Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda  Moore, 1875

Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Un.
♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Up. Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Un.
♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Symbrenthia cotanda Moore, 1875
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874:569.
TL : Darjeeling.
Distribution : Nepal, N.India, Assam, Sikkim to Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.E.Tibet, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, W.Malaysia.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda map

Synonyms

Symbrenthia sinis Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):357, pl.F, fig.9. TL. "Nipal, N.Bengal, E.Kumaon, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Naga Hills, Cachar, Karen Hills, Dawnat Burma, Perak"
Symbrenthia hypselis assama Fruhstorfer, 1900 : Berl. ent. Z. 45(1/2):21. TL. Khasi-Hills, Assam.


Type Materials Information

sinis ; Types 1♂, Bhutan. (NZC), 1♀, 10.Nov.1883. Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 249-250, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Godfrey,1930 : 273-274. (Prae: Me Song forest; Me Lamoung)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Pinratana,1979 : 28, figs.N42,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chanthaburi; Tak)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 31, pl.13, figs.32,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phisanulok; Tak; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Yala)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 368, pl.158, figs.N33,♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 498, pl.222 figs.N381,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Khao Yai; Chiang Dao; Doi Phu Kha)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi; Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.27)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 55, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Chiang Dao; Doi Inthanon; Thung Saleng Luang; Nakohn Nayork; Kao Yai; Kao Soi Dao; Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 92, figs.Abb.N-540-541. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Symbrenthia hypselis f.cotanda ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 37. (Kilmok)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 55, pl.47, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Nam Moh)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 205, pl.51, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 44.
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Onodera,2022 : 30, pl.99, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai; Luang Phabang: Chamlong)

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Metaye,1958b : 175. (Lam Dong: Col du Da Troun)
Symbrenthia hypselis ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 40. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Symbrenthia hypselis sinis ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 17, figs.N-21,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 32. (N / C)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):113-114, pl.27, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Van Ban; Muong Nhe; Ba Be; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cat Ba; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luang / C: Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Huong Son; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma; Ba To; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Kinh)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 4♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 1♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang :1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Pattani : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xaignabouli : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Thua Thien Hue : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1600m). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Nicéville, L. de.,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

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. Tshikolovets Publications, Pardubice.


Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂ Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♂
♂, Tak, Thailand.
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀ Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2008.02.29 - 2023.09.30.

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