Celastrina argiolus iynteana

Celastrina argiolus iynteana (Nicéville, 1884)


♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

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

ON : Cyaniris iynteana Nicéville, 1884
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (Part II), 52(2/4): 69-70, pl.1, figs.7,♂, 7a♀.
TL : Sikkim. (NZC)

Distribution : Nepal to Myanmar, Tibet, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Synonyms

Cyaniris jynteana Moore, 1884 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 524, pl.48, fig.10; TL: 'Khasia and Jyntea Hills' [Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India]. (NHML)
Cyaniris sikkima Moore, 1884 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4): 524, pl.48, fig.11; TL: "Darjiling" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India]. (NHML)
Cyaniris victoria Swinhoe, 1893 ; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 41(3): 293; TL: "Shillong" [Shillong, Meghalaya, India]. (NHML)
Lycaenopsis argiolus var. puspargiolus Chapman, 1909 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909(2): 444, 446; TL: Assam.
Lycaenopsis argiolus var. bothrinoides Chapman, 1909 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909(2): 446; TL: not stated.
Lycaenopsis argiolus var. albocaeruleoides Chapman, 1909 ; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909(2): 446; TL: not stated.
Cyaniris jynteana herophilus Fruhstorfer, 1910 ; Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2): 293; TL: 'Südannam [C.Vietnam]' [Vietnam]. (NHML)
Cyaniris coelestina cition Fruhstorfer, 1910 ; Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2): 294; TL: 'Annam' ["Xom-Gom" near Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, S.Vietnam]. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

iynteana ; Lectotype ♂, Sikkim, India, (NZC) designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983 ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 99, figs.♂,♂(Un).
jynteana ; Lectotype ♂, Khasi Hills, India, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
sikkima ; Holotype ♂, Darjiling, India. (NHML)
victoria ; Lectotype ♂, Shillong, Khasia Hills, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
bothrinoides ; Syntypes, no locality.
puspargiolus ; Syntypes, Assam, India.
albocaeruleoides ; Syntypes, no locality.
herophilus ; Lectotype ♂, Vietnam, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
cition ; Lectotype ♂, Feb., Xom-Gom, Sud Annam, H. Fruhstorfer, designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lycaenopsis argiola jynteana [sic] : Godfrey,1930 : 318. (N: Doi Chang; Me Lamoung: Hot Spring)
Celastrina argiolus sikkima : Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 81-82, pl.15, figs.111,♂,112,♂(Un), Textfig.40,♂genitalia. (Chieng Mai)
Celastrina argiolus jynteana [sic] : Pinratana,1981 : 46, pl.7, figs.6,♂,7,♀,8,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Celastrina argiolus jyinteana : Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.256, figs.95.♂(right),♂(right,Un). (partim)
Celastrina argiolus : Ek-Amnuay et al.,2007 : 4-5, figs.L95,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai: Doi Ihtnanon)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 586, pl.265, figs.L120,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Kimura et al.,2014 : 190, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khaang; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Maethro; Khun Lao Village)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Nishimura,2026 : 42, figs.102,♂,102v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon; Nai Soi; Kung Mai Sak; Huai Pha)

[ LAOS ]
Celastrina argiolus jynteana [sic] : Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.B11,♂,B12,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Phatong; Nam Moh)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Osada et al.,1999 : 215, pl.109, figs.♂,♂,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Pak Xong; Oudomxay; Nong Het; Xam Neua)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Onodera,2009b : 37. (Xieng Kouang: Nam Noen)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51, pl.14, fig.Ly-43,♀,♀(Un). (Houa Phan: Ban Saleui)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Nam Noen; Phongsali: Phou Fastupa)

[ VIETNAM ]
Lycaenopsis argiolus herophilus : Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 872. (S.Annam)
Lycaenopsis argiola [sic] herophilus : Metaye,1957 : 91. (C)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Yokochi et al.,2015a : 14. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Yokochi et al.,2015b : figs.97,♂,97v♂(Un),98,♀,98v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Celastrina argiolus iynteana : Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 51. (N; C: Kon Thum)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂ (incl. photo).

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

Chiang Mai : 24♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).

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

Nan : 9♂.

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

[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 500 - 2200m). 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)

Swinhoe, C.,1893 : A List of the Lepidoptera of the Khasia Hills. Part.1.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 41(3): 267-330.

Chapman, T.A.,1909 :
A review of the Species of the Lepidopterous Genus Lycaenopsis Feld. (Cyaniris auct. nec Dalm.) on examination of the male Ancillary Appendages.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1909(2): 419-476, figs.51-122.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : Neue Cyaniris-Rassen und Übersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2): 282-305. (15.Mar.1910)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.25 - 2026.10.31.