Capila phanaeus decoloris

Capila phanaeus decoloris Inoué & Kawazoé, 1964


♂, 1961.04.29. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Holotype (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 1960.08.14. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)

♂, 1961.06.18. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 1960.10.09. Trang Bon, Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Sekong, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Capila phanaeus decoloris Inoué & Kawazoé, 1964
OD : Tyô to Ga 15(2):43-45,
figs.13,♂,14,♂(Un),15,♂,16,♂(Un), tf.7(♂,genitalia).
TL : Trang Bom, S.Vietnam.

Distribution : E.Thailand, S.Laos, Cambodia, S.Vietnam.

	● ssp.lalita		● ssp.flora
	● ssp.fulva		● ssp.decoloris
	● ssp.falta		● ssp.ferrea
	● unclear (fulva or falta)

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 29.Apr.1961. Trang Bom (Alt.60m), de Bien Hoa Prov., S.Vietnam. S.Inoué leg. (in coll. K.Saito. examined.)
Paratypes : same locality as Holotype,
1♂, 14.Aug.1960. S.Inoué leg ; 1♂, 9.Oct.1960. S.Inoué leg ; 1♂, 18.Jun.1961. S.Inoué leg. (all paratypes, in coll. K.Saito. examined.)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 249, fig.5,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Phung; Phu Mu; Ban Naudom)
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 9. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Kaeng E-Keow; Phu Hin Dang; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 43. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Phu Huai Sing)
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 744. (Ubon Ratchathani; Mukdahan)
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 31. (by literature)
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 790. (Ubon Ratchathani; Mukdahan)

[ LAOS ]
Capila phanaeus flora ; Onodera,2022 : 103, pl.238, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Savannakhet) (in part)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.6J♀. (Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Capila phanaeus decoloris ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 71. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Savannakhet : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Sekong : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Bien Hoa : 4♂ (Type series).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in low to moderate elevations. They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
This taxon is highly variable and very similar to ssp.flora in markings and male genitalia. The main difference is a darker ground colour on the upper side compared to those of ssp.flora. The populations from E.Thailand and S.Laos are provisionally included in this taxon. Further taxonomic and distributional studies, including populations in E.Thailand and S.Laos, are needed.

The taxonomy of this species is very confusing. This is due to the extremely high geographical, individual and seasonal variation of the species. It has been tentatively re-examined, including subsequent findings. However, there is still a lack of specimens from each location and the classification is likely to change in the future.

Literature

Inoué, S. & A. Kawazoé,1964 : Hesperiid butterflies from South Vietnam. (1)
Tyô to Ga 15(2):34-50, 24 figs, 8 tf.

1999.07.31 - 2023.04.30.