Byasa crassipes

Byasa crassipes (Oberthür, 1893)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)

♂, Houaphan, Laos. (photo by A.M.Cotton)		♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)

ON : Papilio crassipes Oberthür, 1893
OD : Étud. ent. 17:2-3, pl.4, figs.38,♂,38a♂(Un).
TL : "Haut Tonkin, Rivière-Noire" [Black River, N.Vietnam]. (NHML)

Distribution : N.E.India, Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam,
Yunnan.

Type Materials Information

♂, Type (red), Haut-Tonkin. (NHML, examined) ;
♀, Neallotype (red), Than-Moi, Juni-Juli, Haut-Tonkin. H.Fruhstorfer. (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Atrophaneura crassipes ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 70, pl.6, figs.P15,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Byasa crassipes ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 75-76. (N: Fang)
Byasa crassipes ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 115, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Atrophaneura crassipes ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 70, pl.6, figs.P14,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)

[ LAOS ]
Byasa crassipes ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 200, pl.3, figs.♂,♀. (Oudomxay; Xam Neua)
Atrophaneura crassipes ; Cotton & Racheli,[2007] : 328. (Xam Neua: Phou Phan)
Byasa crassipes ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 75-76. (N)
Byasa crassipes ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 41.
Byasa crassipes ; Onodera,2022 : 4, pl.13, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Phongsali: Muang Mai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio crassipes ; Fruhstorfer,1901 : 113-114. (Than-Moi)
Papilio crassipes ; Fruhstorfer,1903 : 170. (Tonkin: Than-Moi)
Papilio crassipes ; Jordan,1908-1909 : 31. (Tonkin)
Papilio crassipes ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 8. (Hagiang)
Papilio crassipes ; Metaye,1957 : 81. (N)
Byasa crassipes ; Shinkai,1999 : 50. (N: Mt.Tam Dao)
Byasa crassipes ; Funahashi,2003 : 15. (Sapa; Tam Dao)
Byasa crassipes ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 31, pl.5, figs.1a♂,1b♀(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Hagiang; Tam Dao / C: Bu Huong)
Byasa crassipes ; Racheli & Cotton,2010 : 75-76, fig.♂genitalia. (N)
Byasa crassipes ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 11. (N / C)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : Fang dist., Doi Pomeun, 1988.03.08. 1♂ LC (AC).

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

[ LAOS ]
Oudomxay : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by K.Phongpiyamit).

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

Houaphan : 1♂ 1♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations but is rare in N.Thailand.

Literature

Oberthür, C.,1893 : Lépidoptères du Tonkin.
Étud. ent. 17:1-15, 1 pl.


♂, Oudomxay, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)	♀, Oudomxay, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

♂, Oudomxay, Laos. (photo by K.Phongpiyamit)

1996.09.26 - 2023.05.31.