Oreolyce dohertyi (Tytler, 1915)

Oreolyce doherty ♂ Up. Oreolyce doherty ♂ Un.
♂, 2008.07.--, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Cyaniris dohertyi Tytler, 1915
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24(1): pl.4, figs.45(♂,wsf), 46(♂,dsf).
TL : "Kirbari, Naga Hills" [Kirbari, Nagaland, N.E.India].
Distribution : N.E.India (Nagaland), N.Vietnam.
Oreolyce doherty map

Type Material Information

Lectotype ♂, Naga Hills, India, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)


Synonym

Cyaniris doherty Tytler, 1915 ; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24(1): 121. (IOS)


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Oreolyce dohertyi : Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 34, figs.65,♂,♂(Un). (Lao Cai)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : Sapa., 2008.07.--, 1♂, LC (KS)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is rare in forests. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Tytler, H.C, 1915. Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part III.
Journal of the Bombay natural History Society, 24(1): 119–155, pls. 3–4.

Inayoshi, Y, 2026. Nomenclatural issues with three species of Lepidoptera (Riodinidae, Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae).
Indochina Entomologist, 2(63): 643–646. https://doi.org/10.70590/ice.2026.02.63


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