Capila jayadeva mackwoodi
(Evans, 1914)
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Fang, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Xieng Khouang, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Omkoi, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Orthopaetus mackwoodi Evans, 1914
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23(2): 303.
TL : Anisakan, near Maymyo, [Mandalay Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, S.Yunnan, W. & N.Thailand, N. & C.Laos.
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● ssp.jayadeva |
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● ssp.translucida |
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● ssp.khambounei |
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● ssp.mackwoodi |
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● ssp.barroni |
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● ssp.arooni |
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Type Material Information
mackwoodi ;
♂, Type (HT/red), #149720, 4.16, Kalaw. W.H. Evans (NHML, photo examined)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Capila hainana hainana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Khun Lao Village) (partim)
Capila hainana hainana ; Nishimura,2025 : 20, fig.7,♂,7v♂(Un). ('Mae Sariang' [Chiang Mai: Omkoi])
Capila hainana hainana ; Inayoshi,1999-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.10♂ 4♀. (Chiang Rai; Chiang Mai; Nan; Kanchnaburi) (partim) (31.Dec.2025 last updated ; 31.Jan.2026 changed.)
Capila jayadeva mackwoodi ; Xue et al.,2026 : 93, figs.3:A,♂,♂(Un),B,♂,♂(Un),C,♂,♂(Un),D,♂,♂(Un),E,♀,♀(Un),F,♀,♀(Un),5:A-E(♂genitalia),8:D-F(♀genitalia),9(Map). (Mae Hong Son; Chiang Mai; Chiang Rai; Nan)
[ LAOS ]
Capila hainana hainana ; Masui & Uehara,1997 : 6, pl.2, figs.13,♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Capila hainana hainana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.133, figs.♂,♀. (Oudomxay; Phong Saly)
Capila hainana ssp. ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.133, fig.♂. (Xiang Khouang)
Capila hainana hainana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Capila hainana ssp. ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Capila hainana hainana ; Inayoshi,1999-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China, fig.1♂. (Xieng Khouang) (31.Dec.2025 last updated ; 31.Jan.2026 changed.)
Capila jayadeva mackwoodi ; Xue et al.,2026 : 92, fig.9(Map). (N. & C.Laos)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂.
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Chiang Mai : 7♂ 8♀ (incl. photo by D.Sargeant).
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Nan : 7♂.
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Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Xieng Khouang : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1400m).
They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
The populations in W.Thailand, from Omkoi, Chiang Mai to Kanchanaburi, have a smaller white spot on the UpF of male, and exhibit a trend towards ssp.arooni.
Literature
Evans, W.H.,1914 : Notes on Indian Butterflies (continued).
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23(2): 302-310.
Xue, G.X., Inayoshi, Y., Saito, K., Li, M. & Rao, Z.,2026 :
Capila jayadeva Moore, 1866 is a sexually dimorphic and male polymorphic species including six subspecies (Hesperiidae, Pyrginae).
Zootaxa 5748(1): 089–100.
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| ♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
