Capila zennara  (Moore, 1866)

Capila zennara ♂ Up. Capila zennara ♂ Un. Capila zennara ♂ Up. Capila zennara ♂ Un.
♂, 1993.05.17. Doi Phu Kha, Nan, Thailand.
Holotype of sukkiti
♂, 1994.04.27. Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Paratype of sukkiti
Capila zennara ♂ Up. Capila zennara ♂ Un.
♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Pisola zennara Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):786, pl.42, fig.4,♀.
TL : N.E.Bengal, India. (NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, N.Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam.
Capila zennara map

Synonym

Capila zennara sukkiti Ek-Amnuay, [2007] : Butterflies of Thailand : 744, pl.341, figs.H35,top,♂(HT),♂(HT,Un), bottom,♂(PT),♂(PT,Un). TL. Nan, Thailand. (♂)


Type Materials Information

zennara ; Holotype ♀, Bengal. (NHML, examined.)
sukkiti ;
Holotype ♂, 17.May.1993. Doi Phu Kha, Nan. P.Sukkit. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined. This specimen will be preserved in the THNHM.)
Paratype ♂, 27.Apr.1994. Omkoi, Chiang Mai. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Capila zennara ; Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 14.
Capila zennara sukkiti ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 31. (by literature)
Capila zennara ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 792, pl.365, figs.H34,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Nan; Chiang Mai)

[ LAOS ]
Capila zennara ; Masui & Uehara,2014 : 22, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (Thatheng; Pakse)

[ VIETNAM ]
Capila zennara ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 141. (C: Ngoc Linh)
Capila zennara ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 71. (C: Kon Tum)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : Omkoi Dist. 1♂, 1994.04.27. LC (YI) Paratype of sukkiti
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : Doi Phu Kha. 1♂, 1993.05.17. P.Sukkit (YI) Holotype of sukkiti
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 900 - 1300m).


Literature

Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.

Ek-Amnuay, P.,[2007] : Butterflies of Thailand. Fascinating insects Vol.2. (1 edition)
Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 849p. : ill.(Col.). Bangkok.


2011.12.31 - 2023.04.30.

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