey,1927 : 121. (N)
Danaida chrysippus chrysippus ; Godfrey,1930 : 233. (all over)
Danaida chrysippus bataviana ; Godfrey,1930 : 234. (P)
Danaida chrysippus bataviana ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Pinratana,1977 : 67, figs.D1a♂,♂(Un). (all over)
Danaus chrysippus alcippoides ; Pinratana,1977 : 67, figs.D1b♂,♂(Un). (P)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 55,71, pl.70, figs.1,♂,♂(f. alcippoides). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 19, fig.46,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 47. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 48, fig.73,♂[♀]. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.22 ; accessed: 2024.04.30)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 184, pl.64, figs.D1,♂,♂(Un),♀,♂(f. alcippoides). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂(Un),♀. (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.10.30)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 184, pl.64, figs.N1,♂,♂(Un),♀,♂(f. alcippoides). (Bangkok; Kanchanaburi)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Pathum Thani; Nakhon Nayok; Bangkok; Trat) (accessed: 2024.04.30)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 25, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thoeu; Sarika; Pattaya; Bang Phra; Bangkok; Kaeng Choei; Kanchanaburi; Ka Chong; Haadjai)

[ LAOS ]
Anosia chrysippus chrysippus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 51, pl.31, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (Vientiane; Tha Ngone; Ban Houei Sai; Nam Ngum Dam)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 204, pl.42, fig.♂. (Nong Het)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Onodera,2022 : 22, pl.77, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Beungna)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Kosterin,2019 : 102. (Koh Kong)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Kosterin,2020 : 323, fig.42,♂(Un). (Preah Vihear)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Battambang; Koh Kong; Kratie; Mondulkiri; Phnom Penh; Preah Sihanouk; Preah Vihear; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Danais chrysippus ; Joannis,1901 : 315. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Danais chrysippus chrysippus ; Godfrey,1919 : 465. (S: Daban)
Danais chrysippus ; Lemée,1950 : 6. (Hagiang; Hanoi; Sontay)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Metaye,1957 : 100. (N / C / S)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Metaye,1958a : 152, pl.1, fig.1,♂. (all over)
Panlymnas chrysippus chrysippus ; Morishita,1970 : 64. (Trai Bi; Dinh Quan; Cap St. Jaques)
Anosia chrysippus chrysippus ; Ikeda et al.,1999 : 50, figs.1:1,♀,2,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Danaus chrysippus ; Vu,2003 : 56. (Phu Quoc)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 3, 36, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, figs.D-1,♂,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien; Ho Chi Minh)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Monastyrskii,2011 : 27-28, pl.1, figs.1a♂[♀],1b♀(Un). (N: Ba Be; Huu Lien; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cuc Phuong / C: A Luoi; Phuong Dien; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Ba Na; Ngoc Linh; Yok Don; Nui Chua; Nha Trang / S: Binh Chuan; Cat Tien; Ho Chi Minh)
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (N / C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 5♂ (photo).

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

Chonburi : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Ranong : 1♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in secondary forest and open land at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 550m). Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Linnaeus, C.,1758 : Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis.
Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. (Edition 10). 1(Animalia):[iv]+824pp.

Moore, F.,1883 : A Monograph of Limnaina and Euploeina, two Groups of Diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the Subfamily Euploeinae;
with descriptions of new genera and species. Part I. Limnaina.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(2):201-252.

Talbot, G.,1943 : Revisional notes on the genus Danaus Kluk (Lep. Rhop. Danaidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 93(1):115-148.

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. ent. Soc Lond. (B)18(9-10):191-199.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1998.11.15 - 2024.05.31.