Lobocla liliana liliana

Lobocla liliana liliana (Atkinson, 1871)


♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Plesioneura liliana Atkinson, 1871
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871(1):216, pl.12, fig.2.
TL : W.Yunnan, China.

Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim to Mynmar, Thailand,
Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan.

	● ssp.liliana
	● ssp.tonka

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Achalarus bifasciatus liliana ; Godfrey,1930 : 359. (Chiang Rai: Doi Chang)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Evans,1949 : 88. (Siam)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Pinratana,1985 : 26, pl.10, figs.31,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 748, pl.343, figs.H40,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Chiang Mai)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 32, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 796, pl.367, figs.H39,♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.01)

[ LAOS ]
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Evans,1949 : 88. (Laos)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Masui & Uehara,1996 : 5, pl.2, figs.7,♂,7,♀. (Phong Sali)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 221, pl.134, figs.♂,♀. (Oudomxay; Phong Saly)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Onodera,2022 : 103, pl.239, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Xiengkhouang: Phou Thong Mon)

[ VIETNAM ]
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 121-122. (C: Bi Doup-Nui Ba)
Lobocla liliana liliana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 72. (C: Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂ (photo).

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

Chiang Mai : 18♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

Nan : 3♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 500 - 2200m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at hilltops, and come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Atkinson, W.S.,1871 :
Descriptions of three New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera from Western Yunnan collected by Dr. Anderson in 1868.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871(1):215-216, pl.12, 3 figs.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Rai, Thailand.

♀ (laying eggs), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	Eggs, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2023.05.31.