Halpemorpha albipectus

Halpemorpha albipectus (Nicéville, 1891)


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

♂ (wsf), Phrae, Thailand.		♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Halpe albipectus Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3): 389-391, pl.G, figs.35,♂, 36,♀.
TL : "Thoungyin, Burma" [Thoungyeen, Kayin State, Myanmar].

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Synonym

Halpe albipectus prominens Evans, 1932 : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 389. TL. "N.Shan States" [Maymyo, Mandalay Region, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Type Material Information

albipectus ; Type 1♂, Thaungyin, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 54, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe albipectus ; Godfrey,1930 : 379. (Prae: Me Song forest; Me Wong)
Halpe albipectus ; Godfrey,1932a : 276. (Ranong: Kapor)
Sovia albipectus ; Evans,1949 : 248. (Siam)
Sovia albipecta ; Pinratana,1985 : 51, pl.17, figs.91,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Kanchanaburi; Petchaburi)
Sovia albipectus ; Inayoshi,1999-2023 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son; Chiang Mai; Phrae; Nan) (29.Feb.2020 last updated ; 31.Jul.2023 changed.)
Sovia albipectus ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 11, fig.14,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Sovia albipecta ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 44, fig.11,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Sovia albipecta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 773, pl.355, figs.H111,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Phrae)
Sovia albipecta ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 53, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo)
Sovia albipecta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 825, pl.381, figs.H108,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Phrae)
Sovia albipecta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Ratchaburi; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2024.06.18)

[ LAOS ]
Sovia albipectus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 80, pl.113, figs.A1,♂,A2,♂(Un). (Phatong)
Sovia albipectus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 223, pl.137, fig.♂(Un). (Thabok)
Sovia albipectus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 58.
Sovia albipectus ; Onodera,2022 : 111, pl.248, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Luang Phabang: Pak Mong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Sovia albipectus ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1966 ; 91-93, textfig.24(♂genitalia), figs.83,♂,84,♂(Un). (Thu Duc; Trang Bom; Dinh Quan)
Sovia albipectus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007b : 10, fig.H-49,♂. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Sovia albipectus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 76. (S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂.

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

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

Phrae : 4♂.

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

Nan : 1♂ (photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 1100m) and is often found at forest edges. Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth. Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Godfrey (1932) recorded this species from Ranong, P. Thailand, but this is somewhat doubtful. Therefore, it is on hold until a reliable specimen is confirmed.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3): 341-398.

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras. 10 + 454 pp, 32 pls, 9f.

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.

Huang, Z.F., Chiba, H., Jin, J., Kizhakke, A.G., Wang, M., Kunte, K. & Fan, X.L.,2019 :
A multilocus phylogenetic framework of the tribe Aeromachini (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae), with implications for taxonomy and biogeography.
Syst. Entomol. 44: 163–178.


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

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2025.02.28.