Eurema simulatrix inouei Shirôzu & Yata, 1973

Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Un. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♀ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Un. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Un.
♂ (wsf), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. ♂ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Un. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Up. Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Un.
♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂ (wsf), Chonburi, Thailand.

ON : Eurema simulatrix inouei Shirôzu & Yata, 1973
OD : Sieboldia 4(3): 128-129, pl.3, figs.7(HT,♂), 8(HT,Un), pl.4, figs.1(PT,♂Un), 2(PT,♂Un), 3(PT,♂Un), 4(PT,♂Un).
TL : Dinh Quan, S.Vietnam. (KUGGE)
Distribution : C. to S.E.Thailand, Cambodia, C. & S.Vietnam.
● ssp.sarinoides
ssp.inouei
transition zone of sarinoides and tecmessa
ssp.tecmessa
ssp.littorea
Eurema simulatrix inouei map

Synonym

Terias hecabe grandis form sarinoides Fruhstorfer, 1910 : In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 167. Loc. not stated. [Hin Lap, Saraburi, Thailand]. (NHML) (IFS)


Type Material Information

inouei ;
Holotype ♂, 25.Mar.1962. Dinh Quan, S.Vietnam. S.Inoué leg. (KUGGE) ; Yata,1994 : pl.6, figs.7,♂, 2,♂(Un).
Paratypes : 4♂, Dinh Quan, S.Vietnam ; 1♂, Col de Blao, S.Vietnam ; 1♂, Kampot, Cambodia.
sarinoides ; ♂, 'Type HT (red)', Januar, Hinlap, Siam, selected as type by A.S.C. and G.T., 7.xi.1939. (NHML) ; Yata,1994 : pl.6, figs.1('HT',♂), 2('HT',♂Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Eurema simulatrix stockleyi ; Pinratana,1983 : 28. not fig. (Nakhon Nayok) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Pinratana,1983 : 28, pl.24, figs.49c♂,♂(Un). (Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Yata,1994 : 65. (C)
Eurema simulatrix grandis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 174, pl.59, figs.Pi53b♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 174, pl.59, figs.Pi53c♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chanthaburi; Trat; Nakhon Nayok) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 174. (Pak Thong Chai) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Jeratthitikul et al.,2009 : 10-12, figs.4C♂,4D♂. (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi: Chanthaburi; Phliu Waterfall; Krong Kaw Waterfall; Khoa Soi Dao [Khao Soi Dao]; Nakhon Ratchasima) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 144, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo; Pactonchai; Nakhon Nayork; Kao Khiewo; Kratchin WF; Kao Soi Dao)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 174, pl.54, figs.Pi53b♂,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂[♀],♀[♂](Un). (Chanthaburi; Trat; Nakhon Nayok; Pak Thong Chai) (partim)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Nakhon Nayok; Chonburi) (partim) (accessed: 2024.04.13)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Chaianunporn & Chaianunporn,2019 : 87. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Shirôzu & Yata,1973 : 128-129, pl.4, fig.4(PT,♂Un). (Kampot, Tukchhov)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Yata,1994 : 65. (Kampot, Tuk Chhou)
Eurema simulatrix ; Onodera,2008 : 60. (Mondolkiri: Romonea)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 128. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Eurema simulatrix sarinoides ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Koh Kong; Kampot; Mondulkiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Shirôzu & Yata,1973 : 128-129, pl.3, figs.7(HT,♂), 8(HT,Un), pl.4, figs.1(PT,♂Un), 2(PT,♂Un), 3(PT,♂Un). (S: Dinh Quan; Col de Blao)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Yata,1994 : 65, pl.6, figs.7(HT,♂),8(HT,♂Un). (S: Dinh Quan)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, figs.Pi-36,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Nihira,2009 : 98. (Phu Quoc)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 18. (C / S)
Eurema simulatrix inouei ; Monastyrskii,2024 : 125-126, pl.3a♂,3b♂(Un),3c♀. (C: Bach Ma; Ngoc Linh; Kon Ka Kinh; Loc Bac; Bao Lam; Cat Loc; Bu Gia Map / S: Da Teh; Cat Tien)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chaiyaphum : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chonburi : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 16♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂ 4♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

Hu et al. (2026: 478) resolved some extremely complex and problematic issues relating to the nomenclature of this taxon, including the names "stockleyi" and "sarinoides".

The butterfly is common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m). Both sexes visit flowers and males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
9: 153-168 (2.Apr.1910), Stuttgart, Alfred Kernen.

Riley, N.D.,1964 : The Department of Entomology of the British Museum (Natural History) 1904-1964.
A brief historical sketch., XII International Congress of Entomology, London, 1964, 48 pp.

Shirôzu, T. & Yata, O.,1973 : The Genus Eurema of South Viet-Nam and Cambodia.
Sieboldia 4(3): 121-135.

Yata, O.,1994 : A Revision of the Old World Species of the Genus Eurema Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae).
Part 4. Description of the hecabe group (part).
Bull. Kitakyushu Mus. Nat. Hist. 13: 59-105, pl.5-35.

Hu, S.J., Inayoshi, Y., Lamas, G., Zhang, X. & Duan, K.,202x : Checklist of Yunnan Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) with nomenclature and distributional notes.
Zootaxa 5763(4): 451–491.


Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂ Eurema simulatrix inouei ♂
♂ (wsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand. ♂ (left, wsf) with Eurema sari, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

2026.04.30.

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