Cirrochroa chione

Cirrochroa chione Riley & Godfrey, 1921


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂ (dsf), Lam Dong, Vietnam. (Photo by K.Saito)

ON : Cirrochroa chione Riley & Godfrey, 1921
OD : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):176, pl.5, fig.3,♂.
TL : "Khao Sebap, Chantabun, S.E.Siam" [Khao Sabab, Chanthaburi, SE.Thailand]. (NHML)

Distribution : SE.Thailand, S.Laos, C.Vietnam.

Type Material Information

♂, Rh.121, Mar.1916. Khao Sebap [Khao Sabab], Chantabun [Chanthaburi], S.E.Siam. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cirrochroa chione ; Godfrey,1930 : 269. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Cirrochroa chione ; Pinratana,1979 : 15, not fig. (list only.)
Cirrochroa orissa chione ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 25, not fig. (list only.)
Cirrochroa chione ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 360, pl.154, figs.N19,♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Cirrochroa chione ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 388, pl.167, figs.N222,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chanthaburi)
Cirrochroa chione ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.05.02)
Cirrochroa chione ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 51. (by literature)

[ LAOS ]
Cirrochroa chione ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2008b : 51,56, figs.3,♂,♂(Un). (Attapeu)
Cirrochroa chione ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44, pl.3, figs.Ny-12,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (near Attapeu)

[ VIETNAM ]
Cirrochroa orissa ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Cirrochroa chione ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-13,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Cirrochroa chione ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 31. (C / S)
Cirrochroa chione ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40, figs.54,♀,54v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Cirrochroa chione ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):187-188, pl.25, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (C: Bach Ma; A Luoi; Nam Dong; Son Thanh; Ba To; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Dong Xuan; Hon Ba; Bi Doup-Nui Ba; Loc Bac; Bao Lam; Da Teh; Nam Cat Tien)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chanthaburi : 3♂ 1♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 2♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is rather localized but not rare in its habitat. It is found in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 650m) and frequently rests under the leaves.

Literature

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1921 : Some Undescribed Rhopalocera from Siam.
J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):167-190, 4 .pls.


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.	♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

2007.10.20 - 2023.05.31.