Capila jayadeva barroni

Capila jayadeva barroni (Riley & Godfrey, 1914)


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)		♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand.

♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

ON : Orthopaetus barroni Riley & Godfrey, 1921
OD : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3): 187-189, pl.6, figs.10,♂,11,♀
TL : "Hup Bon, Sriracha, S.E.Siam" [Hup Bon, Sriracha, Chonburi, SE Thailand]. (NHML)

Distribution : C. to SE Thailand, Cambodia.

	● ssp.jayadeva
	● ssp.translucida
	● ssp.khambounei
	● ssp.mackwoodi
	● ssp.barroni
	● ssp.arooni

Type Materials Information

barroni ;
♂, Type, Rh.133, 28.Apr.1914. Hup Bon, Sriracha, S.E.Siam. (NHML, photo examined.)
♀, Type, Rh.134, 20.Apr.1914. Hup Bon, Sriracha, S.E.Siam. (NHML, photo examined.)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Capila zennara ; Godfrey,1916 : 141-142. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Capila mackwoodi ; Godfrey,1930 : 357. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Capila hainana hainana ; Evans,1949 : 88. (S.E.Siam)
Capila hainana hainana ; Pinratana,1985 : 25, pl.8, figs.30a♂,♀,♂var,♀var. (Chanthaburi)
Capila hainana hainana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 746, pl.342, figs.H39a♂,♀. (Chanthaburi)
Capila hainana hainana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kao Soi Dao) (partim)
Capila hainana hainana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 794, pl.366, figs.H38a♂,♀. (Chanthaburi)
Capila hainana hainana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2024.06.17)
Capila hainana hainana ; Inayoshi,1999-2025 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (Chanthaburi; Sa Kaeo) (partim) (31.Dec.2025 last updated ; 31.Jan.2026 changed.)
Capila jayadeva barroni ; Xue et al.,2026 : 93-94, figs.3:G,♂,♂(Un),H,♂,♂(Un),6:A-J(♂genitalia),9(Map). (Nakhon Nayok; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Capila hainana hainana ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 124, fig.6L♀,6M♂. (Koh Kong)
Capila jayadeva barroni ; Xue et al.,2026 : 93-94, fig.9(Map). (S.Cambodia)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Sa Kaeo : 1♂.

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

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 50 - 400m). They often fly out from bushes along the trail and rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.

Literature

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1921 : Some Undescribed Rhopalocera from Siam.
J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3): 167-190, 4 .pls.

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.


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

2026.01.31.