Vagrans sinha sinha  (Kollar, 1844)

Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Up. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Un. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Up. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Up. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Un. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Up. Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Un.
♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Terinos sinha Kollar, 1844
OD : in Hügel, Kaschmir. 4(2):438.
TL : Massuri, Himaleya.
Distribution : Nepal, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, S.China, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Palawan, Philippines.
Vagrans sinha sinha map

Synonyms

Issoria sinha macromalayana Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:473, pl.107e. TL. Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Palawan, S.Philippines.
Issoria sinha brixia Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:474. TL. N.Philippines.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Issoria sihna sinha ; Godfrey,1916 : 125.
Issoria sihna sinha ; Pendlebury,1923 : 35. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)
Issoria sihna sinha ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Issoria sihna sinha ; Godfrey,1930 : 267. (all over)
Issoria sihna sinha ; Godfrey,1932a : 268. (P)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Pinratana,1979 : 10, figs.N13,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 22, pl.5, fig.12,♂. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi; Chanthaburi; Petchaburi; Ranong)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 49, fig.132,♀. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Vagrans egista sinha ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀]. (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2006.12.27 ; accessed: 2024.05.11)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 356, pl.152, figs.N12,♂,♂(Un). (Sukhothai)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 384, pl.165, figs.N215,♂,♂(Un). (Sukhothai; Kaeng Krachan)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Tak; Phetchabun; Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi; Ranong; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 48, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Erawan WF; Kaeng Krachan; Khlong Naka; Than To WF.)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Vagrans sinha sinha ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 30, figs.Abb.L-175-182. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Issoria sinha ; Vitalis,1919 : 227. (Laos)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 54, pl.42, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Phatong; Pakse; Vientiane; Luang Prabang; Nam Moh)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.47, fig.♂. (Nong Het)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Onodera,2009b : 35-36. (Xieng Kouang: Muang Kham)
Vegrans sinha sinha ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Vegrans sinha sinha ; Onodera,2022 : 27, pl.91, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Vagrans egista ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Vegrans sinha sinha ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Kampong Chhnang; Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Issoria sinha ; Vitalis,1919 : 227. (Tonkin)
Issoria sihna ; Lemée,1950 : 10. (Hagiang)
Issoria sihna sinha ; Metaye,1957 : 93. (N / C / S)
Vangrans sinha sinha ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 24, figs.1:9,♂,10,♂, fig.9:4(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Vagrans egista ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Vagrans egista ; Luong et al.,2004 : 5, 57, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Vagrans egista ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien; Bach Ma)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, fig.N-16,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Bao Loc)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-16,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 31. (N / C / S)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40, figs.53,♂,53v♂(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Vagrans egista sinha ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):190-191, pl.25, fig.6,♂. (N: Hoang Lien; Na Hang; Huu Lien; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Pu Luong; Xuan Lien; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong / C: Ben En; Pu Mat; Pu Hoat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha-Ke Bang; Phong Dien; Bach Ma; Son Thanh; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Hon Ba; Nui Chua; Da Teh; Bao Lam; Loc Bac; Bu Gia Map; Chu Yang Sin / S: Cat Tien; La Nga; Lo Go Sa Mat; Phu Quoc)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 12♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 4♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ (photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane and secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1300m). Both sexes visit flowers. Males often come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Kollar, V.,1844 : Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Frciherrn Carl v. Hügel auf seiner Reise durch Kaschmir und das Himaleyagebirge gesammelten Insecten.
in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek.
Stuttgart, Hallbergerische Verlagshandlung 4(2):393-564, 582-585, 26 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
457-488. (18.Mar.1912)

Tsukada, E.,1985 : Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. IV Nymphalidae (1).
Plapac Co., Ltd. 558 pp. 158.col.pls. (in Japanese)


Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Vagrans sinha sinha ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Vagrans sinha sinha ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Vagrans sinha sinha ♂ Vagrans sinha sinha ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2007.10.20 - 2024.05.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.