Lethe verma stenopa
Fruhstorfer, 1908
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Sekong, Laos. |
♀, Nan, Thailand. |
ON :
Lethe (Tausima) verma stenopa Fruhstorfer, 1908
OD : Ent. Zeit. 22(31): 127.
TL : 'Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin [Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang, N.Vietnam]; Szetchuan [Sichuan]; Tandong, Tenasserim [Thandaung, Kayin State, Myanmar]'. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, S.Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, S.Guizhou, Jiangxi, Fujian,
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Type Materials Information
Syntype ♂, Chien-Hoa, Vietnam. (NHML. det. P. Ackery,1972)
Syntype ♂, #141527 Tandong, Tenasserim. 4000 ft. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Lethe verma sintica: Godfrey,1930 : 246–247. ("Prae: Me Song forest")
Lethe verma stenopa: Pinratana,1988 : 12, pl.16, figs.21,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Lethe verma stenopa: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 242, pl.93, figs.S22,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok) (partim)
Lethe verma stenopa: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 242, pl.93, figs.N58,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok) (partim)
Lethe verma stenopa: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Lethe verma stenopa: Kimura et al.,2016 : 169, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Par Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Khun Lao Villege; Doi Musso)
[ LAOS ]
Lethe verma f. sintica: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Nape)
Lethe verma f. stenopa: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Ban-Soui)
Lethe verma stenopa: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 64, pl.84, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Lethe verma stenopa: Osada et al.,1999 : 210, pl.91, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly)
Lethe verma stenopa: Uémura,2003 : 4, fig.23 map. (Phong Saly; Lak Sao; Thateng)
Lethe verma stenopa: Uémura,2006 : 3, fig.10,map. (Xam Neua; Phun Pan; Ban Saleui; Ban Ban; Phon Savan)
Lethe verma stenopa: Uémura,2007 : 1, fig.4,map. (C: near border to Vietnam)
Lethe verma stenopa: Uémura,2011 : 2. (S: near Taot)
Lethe verma stenopa: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Lethe verma stenopa: Onodera,2022 : 55, pl.165, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Xiengkhouang: Tha; Khammouan: Mangkone)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lethe verma stenopa: Fruhstorfer,1911 : 324. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Lethe stenopa: Vitalis,1919 : 223. (Tonkin)
Lethe verma f. stenopa: Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Tonkin: Chiem-Hoa)
Lethe verma stenopa: Metaye,1957 : 103. (N)
Lethe verma stenopa: Monastyrskii,2005 : 54–55, pl.13, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Tam Dao; Ba Be; Pu Luong / C: Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Song Thanh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Plong; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Ka Kinh; Bi Doup; Bao Lam)
Lethe verma stenopa: Miyazaki et al.,2006c : 31, figs.S-13,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Lethe verma stenopa: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 22. (N; C)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂ 2♀.
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Chiang Mai : 9♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Nan : 6♂ 5♀.
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Tak : 1♀.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂, 2016.05.07, Khao Luang, (photo by D.Sargeant).
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[ LAOS ]
Xieng Khouang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Bolikhamxai : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Houaphan : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Sekong : 2♂.
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[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 6♂ 5♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in forests at moderate to high elevations (1,200–2,000 m a.s.l.).
Males are territorial on shrubs.
The female specimen shown in Ek-Amnuay ([2007], 2012) is ssp.robinsoni from W. Malaysia.
This species is known in Peninsular Thailand from Khao Luang, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
However, its status remains uncertain due to the lack of voucher specimens, with only photographic records available.
Although it is provisionally treated under this taxon, further research is needed to clarify its distribution and taxonomic status.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H, 1908. Neue ostasiatische Satyriden.
Entomologische Zeitschrift, 22(31): 127. (31.Oct.1908)
Fruhstorfer, H, 1911. 4. Familie: Satyridae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 313–328. (25.Apr.1911)
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀ + ♂ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, 2016.05.07, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by D.Sargeant) |
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