Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea (Hewitson, 1864)

Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Up. Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Laogona lilaea Hewitson, 1864
OD : Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(3): 246, pl.15, figs.5,6.
TL : 'East India' [Assam].
Distribution : India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China.
● ssp.lilaea
ssp.luciana
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea map

Synonyms

Papilio lucina Stoll, 1780; In: Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4(26b-28): 82, pl.330, figs.E, F; TL: "China". (homonym)
Symbrenthia khasiana Moore, 1875; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4): 569; TL: "Khasia hills" [Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India].
Symbrenthia daruka Moore, 1875; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4): 570, pl.66, fig.10; TL: N.India.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 529. (Siam)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Godfrey,1916 : 126. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Godfrey,1930 : 273. (Prae: Me Song forest; Chiang Mai; Me Lamoung)
Symbrenthia javanus daruca: Pinratana,1979 : 28, figs.N40,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (partim)
Symbrenthia lilaea luciana: Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 31, pl.13, figs.30,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Tak; Kanchanaburi) (partim)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 69, fig.144,♂. (Umphang: Tha-Sai; Umphang)
Symbrenthia lilaea luciana: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 368, pl.158, figs.N31,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Soi Dao; Wiang Pa Pao; Doi Inthanon)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 498, pl.222 figs.N379a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khao Soi Dao; Wiang Pa Pao; Doi Inthanon)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: S.Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Tak, Phetchabun; Kanchanaburi; Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Phethaburi) (accessed: 2024.05.11)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Kimura et al.,2016 : 54, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ankhaan; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao; Charn Phui; Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Doi Musso; Mae Sohd; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF.)

[ LAOS ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus f. daruca: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Laos)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.46, figs.7,♀,8,♀(Un). (Nam Moh; Luang Prabang)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Osada et al.,1999 : 205, pl.51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phong Saly; Nong Het)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 41. (Thakhek; Namdhua; Laksao)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Onodera,2009b : 38. (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Onodera,2022 : 30, pl.99, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Oudomxai)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Symbrenthia lilaea: Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 129. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 119. (Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Symbrenthia hippoclus: Joannis,1901 : 322. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Fruhstorfer,1912 : 529. (Tonkin / Annam)
Symbrenthia hippoclus f. daruca: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Tonkin / Annam)
Symbrenthia daruca: Vitalis,1919 : 228. (Annam / Tonkin)
Symbrenthia hippoclus daruca: Metaye,1957 : 94. (N / C)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.2:15,♂,16,♂(Un),fig.17,♀. fig.9:13(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Symbrenthia lilaea: Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 59, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Symbrenthia lilaea: Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Miyazaki et al.,2006b : 17, figs.N-20,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N / C: to Lam Dong)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):112-113, pl.27, fig.1a♂,1b♀,1c♀(Un). (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Cat Ba; Huu Lien; Cuc Phuong / C: Pu Luong; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Phong Nha; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Nam Dong; Bach Ma; Son Thanh; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh; Chu Yang Sin; Bi Doup; Hon Ba; Cat Tien)
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea: Saito & Vu,2020a : 177. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Rai : 1♀ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 7♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 6♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 3♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xaignabouri : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ninh Bin : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (350-1,750 m a.s.l.). Both sexes visit flowers. Males are occasionally observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.


Literature

Stoll, C.,1780 : 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.
4(26/28): 29-90, pls.305-336 (1780), Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.

Hewitson, W.C.,1864 : Descriptions of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3)2(3): 245-249, pl.16.

Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4): 565-579, pls.66,67.

Lang, S.Y.,2009 : A Study on the systematics of Nymphalidae (excepting Satyrinae) from China (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea).
Beijing, P.R.China.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Part 1.
Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
456 pp, 32 col. + 41 black&white pls. Pardubice, Tshikolovets Publications.


Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂ Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea ♂
♂, Lampang, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2026.03.31.

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