Athyma yui
Huang, 1998
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♂, 1991.03.--. Nan, Thailand. |
♂, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
♂, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, 2004.06.08. Houaphan, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
♂, 2010.07.23. Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Athyma selenophora yui Huang, 1998
OD : Neue Ent. Nachr. 41:233, pl.7, figs.3a(HT,♂),3b(PT,♂),
4a(HT,♂Un),4b(PT,♂Un).
TL : Metok, S.E.Tibet. (♂)
Distribution : N.Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.E.Tibet.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Athyma yui ; Koiwaya,2016 29,32. (Nan; Chiang Mai: Omkoi)
Athyma yui ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.14)
[ LAOS ]
Athyma yui ; Koiwaya,2016 29,32. (Xam Neua)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 4♂.
Pua dist. 1991.03.--. 1♂ LC (YI)
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kamphaeng Phet : 2♂ (photo by R.Charoenpon).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 3♂.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Houaphan : 1♂.
Xam Neua, 2004.06.08. 1♂ LC (KS).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 2♂.
near Dalat, 2010.07.23. 1♂ T.Saito (KS).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
This is the first record in Vietnam.
The first record from Thailand was obtained in Pua Dist., Nan in Mar.1991 by a local catcher.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1700m).
The species was described as a subspecies of Athyma selenophora, however it was raised to independent species by Koiwaya,2016.
He pointed out that the specimens shown above, which I have illustrated as Athyma selenophora on my WEB, are this species.
Therefore I provisionally treat yui as a distinct species following Koiwaya,2016.
However the relationship of Athyma yui, Athyma selenophora and Athyma whitei is still unclear.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Huang, H.,1998 : Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S.E.Tibet (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)
Neue Ent. Nachr. 41:207-264.
Koiwaya, S.,2016 : Description of a new species of genus Sephisa from Myanmar and notes on Athyma selenophora species complex
Gekkan-Mushi 549:23-33. (in Japanese)
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♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon) |
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♂, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon) |
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