Celatoxia marginata marginata

Celatoxia marginata marginata (Nicéville, 1884)


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Cyaniris marginata Nicéville, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 52(2/4): 70-71, pl.1, fig.9,♂.
TL : Sikkim. (NZC)

Distribution : C.Himalayas, Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Taiwan.

Synonyms

Cyaniris marginata Moore, 1884 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 523, pl.48, fig.6; TL: "Darjiling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India]. (NHML)
Celastrina marata Corbet, 1936 ; Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)5: 186. Replacement name for Celastrina marginata (Moore).

Type Materials Information

marginata Nicéville, 1884 ; Holotype ♂, Sikkim, India. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un).
marginata Moore, 1884 ; Lectotype ♂, Darjiling, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
marata ; Replacement name for Celastrina marginata (Moore).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Celastrina marginata marginata : Pinratana,1981 : 45, 163, pl.7, figs.12,♂,13,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 566, pl.256, figs.L97a,♂(Laos),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nan)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 586, pl.265, figs.L122a,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nan)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Kimura et al.,2014 : 188, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khaang; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Maethro; Phu Kradung)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2020.12.13)

[ LAOS ]
Celastrina marginata marginata : Motono & Negishi,1989 : 70, pl.100, figs.A9,♀[♂],A10,♀[♂](Un). (Vientiane)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Osada et al.,1999 : 214, pl.109, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly; Xam Neua)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Onodera,2009b : 37,38. (Xieng Kouang: Nam Noen; Houaphan: Phu Phan)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Xiengkhouang: Nam Noen)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Miyazaki et al.,2006d : 53, figs.L-32,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Yokochi et al.,2015a : 14. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Yokochi et al.,2015b : figs.95,♂,95v♂(Un),96,♀,96v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 51. (N; C)
Celatoxia marginata marginata : Saito & Vu,2020a : 178. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nan : 16♂ 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is common in forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 2200m) and is often found at hilltops. Males are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 52(2/4): 65-91. pls.1,9,10. (6.Mar.1884)

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of new Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 521-535, pls.48-49. (1.Apr.1884)

Nicéville, L. de, 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume III (Lycaenidae).
Calcutta Central Press, Calcutta, xii + 503 pp., frontispiece, pls. 25–29.

Corbet, A.S.,1936 : The genera of Lycaenopsini (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae).
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)5: 185-186.

Eliot, J.N. & Kawazoé, A, 1983. Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis Group.
British Museum (Natural History), London, 309 pp., 18 pls. (6 col.).


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.25 - 2026.10.31.