Monodontides musina pelides

Monodontides musina pelides (Fruhstorfer, 1910)


♂, Champasak, Laos.		♂, Sekong, Laos.

♂, Champasak, Thailand.		♂, Sekong, Laos.

ON : Cyaniris musina pelides Fruhstorfer, 1910
OD : Stett. ent. Ztg. 71(2):300.
TL : Plateau von Lang-Bian, Sud Annam. (♀, NHML)

Distribution : S.Laos, C.Vietnam.

	● ssp.musinoides
	● ssp.pelides

Type Material Information

Lectotype ♀, S.Annam. (Plateau von Lang-Bian, 4000ft.) designated by Eliot & Kawazoé,1983. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Monodontides musina musinoides ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.109, fig.♂(Un). (Pak Xong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Lycaenopsis musina pelides ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 876. (S.Annam: Plateau of Lang Bian)
'Lycaenopsis musina ; Lemée,1950 : 19. (Backan; Hanoi)'
Monodontides musina pelides ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-161,♂. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Monodontides musina pelides ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 50. (C: Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 2♂.

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

Champasak : 3♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 900 - 1300m) and is often found at hilltops.

Literature

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

1999.06.25 - 2023.03.31.