Papilio krishna charlesi  Fruhstorfer, 1902

Papilio krishna charlesi ♂ Up. Papilio krishna charlesi ♂ Un. Papilio krishna charlesi ♂ Up. Papilio krishna charlesi ♂ Un.
♂, Yen Bai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) ♂, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (photo by A.M.Cotton)

ON : Papilio krishna charlesi Fruhstorfer, 1902
OD : Soc. ent. 17(10):73.
TL : Siao Lou, Szetschan, China (NHML)
Distribution : N.Vietnam, W.China.
Papilio krishna charlesi Map

Synonym

Papilio krishna mayumiae Mitsuta & Shinkai, 2002 : Futao 41:24, figs.59(HT,♂),60(HT,♂Un). TL. Sapa, N.Vietnam.


Type Materials Information

charlesi ; ♂, Type (red), #149337, 1898. Siao Lou. (NHML, examined)
mayumiae ; Holotype ♂, Jun.1999. Mt. Fan Shi Pan, alt.2500-3000m, Sapa, Lao Cai, N.Vietnam.


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Papilio krishna charlesi ; Monastyrskii,2007 : 67, pl.21, fig.1,♀. (N: Hoang Lien)
Papilio krishna charlesi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 13. (N: Lao Cai)


Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yen Bai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The population of N.Vietnam is similar to ssp.charlesi in Sichuan, China, however further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1902 : Neue Papilioformen aus Ostasien.
Soc. ent. 17(10):73-74.

Mitsuta, Y. & Shinkai, A.,2002 :
Description of a new subspecies of Papilio krishna Moore,1857 from Sapa, N.Vietnam (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae)
Futao 41:24.


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