Euthalia evelina annamita  (Moore, 1879)

Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Un. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Un.
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Mukdaharn, Thailand.
Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Un. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Un.
♂ (faded color), Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Un. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Un. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Up. Euthalia evelina annamita ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Adolius annamita Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):137.
TL : Cochin China.
Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Yunnan.

● ssp.vallona
transition zone of vallona and annamita
ssp.annamita
ssp.compta
Euthalia evelina annamita map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Euthalia evelina vallona ; Godfrey,1916 : 131. (Chonburi: Don Rek hills, Sriracha)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Godfrey,1930 : 295-296. (Muak Lek; Chonburi: Sriracha)
Euthalia evelina compta ; Pinratana,1979 : 83. (Chanthaburi; Chonburi; Chiang Mai) (in part)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Pinratana,1979 : 83, figs.N145c♂[♀],♀. (Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Nayok; Nakhon Ratchasima; Saraburi)
Euthalia evelina vallona ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 81, not fig. (Chaiyaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Saraburi) (in part)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 81, pl.56, figs.154c♂,♀. (no loc.)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 255-256, fig.109,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Sa Duak Bua; Ban Naudom; Ubon Ratchathani: Pha Taem)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 29. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng Tana; Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huay Sing; Ban Na Lak; Ban Gok Tum)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 51-52. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Phu Huai Sing)
Dophla evelina vallona ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 452, pl.199, figs.N163a♂,♂(Un) ; pl.200, figs.N163a♀,♀(Un). ("Wang Chin" [loc.err.])
Dophla evelina compta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 452, pl.200, figs.N163c♂,♂(Un) ; pl.201, figs.N163c♀,♀(Un). ("Krabi" [loc.err.]; Ranong" [loc.err.])
Euthalia evelina vallona ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 462, pl.204, figs.N329a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ("Mae Hong Son" [loc.err.])
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 464, pl.205, figs.N329b♂,♂(Un),♀(Laos). (Chanthaburi; Doi Suthep; Phu Khieo)
Euthalia evelina compta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.205, figs.N329c♂("Ranong" [loc.err.]),♂("Ranong" [loc.err.],Un). (in part)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2022.01.21)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 111, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Sarika; Wan Nam Khiewo)

[ LAOS ]
Euthalia annamita ; Dubois & Vitalis,1919 : 231. (Laos)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 60, pl.70, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (Vang Vieng; Pakse)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.68, figs.♂,♀,♀. (Vang Vieng)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 46.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♂. (Botum Sakor NP.)
Euthalia evelina ; Onodera,2007 : 29, fig.71♂. (Siem Reap: Angkor)

[ VIETNAM ]
Euthalia evelina compta ; Lemée,1950 : 15. (Hagiang)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Metaye,1957 : 97. (S)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 32, fig.N-95,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.N-95,♀. (Lam Dong: Madagui; Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 41. (N / C / S)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):143-144, pl.77, figs.1a♂,1b♂,1c♀,1d♀. (N: Ba Be; Tam Dao; Huu Lien / C: Pu Mat; Huong Son; Kon Cha Rang; Yok Don; Nha Trang; Ba Ho; Nui Chua / S: Cat Tien; Lo Go Sa Mat; La Nga; Binh Chau)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Mukdaharn : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sa Kaeo : 4♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kien Giang (Phu Quoc) : 1♂ (photo by E.Ikari).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt.50m - 800m) and males are territorial on shrubs.
The population in Chiang Mai area is rather variable. It is generally ssp.anamita, however occasionally individuals closer to ssp.vallona are also seen. It seems a transition zone between ssp.vallona and ssp.annamita.


Literature

Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.


Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Euthalia evelina annamita ♀
♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Euthalia evelina annamita ♂ Euthalia evelina annamita ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Euthalia evelina annamita ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2007.02.20 - 2022.02.28.

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