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: 2023.05.01)
Dophla evelina annamita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 111, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Sarika; Wan Nam Khiewo)

[ LAOS ]
Euthalia annamita ; 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.
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Onodera,2022 : 46, pl.134, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♂. (Botum Sakor NP.)
Euthalia evelina ; Onodera,2007 : 29, fig.71♂. (Siem Reap: Angkor)
Euthalia evelina ? ssp.annamita ; Kosterin,2019 : 97. (Preah Sihanouk)
Euthalia evelina annamita ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 118. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Siem Reap)

[ 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 forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 800m) and males are territorial on shrubs or trees.
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 - 2024.02.29.

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