Sinthusa rayata kishii Saito & Inayoshi, 2024

Sinthusa rayata kishii ♂ Up. Sinthusa rayata kishii ♂ Un. Sinthusa rayata kishii ♀ Up. Sinthusa rayata kishii ♀ Un.
♀, 2005.07.--. Lao Cai, Vietnam. (Holotype) ♀, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (Paratype)
Sinthusa rayata kishii ♀ Up. Sinthusa rayata kishii ♀ Un. Sinthusa rayata kishii ♂ genitalia Sinthusa rayata kishii ♂ genitalia
♀, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (Paratype) ♂ genitalia, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (Holotype)

ON : Sinthusa rayata kishii Saito & Inayoshi, 2024
OD : Butterflies 94:13-14, figs.35(HT,♂), 35v(HT,♂Un),
36(PT,♀),36v(PT,♀Un), 37a-g(♂ genitalia).
TL : Sa Pa, Lao Cai, N.Vietnam. (RIEB)
Distribution : N.Vietnam (Lao Cai ; Lai Chau).
Sinthusa rayata kishii map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂. Jul.2005, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, N.Vietnam, Local Catcher leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: 2♀, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, N.Vietnam. (in coll. K.Saito, examined.) ; 1♂ 1♀, Hoang Lien, Lai Chau, N.Vietnam. K. Kishi leg. (in coll. K.Kishi, examined.)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 1♂ 2♀. (Holotype and Paratypes).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lai Chau : 1♂ 1♀. (Paratypes).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests.


Literature

Huang, H. & Zhu, J.Q.,2018 : A tentative review of the genus Sinthusa Moore,1884 from China (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Atalanta 49(1-4):143-153.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2024 : Descriptions of four new species and two new subspecies of Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam.
Butterflies 94:4-14.


2024.09.30.

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