Rachana jalindra indra (Moore, 1884)

Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Un. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Un.
♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Un. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Un.
♂, Champasak, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) ♀, An Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Un. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♀ Un.
♂ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. ♀ (bred), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.
Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Un. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Up. Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Sithon indra Moore, 1884
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1883(4):527.
TL : Bengal, [India].
Distribution : Nepal, India (Sikkim) to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.
● ssp.indra
???
ssp.burbona
Rachana jalindra indra map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Eliotia jalindra indra ; Pinratana,1981 : 132, pl.32, fig.16,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Eliotia jalindra indra ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39, fig.118,♀. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Eliotia jalindra indra ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 692, pl.316, figs.L371a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Omkoi; Wang Chin)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 734, pl.336, figs.L393a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Omkoi; Wang Chin)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 121, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Tha Ton; Ban Na Lak)
Rachana jalindra indra ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.12.11)

[ LAOS ]
Rachana jalindra indra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2006 : 34, figs.3,♂,8♂(Un),4,♀,9,♀(Un). (Oudomxay; Xaisombun; Attapeu)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.22, figs.Ly-244,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phou Bia; 35km east of Attapeu)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Onodera,2022 : 94, pl.228, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Champasak: Dong Huasao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Rachana jalindra indra ; Woodfield & Murton,2006 : figs.♀,♀(Un). (Botum Sakor NP.)
Eliotia jalindra ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Rachana jalindra indra ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam)
Rachana jalindra indra ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 67. (N: Ha Giang / C: Quang Nam; Khanh Hoa)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by K.Phongpiyamit).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♀ (photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 3♂ 2♀ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
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[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Da Nang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong ; 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

An Giang ; 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 900m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on trees and often rest on the underside of leaves.
The population in Phetchaburi, northern peninsular Thailand, is known from a photo record, but no specimens are available. Thus it is unclear to which subspecies it belongs. Confirmation by specimen is needed.


Literature

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


Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Rachana jalindra indra ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Phrae, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)
Rachana jalindra indra ♂ Rachana jalindra indra ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Rachana jalindra ssp. ♂
ssp. ♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

1999.07.19 - 2023.12.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.