Lethe rohria rohria

Lethe rohria rohria (Fabricius, 1787)


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

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

ON : Papilio rohria Fabricius, 1787
OD : Mantissa Ins. 2:45.
TL : India.

Distribution : N.W.India to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Vietnam, Yunnan, S.Sichuan.

Synonym

Debis dyrta Felder & Felder, [1867] : Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3):497. TL. Bengalia. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Lethe rohria rohria ; Godfrey,1930 : 244. (N: Khun Than; W: Pang Yao)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Pinratana,1988 : 12, pl.11, figs.19,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chonburi; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chaiyaphum; 'Yala')
Lethe rohria rohria ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 242, pl.93, figs.S20,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 240, pl.92, figs.N56,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Uémura,2010 : 3.
Lethe rohria rohria ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phetchabun) (accessed: 2022.02.24)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 168, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Doi Pa Chang; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo)

[ LAOS ]
Lethe dyrta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1919 : 223. (Laos)
Lethe dyrta f.neelgheriensis ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 28. (Ban-Soui; Hat-Kiang)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.90, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Nong Het; Xiang Khouang)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Uémura,2003 : 3, fig.20 map. (Phong Saly; Nong Het)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.

[ VIETNAM ]
Lethe rohria ; Joannis,1901 : 317. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Lethe dyrta ; Joannis,1901 : 317. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Lethe dyrta dyrta ; Fruhstorfer,1911 : 317. (Tonkin)
Lethe dyrta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1919 : 223. (Tonkin)
Lethe drypetis f.todara ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 28. (Tonkin: Chapa)
Lethe dyrta ; Lemée,1950 : 8. (Hanoi)
Lethe dyrta dyrta ; Metaye,1957 : 102. (N)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 52-53, pl.12, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Tam Dao; Muong Nhe / C: Ben En; Kon Ka Kinh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 24, fig.S-58,♂. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 22. (N / C / S)
Lethe rohria rohria ; Saito et al.,2017 ; 82. (S: Nui Cam)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 9♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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

Nan : 1♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Xiang Khouang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt.350m - 1200m).
Pinratana,1988 recorded it from 'Yala', but it is dubious. Hitherto, this species has been never found in peninsular Thailand. It is most likely to be an erroneous location or a misidentification.

Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1787 : Mantissa Insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis,
differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus.
Copenhagen, Christ. Gottl. Proft 8vo 1:xx+348pp ; 2:[2]+382pp

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1865-1875 :
Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band:
Abtheilung. Wien : vi + 548 + [1] pp in 5 parts, 140 pls.


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

1998.12.10 - 2022.02.28.