Graphium mandarinus fangana  (Okano, 1986)

Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Up. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Un. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Up. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton) ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Up. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Un. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Up. Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.M.Cotton)

ON : Pazala glycerion fangana Okano, 1986
OD : Tokurana 11(3):1-2, figs.3R(HT,♂), 3V(HP,♂Un),
4:1(♂,PT). 2(PT,♂Un).
TL : near Fang, "Chieng Mai" [Chiang Mai], N.Thailand.
Distribution : N.Thailand (Mae Ai dist; Fang dist.).
● ssp.fangana
ssp.kimurai
Graphium mandarinus fangana Map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 10.Mar.1986. near Fang, alt.2200m, "Chieng Mai" [Chiang Mai];, N.Thailand. (in coll. K.Okano, examined)
Paratype 1♂, 10.Mar.1986. near Fang, alt.2200m, "Chieng Mai" [Chiang Mai];, N.Thailand. (NHML, examined)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pazala glycerion fangana : Katayama,1988 : 8, pl.1, fig.6,♂. (Chiang Mai: Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Pazala mandarinum kimurai ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 108, pl.26, fig.51a(right,♂Un). (in part)
Pazala mandarinum fangana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 108. (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Graphium mandarinus fangana ; Racheli & Cotton,2009 : 29, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Po Meu)
Pazala mandarina fangana ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 131, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Graphium mandarinum kimurai ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 108, pl.26, fig.48a(right ♂Un). (in part)
Graphium mandarinum fangana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 108, pl.26, figs.48b♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok)
Graphium mandarinus fangana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.05.18)
Graphium mandarinus fangana ; Hu et al.,2018 : 434, 446, fiss.25,D♂,E♂. (Chiang Mai: Doi Pu Meun)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Fang dist; Mae Ai dist.) : 20♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1500 - 1800m) with a single generation in a year. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Okano, K.,1986 : Two New Subspecies of Butterflies from Thailand.
Tokurana 11(3):1-8, 5 figs.

Hu, S.J., Cotton, A.M., Condamine, F.L., Duan, K., Wang, R.J., Hsu, Y.F., Zhang, Z. & Cao, J.,2018 :
Revision of Pazala Moore,1888: The Graphium (Pazala) mandarinus (Oberthür,1879) Group, with Treatments of known Taxa and descriptions of New Species and New Subspecies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
Zootaxa 4441(3):401-446.


Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂ Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂
♂ (lower) with Graphium eurous, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (right) with Graphium eurous, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Graphium mandarinus fangana ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.08 - 2023.05.31.

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