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, Pt.2. 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. (NHML) (homonym)
Celastrina marata Corbet, 1936 : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)5:186. Replacement name for Celastrina marginata (Moore).

Type Materials Information

marginata ; Holotype ♂, Sikkim, India. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un).
marginata ; 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 ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,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, Uémura & Uehara,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, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 53, figs.L-32,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Celatoxia marginata marginata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 51. (N / C)

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 montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 2200m) and is often found at hilltops. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

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

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

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


♂ (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 - 2023.03.31.