Halpe insignis

Halpe insignis (Distant,1886)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Baoris insignis Distant,1886
OD : Rhop. malayana : 391, pl.35, fig.22,♂.
TL : Malay Pen ; Singapore.
Distribution : S.Mynamar, Thailand, Vietnam, W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe insignis ; Evans,1949 : 259. (Siam)
Halpe insignis ; Pinratana,1985 : 54, pl.18, fig.100. (Chiang Mai)
Halpe insignis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 776, pl.356, fig.H122,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Halpe insignis ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 55, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka)
Halpe insignis ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Butterflies of Koh Samui, fig.♂. (Koh Samui)
Halpe insignis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 828, pl.382, fig.H119,♂. (Chiang Mai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Halpe insignis ; Devyatkin,2012 ; 152. (C: Thua Thien Hue)
Halpe insignis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 78. (C: Thua Thien Hue)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.

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

Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forest at low to moderate elevations.

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 :
Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.


♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.09.04 - 2020.09.30.