Shijimia potanini umbriel  (Doherty, 1889)

Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♀ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♀ Un.
♂, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♀ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♀ Un.
♂, Kanh Hoa, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Lak Sao, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)
Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Up. Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

ON : Everes umbriel Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 58(4):433-434, pl.23, fig.1,♂.
TL : Tenasserim.
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, C.Vietnam.
● ssp.umbriel
ssp.potanini
ssp.glycon
Shijimia potanini umbriel map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Everes potanini ; Godfrey,1932b : 327. (Kanburi [Kanchanaburi])
Tongeia potanini umbriel ; Pinratana,1981 : 41, 162, pl.6, figs.18,♂,19,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei; Kanchanaburi; Nakhonburi; Ratchaburi)
Tongeia potanini potanini ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 560, pl.253, figs.L76a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Tongeia potanini potanini ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 578, pl.261, figs.L101a♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao)
Tongeia potanini umbriel ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 184, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Erawan WF; Kuwai Yai; Kaeng Krachan)
Tongeia potanini potanini ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Ratchaburi) (accessed: 2020.11.27)

[ LAOS ]
Tongeia potanini umbriel ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.B3,♂,B4,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Tongeia potanini umbriel ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Tongeia potanini potanini ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Tongeia potanini potanini ; Onodera,2022 : 73, pl.205, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ VIETNAM ]
'Everes potanini ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)'
Tongeia potanini ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Bach Ma)
Tongeia potanini umbriel ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (C: Thua Thien Hue)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ (incl. photo & photo by M.Hayashi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Lak Sao : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vientiane : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Kanh Hoa : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics
The taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 11(3):1-94.


Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂ Shijimia potanini umbriel ♂
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi) ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.24 - 2023.02.28.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.