Capila lidderdali indochina Monastyrskii & Xue, 2026

Capila lidderdali indochina ♂ Up. Capila lidderdali indochina ♂ Un. Capila lidderdali indochina ♀ Up. Capila lidderdali indochina ♀ Un.
♂, 1998.04.10, Ngoc Linh, Kon Tum, Vietnam.
Holotype (photo by A.L.Monastyrskii & G.Xue)
♀, 2003.06.09, Na Hang, Tuyen Quang, Vietnam.
Paratype (photo by A.L.Monastyrskii & G.Xue)

ON : Capila lidderdali indochina Monastyrskii & Xue, 2026
OD : Zootaxa 5866(2): 363–365, figs.1:H(PT,♀), I(PT,♀), J,♀, K,♀, 2:E,♂, F(HT,♂), G-I(PT,♂), J,♂, 6:A–H, 7:A–E(♂genitalia).
TL : Ngoc Linh, Kon Bum, C.Vietnam. (VFM)
Distribution : Myanmar, S.Yunnan (Xishuangbanna), Laos, Vietnam.
Capila lidderdali indochina map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 10.Apr.1998, Ngoc Linh, 1100m, Kon Tum, C.Vietnam, A.L. Monastyrskii leg. (VFM)
Paratypes (3♂ 2♀): 1♂, same data as holotype; 1♂, 15.Apr.2019, Kon Ka Kinh, Dakrong-K'Bang, Gia Lai, C.Vietnam, Pham Nhat Tan leg. (VNMN); 1♂ 2♀, 7–10.Jun.2003, Ban Bung sector, Na Hang, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam, Bui Xuan Phuong leg. (VFM)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Capila lidderdali: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 794, pl.366, fig.H36,♂(Laos). (Nan)'

[ LAOS ]
Capila lidderdali: Masui & Uehara,1999 : 19,22, figs.22,♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)
Capila lidderdali ssp.: Osada et al.,1999 : 221, pl.133, fig.♂. (Lak Sao)
Capila lidderdali ssp.: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Capila lidderdali: Sugimoto,2019 : 52, figs.3,♀,♀(Un),4,♂,♂(Un). (Lak Xao)
Capila lidderdali: Inayoshi,1999–2023 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Apr.2023 last updated ; 30.Sep.2026 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Capila lidderdali: Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 140. (C: Ngoc Linh)
Capila lidderdali: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 71. (N: Tuyen Quang; C: Kon Tum)
Capila lidderdali: Inayoshi,1999–2023 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Apr.2023 last updated ; 30.Sep.2026 changed.)


Notes

The record of this taxon from Thailand was a misidentification of 'Pintara prasobsuki' [Pintara lao].


Literature

Xue, G-X, Inayoshi, Y, Monastyrskii, A.L. & Li, J-L, 2026. A taxonomic review of Capila lidderdali (Elwes, 1888) (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae), with descriptions of two new subspecies from Hainan Island (southern China) and Indochina.
Zootaxa, 5866(2): 357–366. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5866.2.10

Sugimoto, S, 2019. Notes on some Hesperid butterflies of Southeast Asia.
Butterflies, 80: 52–54.

Huang, H, Wu, Z-J. & Yu, P, 2026. Description of one new species and three new subspecies of butterflies from China (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Hesperiidae).
The Indochina Entomologist, 2(26): 267–286. https://doi.org/10.70590/ice.2026.02.26


2026.09.30.

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