Capila pennicillatum insularis  (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)

Capila pennicillatum insularis ♂ Up. Capila pennicillatum insularis ♂ Un. Capila pennicillatum insularis ♀ Up. Capila pennicillatum insularis ♀ Un.
♂, Borikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.

ON : Crossiura pencillatum [sic] insularis Joicey & Talbot ,1921
OD : Bull. Hill Mus. 1(1):176, pl.24, figs.26,♂,27,♀.
TL : "Five Finger Mountains" [Wuzhi Shan], Hainan. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Vietnam, Guangdong, Hainan. [Laos]
● ssp.insularis
ssp.kiyila
Capila pennicillatum insularis map

Type Material Information

♂, Type HT (red), Oct. Hainan. C.T.Bowring (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Capila pennicillatum ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 : 157. (N: Tam Dao / C: Vu Quang) (in part)
Capila pennicillatum insularis ; Ikeda et al.,2001b : 63, figs.1:21,♂,22,♂(Un),5:9(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Capila pennicillatum ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 121. (S: Cat Tien)
Capila pennicillatum insularis ; Luong et al.,2004 : 12, 84, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀(right),♀(right,Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Capila pennicillatum insularis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 71. (N / C / S: to Dong Nai)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 3♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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[ LAOS ]
Borikhamxai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is rather localized and uncommon in montane forests.
The male specimen from Laos shown above is not a true ssp.insularis. It appears to be an intermediate between ssp.insularis and ssp.kiyila. I tentatively include it as this taxon, but further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G.,1921 : Descriptions of new forms of Lepidoptera from the island of Hainan.
Bull. Hill Mus. 1(1):167-177, pls.19-24.


1999.07.31 - 2023.04.30.

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