Atrophaneura aidoneus  (Doubleday, 1845)

Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Up. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Un. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♀ Up. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Up. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Un. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Up. Atrophaneura aidoneus ♀ Up.
♂, Sekong, Laos. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Papilio aidoneus Doubleday, 1845
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1)16:178.
TL : Montibus Himalayis. (♂)
Distribution : Kumaon, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam,
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, S.China.
Atrophaneura aidoneus map

Synonyms

Papilio erioleuca Oberthür, 1879 : Étud. ent. 4:33, pl.3, fig.1,♂. TL. Darjeeling. (NHML)
Atrophaneura nox hainanensis Gu, 1997 : in Gu & Cheng, Butt. Hainan : 36, fig.6.♀(Up.&Un.). TL. Hainan.


Type Material Information

erioleuca ; ♂, Type (red), Darjeeling. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Papilio aidoneus ; Godfrey,1932b : 321. (Chiang Mai: Pang Tawn)
Atrophaneura varuna astorion ; Pinratana,1977 : 9, fig.P6a♂. (N. & N.E.)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Pinratana,1977 : 12, fig.P7,♂. (N)
Parides aidoneus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 13,40, pl.11, figs.8,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 68, pl.5, figs.P11,♂,♀. (Wiang Pa Pao)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 28. (N)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 114, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Khun Lao Village)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 68, pl.5, figs.P10,♂,♀. (Wiang Pa Pao)

[ LAOS ]
Papilio aidoneus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 8. (Laos)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 8, pl.2, fig.3,♂. (Xam Neua)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 200, pl.3, figs.♂,♀. (Xiang Khouang)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 323-324. (Koun Kham; Lak Sao: Phou Chomvoy)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 28. (Laos)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Suwa et al.,2013 : 6. (Luang Prabang)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Suwa et al.,2019 : 5. (Ph.Samsoun; Tham Piu)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Onodera,2022 : 3, pl.7, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai: Nam Kat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio aidoneus ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 29. (Tonkin)
Papilio aidoneus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1914 : 146. (Tonkin)
Papilio aidoneus ; Vitalis,1919 : 210. (Tonkin)
Papilio aidoneus ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 8. (Annam / Tonkin)
Papilio aidoneus ; Metaye,1957 : 81. (N / C)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 13, figs.3:5,♂,6,♀,7,♀(Un),9:3(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Atrophaneura aidoneus aidoneus ; Shinkai,1999 : 48. (N: Tam Dao / S: Bao Lac)
Atrophaneura aidoneus aidoneus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 1, 20, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Atrophaneura aidoneus aidoneus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 7, figs.pa-3,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 28-29, pl.4, figs.1a♂,1b♀. (N: Huu Lien; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cuc Phuong; Hanoi; Hoa Binh / C: Xuang Lien; Pu Mat; Ben En; Vu Quang; Kon Cha Rang; Nui Chua)
Atrophaneura aidoneus ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 28. (Vietnam)
Atrophaneura aidoneus aidoneus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 11. (N / C)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Oudomxay : 5♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Houaphan : 4♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Khammouan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Sekong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ha Giang : 3♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vinh Phuc : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1700m). Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Doubleday, E.,1845 : Descriptions of new or imperfectly described Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (1)16:176-182, 232-236, 304-307.

Oberthür, C.,1879 : Catalogue raisonné des Papilionidae de la collection de Ch. Oberthür a Rennes.
Étud. ent. 4:xviii + 19-117 pp, 6 pls.

Gu, M.B. & Chen, P.Z.,1997 : Butterflies in Hainan Island.
[x], 357pp. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing.


Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂ Atrophaneura aidoneus ♂
♂, ♂+Graphium chironides, Calinaga sudassana, Lampang, Thailand.

1996.09.26 - 2023.05.31.

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