Celastrina lavendularis limbata
(Moore, 1879)
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♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂ (wsf), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. |
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♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. |
♂ (dsf,var.), Lampang, Thailand. |
ON :
Polyommatus limbatus Moore, 1879
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):139.
TL : Parisnath hill, Behar, Bengal. (NHML)
Distribution : N.India to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
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● ssp.limbata |
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● ssp.isabella |
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Synonyms
Cyaniris placida Nicéville, [1884] : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 52(2/4):68, pl.1, fig.8,♂. TL. Sikkim. (NZC)
Cyaniris placida hegesander Fruhstorfre, 1910 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2):292. TL. Montes Manson, Tonkin. (NHML)
Type Materials Information
limbata ; Holotype ♂, Parisnath Hill, India. (NHML)
placida ; Holotype ♂, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 100, figs.♂,♂(Un).
hegesander; Lectotype ♂, Montes Manson, Tonkin. April-Mai. designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Lycaenopsis limbatus placida ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 872. (Tavoy-Siam)
Lycaenopsis limbata placida ; Godfrey,1930 : 317-318. (Chiang Rai)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Pinratana,1981 : 46, pl.7, figs.9,♂,10,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 566, pl.256, figs.L96a,♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao)
Celastrina argiolus jyinteana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.256, figs.95.♂(left),♂(left,Un). (in part)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 586, pl.265, figs.L121a,♂,♂(Un). (Wiang Pa Pao)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 190, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Ang Khaang; Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Kradung; Doi Pha Chang; Nakohn Nayok; Kao Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Monodontides musina musinoides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 191, figs.♂(Phu Khiewo),♂(Phu Khiewo, Un). (Phu Khiewo) (in part)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2020.12.13)
[ LAOS ]
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 70, pl.100, figs.A1,♂,A2,♂(Un). (Vientiane; Vang Vieng; Phatong)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.109, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Pak Xong; Oudomxay)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Thabok; Nakai)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Onodera,2009b : 37. (Xieng Kouang: Nam Noen)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Onodera,2022 : 76, pl.207, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin; Oudomxai)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Pursat)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lycaenopsis limbatus hegesander ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 872. (Tonkin: Manson Mts.)
Lycaenopsis limbatus hegesander ; Lemée,1950 : 19. (Hagiang)
Lycaenopsis limbatus hegesander ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (C)
Lycaenopsis limbatus lpacida ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Luong et al.,2004 : 9, 75, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Celastrina lavendularis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Bach Ma)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 53, figs.L-31,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Celastrina lavendularis limbata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 51. (N / C / S)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 16♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 3♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 3♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 2♂ 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchaburi : 2♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Vientiane : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Sekong : 3♂.
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Champasak : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 400 - 1600m).
Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
A male specimen from Lampang shown above has a prominent white patch on the upper side of both wings, however the genitalia is definitely this species.
It seems to be an extreme dry-season variation.
I am tentatively treating the population from Phetchaburi as this taxon, but only a few specimens have been examined.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Moore, F.,1879 : Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879(1):136-144.
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.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : Neue Cyaniris-Rassen und Ubersicht der bekannten Arten.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2):282-305.
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| ♂(right) with Acytolepis puspa, Lampang, Thailand. |
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