Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Up. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Un. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀ Up. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Up. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Un. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀ Up. Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Papilio pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758
OD : Syst. nat. (ed. 10) 1:469.
TL : 'Asia' [Guangdong, China].
Distribution : Sri Lanka, India to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, China, Formosa, Japan,
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo,
Java, Philippines, Celebes, Moluccus.
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe map

Synonyms

Papilio chryseis Drury, [1773] : Ill. nat. Hist. 1:24, index, pl.12, figs.3[♂],4[♂(Un)]. TL. China.
Papilio alcyone Cramer, 1775 : Uitl. Kapellen 1:89-90, pl.58, figs.A♀,B♀(Un),C♂. TL. China.
Papilio gnoma Fabricius, 1775 : Syst. Ent. :828.  TL. India.
Papilio flavocinerascens Goeze, 1779 : Ent. Beytrage 3(1):183.
Papilio philippina Stoll, 1782 : in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4(29-31):139, pl.361, figs.C♀,D♀(Un). TL. "Coromandel".
Papilio minna Herbst, 1792 : in Jablonsky, Natursyst. Ins.,Schmett. 5:74, pl.89, figs.1[♀],2[♀(Un)]. "Indien erhalten".
Papilio nephte Fabricius, 1793 : Ent. syst. 3(1):190. TL. China.
Papilio ilea Fabricius, 1798 : Ent. syst. Suppl. :426. TL. India orientali.
Callidryas thisorella Boisduval, 1836 : Spec. gen. Lepid. 1:609. TL. Bengale.
Catopsilia florella gnoma ab. juncta Dufrane, 1947 : Bull. Annls. Soc. ent. Belg. 83:63. TL. "Plateau de Makna, monts Wyndia, 75° long, 22° lat, Inde" [W.India]. (♀) (IFS)
Catopsilia florella gnoma ab. flavescens Dufrane, 1947 : Bull. Annls. Soc. ent. Belg. 83:63. TL. "Cho Ganh, Tonkin" [N.Vietnam]. (♀) (IFS)
Catopsilia florella gnoma f. transiens Dufrane, 1947 : Bull. Annls. Soc. ent. Belg. 83:63. TL. "Cho Ganh" [N.Vietnam]. (IFS)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Godfrey,1916 : 115.
Catopsilia florella ; Godfrey,1916 : 115-116. (by literatur Bell, J.Bombay nat.Hist.Soc.22:523.)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Pendlebury,1923 : 27. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Godfrey,1927 : 120. (N)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Godfrey,1930 : 228. (all over)
Catopsilia florella ; Godfrey,1930 : 228. (by literatur Bell, J.Bombay nat.Hist. Soc.22:623, Bingham, Faun.Br.Ind. Buttes. 2:224.)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Godfrey,1932a : 265. (P)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Pinratana,1983 : 25, pl.21, figs.43,♂. (Bangkok; Chonburi; Chumphon; Chanthaburi; Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Krabi; Khon Kaen; Nan; Nong Khai; Nonthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Phetchabun; Prachin Buri; Phuket; Saraburi; Songkhla; Sakon Nakhon; Trang; Tak; Trad; Uthai Thani; Yala)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 18, fig.43,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 46. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huai Sing; Ubon Ratchathani: Kaen Tana)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 65, fig.53,♂. (Umphang)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 46, fig.40,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 166, pl.55, figs.Pi47,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un) ; [fig.Pi48,♂,♂(Un),♀, as Catopsilia pomona dsf.f.florella]. (Lamphun; Kanchanaburi; Bangkok)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.♂(Un). (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 150, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Chiang Mai; Doi Inthanon; Thung Saleng Luang; Sarika; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Bang Phra; Wang Kheo; Kao Soi Dao; Mae Sohd; Doi Musso; Sai York Noi; Erawan WF; Kanchanaburi; Ka Chong; Sonkhula; Haadjai)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 166, pl.55, figs.Pi47,♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂(dsf),♂(Un,dsf),♀(dsf). (Lamphun; Kanchanaburi; Bangkok)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum; Bangkok; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2022.10.15)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Küppers & Janikorn,2017 : 200, figs.Abb.Pi-087-088,183-195. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 51, pl.27, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un),3,♀,4,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Nam Moh; Tha Dua)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 203, pl.40, figs.♂,♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Onodera,2022 : 19, pl.74, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Nachan; Luang Phabang: Marphouk)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Onodera,2007 : 25, figs.15,♂,16,♀. (Rattanakiri: Poy)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Koh Kong; Phnom Penh; Ratanakiri; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Catopsilia chryseis ; Joannis,1901 : 329. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Moulton,1923 : 133. (Pulo Condore)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Lemée,1950 : 6. (Hagiang)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe f.hib. gnoma ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (N / C / S)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe f.aest. pyranthe ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (N / C / S)
Catopsilia florella ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (N / C / S)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Luong et al.,2004 : 2. (Cuc Phuong)
Catopsilia pyranthe ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 39. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, fig.Pi-27,♀. (Bin Thuan: Dong Tien; Ho Chi Minh)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Nihira,2009 : 98. (Phu Quoc)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 21, fig.Pi-27,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (N / C / S)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ; Saito et al.,2017 : 77. (S: Nui Cam; Nui Coto; Nui Ket)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 10♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bangkok : 1♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Narathiwat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Champasak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 10 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers.


Literature

Linnaeus, C.,1758 : Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis.
Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii. (Edition 10). 1(Animalia):[iv]+824pp.

Drury, D.,[1773] : Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects.
1(index): xiii pp, 50 pls. London.

Cramer, P.,1775-1780 :
De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
1(1/7):i-xxx, 1-16, 1-132, pls.1-84 ([31 December]1775), (8):133-155, pls.85-96 (1776); 2(9/16):1-151, pls.97-192 (1777); 3(17/22):1-128, pls.193-264 (1779), (23/24):129-176, pls.265-288 (1780); 4(25/26):1-28, pls.289-304 (1780)

Fabricius, J.C.,1775 : Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.
Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae, Libraria Kortii 8vo :[i-xxx] + 832pp.

Goeze, J.A.E.1779 : Entomologische Beytrage zu des Ritter Linne zwolften Ausgabe des Natursystems.
3(1):40 + 390 pp, Elipzig. Widmann.

Stoll, C.,1780-1782 :
In Cramer, De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America. Papillons exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique et l'Amerique.
Amsteldam, S.J.Baalde; Barthelemy Wild and J. Van Schoonhoven & Comp.
4(26/28):29-90, pls.305-336 (1780), (29/31):91-164, pls.337-372 (1781), (32/34):165-252, pls.373-400 (1782)

Herbst, J.F.W.,1792 : In Jablonsky, Natursystem aller bekannten in- und auslandischen Insecten; Schmetterlinge. 5.
Berlin, Pauli. 230 pp, 37 pls.

Fabricius, J.C.,1793 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
3(1): [iv] + 488 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.

Fabricius, J.C.,1798 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Supplemente : [iv] + 572 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.

Boisduval, J.B.A.,1836 : In Roret's "Suite a Buffon", Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species general de Lepidopteres. 1.
Paris, Libr. Encycl. de Roret 8vo:[4]+xii+690+6pp, 24 pls.

Dufrane, A.,1947 : Pieridae
Bull. Annls. Soc. ent. Belg. 83(1/2):46‑73.

Corbet, A.S.,1949 : The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Part 7. Summary of Determinations.
Proc. R. ent. Soc Lond. (B)18(9-10):191-199.


Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♂ Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2023.03.31.

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