Nymphalis c-aureum c-aureum

Nymphalis c-aureum c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)


♂, Sekong, Laos.		♀, Sekong, Laos.

♂ (dsf), 1980.03.20. Chiang Rai, Thailand.		♂ (dsf), Chiang Rai, Thailand.

ON : Papilio c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758
OD : Syst. nat. (ed.10) 1: 477.
TL : 'Asia' [Guangdong, China].

Distribution : Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Korea, Japan.

Synonyms
(--- The taxon marked with an asterisk is cited from other literature and I have not been able to confirm the original description.)

Papilio angelica Stoll, 1782; In: Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4(33): 204, pl.388, figs.G, H(Un); TL: China.
Vanessa pryeri Janson, 1878; Cistula Entomologica. 2(19): 269–271, pl.5, fig.2; TL: Yokohama, Japan.
∗ "Polygonia c-aureum atra Naito, 1930; Zephyrus 2: 204; TL: Japan." (Cited from Bozano & Floriani,2012)
∗ "Polygonis c-aureum coreana Bryk, 1946; Ark. Zool. 38A(3): 40; TL: Korea." (Cited from Bozano & Floriani,2012)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 30, pl.12, fig.29,♂. (Chiang Rai)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 366, pl.157, figs.N27,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Saen: Sob Ruak)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 496, pl.221 figs.N375,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Saen: Sob Ruak)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Kimura et al.,2016 : 56. (by literature)

[ LAOS ]
Polygonia c-aureum: Vitalis,1919 : 228. (Laos)
Polygonia c-aureum: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 56, pl.52, figs.5,♂,6,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Osada et al.,1999 : 205, pl.50, fig.♂. (Muang Khoua)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.

[ VIETNAM ]
Polygonia c-aureum: Joannis,1901 : 321–322. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Polygonia c-aureum: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 528. (Tonkin)
Polygonia c-aureum: Vitalis,1919 : 228. (Tonkin)
Polygonia c-aureum f. c-aureum: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Annam: Keng-Trap; Tonkin: Chapa)
Polygonia c-aureum: Lemée,1950 : 12. (Langson)
Polygonia c-aureum: Metaye,1957 : 94. (N; C)
Polygonia c-aureum: Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 59, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Polygonia c-aureum: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N: Lao Cai ; Ha Giang ; Bac Can ; Ninh Binh)
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):108–109, pl.26, figs.3a♂,3b♀,3c♀(Un). (N: Lang Son; Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; C: Pu Mat)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
Chiang Saen dist., 1980.03.20. 1♂, P.Sukkit (YI)

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

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 3♂ 2♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is rather localized and is found in grasslands at low to moderate elevations.
Zhang et al. (2020) treated Polygonia as a subgenus of Nymphalis.

Literature

Linnaeus, C, 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum clases, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, symonymis, locis. Editio Decima, reformata.
Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 1: iv + 823 + [1] pp.

Stoll, C, 1782. In: Cramer, P., De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
S.J. Baalde (Amsterdam) & Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp. (Utrecht), 4(32/34): 165–252, pls. 373–400. (1782)

Janson, O.E, 1877. Notes on Japanese Rhopalocera, with descriptions of new species.
Cistula Entomologica, 2(16): 153–160.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1912. 6. Familie: Nymphalidae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 513–528. (11.Apr.1912)

Corbet, A.S, 1949. The Linnaean Names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proceedings of the royal entomological Society of London, (B), 18(9/10): 191–199.

Bozano, G.C. & Floriani, A, 2012. In: Bozano, G.C. (Ed.), Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Nymphalidae part 5, Subfamily Nymphalinae.
Omnes Artes, Milano, 90 pp.

Zhang, J, Cong, Q, Shen, J, Opler, P.A. & Grishin, N.V, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names.
Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1–41.


♀ (dsf), Chiang Rai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici

♀, Sekong, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

2008.02.29 - 2024.07.31.