Gerosis sinica narada

Gerosis sinica narada (Moore, 1884)


♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Satarupa narada Moore, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 53(1): 50.
TL : 'Darjiling; Sikkim' [Sikkim]. (NHML ; NZC)

Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim to Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, S.Vietnam. (China)

	● ssp.narada
	● ssp.minima

Synonym

Daimio sinica indica Evans, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1): 74; TL: 'Assam to Tavoy [Dawei, Myanmar]' [Assam]. (NHML)

Type Material Information

narada ; 1 ex. Type, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 24, figs.1ex.,1ex.(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Gerosis sinica narada: Kimura,1996 : 20, pl.2, figs.27,♂,28,♂(Un). (Nan)
Gerosis sinica narada: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 762, pl.349, figs.H79a♂,♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Nan)
Gerosis sinica narada: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 812,814, pl.374, figs.H77a♂,♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao; Nan)
Gerosis sinica narada: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.09)
Gerosis sinica narada: Nishimura,2025 : 20, fig.23,♂,23v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon)

[ LAOS ]
Gerosis sinica narada: Masui & Uehara,1996 : 5, pl.2, fig.16,♂,♂(Un). (Saravan)
Gerosis sinica narada: Osada et al.,1999 : 222, pl.136, fig.♂. (Thateng)
Gerosis sinica narada: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 57.
Gerosis sinica narada: Onodera,2022 : 107, pl.243, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

[ VIETNAM ]
Gerosis sinica narada: Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2002 : 145. (N: Cuc Phuong; C: Hoang Lien)
Gerosis sinica: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Gerosis sinica narada: Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,2003 : 123. (S: Cat Tien)
Gerosis sinica narada: Luong et al.,2004 : 13. (Cuc Phuong)
Gerosis sinica narada: Miyazaki et al.,2007b : 7, fig.H-34,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Gerosis sinica narada: Miyazaki et al.,2007c : 40, fig.H-34,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Gerosis sinica narada: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 74. (N; C: to Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
Chiang Mai dist., 1983.04.04, 1♂, Y.Inayoshi (YI).

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

Nan : 2♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Oudomxai : 2♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at moderate elevations (900 - 1,300 m a.s.l.). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are occasionally observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.

Literature

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some New Asiatic Lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained inthe Indian Museum, Calcutta.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 53(1): 16-52.

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian butterflies. Part.IX.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1): 49-83, pl.30.

Evans, W.H.,1949 : A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History).
i-xix + 1-502, pls.1-35. London.


♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.31 - 2025.12.31.