Pontia edusa amphimara

Pontia edusa amphimara (Fruhstorfer, 1908)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Lampang, Thailand.

♂, Lampang, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Leucochloe daplidice amphimara Fruhstorfer, 1908
OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(12): 50.
TL : "Szetschuan" [Sichuan, China].

Distribution : Yunnan, Sichuan, N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Synonym

Pontia daplidice praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1910 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 141. TL. Südwest-China.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pontia daplidice ssp. ; Pinratana,1983 : 13, pl.11, figs.21,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Pontia daplidice moorei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 144, pl.44, figs.Pi23,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khang; Mae Chaem)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 160, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Ankaan)
Pontia daplidice moorei ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 144, pl.44, figs.Pi23,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un),♀,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Ang Khang; Mae Chaem)
Pontia daplidice moorei ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2022.10.03)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Inayoshi,1996-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China, 1♂ 3♀ (Chiang Mai; Lampang) (31.Oct.2022 last updated; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)

[ LAOS ]
Pontia daplidice ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 202, pl.32, fig.♀. (Phong Saly)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 42.
Pontia edusa moorei ; Onodera,2022 : 15, pl.62, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Inayoshi,1996-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Oct.2022 last updated; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Pontia edusa moorei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 16. (N: Lao Cai ; Lai Chau ; Ha Giang)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Inayoshi,2015-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Oct.2022 last updated; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)
Pontia edusa moorei ; Monastyrskii,2024 : 60-62, pl.15, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀,1d♀(Un). (N: Muong Nhe; Hoang Lien; Ha Giang)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 4♀ (incl. photo), (2♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Lampang : 2♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in secondary and montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 450 - 1700m). Both sexes visit flowers.
The Indo-Chinese populations previously thought to be ssp.moorei from Tibet, Kashmir and Baluchistan appear to be different. Here, it is provisionally treated as ssp.amphimara, which seems to be the closest. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Neue paläarktische Pieriden.
Ent. Zeit. 22(12): 50-51. (20.Jun.1908)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 122-144 (14.Jan.1910), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

Geiger, H., Descimon, H. & Scholl, A.,1988 : Evidence for speciation within nominal Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) in southern Europa (Lepidoptera : Pieridae).
Nota lepid. 11(1): 7-20.

Wagener, P.S.,1988 : What are the valid names for the two genetically different taxa currently included within Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)? (Lepidoptera : Pieridae).
Nota lepid. 11(1): 21-38.

Reinhardt, R.,1992 : Zum Vorkommen und zur Verbreitung des ResedaweiBlings speziell in Deutschland und im angrenzenden Europa (Lep., Pieridae).
Atalanta 23(3/4): 455-479.

Gorbunov, P.Y.,2001 : The butterflies of Russia: classification, genitalia, keys for identification (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea).
Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology. Thesis, Ekaterinburg. 320 pp.

John, E., Wiemers, M., Makris, C. & Russell, P.,2013 : The Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) / Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777) complex (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): confirmation of the presence of Pontia daplidice in Cyprus, and of Cleome iberica DC. as a new host-plant for this species in the Levant.
Entomologis's Gazette 64: 69-78.

Della Bruna, C., Gallo, E. & Sbordoni, V.,2013 : In: Bozano, G.C. (Ed.), Guide to the butterflies of the Palearctic Region.
Subfamily Pierinae, Tribe Pierini (partm), Second ed.
Milano, Omnes Artes. 92 pp.

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L. & Grishin, N.V.,2023 : Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies.
Taxon. Rep. Int. Lep. Survey 11(6): 1-62.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2025.04.30 - 2025.06.30.