Neorina patria westwoodii

Neorina patria westwoodii Moore, [1891]


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

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

ON : Neorina westwoodii Moore, [1891]
OD : Lep. Ind. 1:226-228, pl.74, figs.2,2a. (♂,♀).
TL : Cachar, Assam. (NHML)

Distribution : Assam to Myanmar,N.Thailand,
Laos, Vietnam, S.E.Tibet, S.Yunnan.

Synonym

Neorhina [sic] saka Fruhstorfer, 1893 : Ent. Nachr. 19(21/22):337. TL. India.

Type Materials Information

Syntypes : 1♂, Rh2528, Cachar, Assam. (NHML) ; 1♀, Cachar, Assam. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neorina hilda ; Godfrey,1932b : 322-323. (Chiang Rai: Doi Chang)
Neorina hilda ; Pinratana,1988 : 17. (list only)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Nakano,1990 : 21, fig.6. (Chiang Mai)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 258, pl.101, figs.S44,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Phu Kha)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 256, pl.100, figs.N79,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Phu Kha)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.07.01)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 158. (by literature)

[ LAOS ]
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.88, fig.♂. (Phong Saly)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Uémura,2003 : 2, fig.12 map.
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Onodera,2022 : 54, pl.162, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phongsali: Phou Fastupa)

[ VIETNAM ]
Neorina westwoodi ; Vitalis,1919 : 223. (Tonkin: Chapa)
Neorina patria f. westwoodi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 29. (Tonkin: Chapa)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Metaye,1957 : 103. (N)
Neorina patria ; Funahashi,2003 : 16-17. (Lao Cai: Sapa; Vinh Phu: Tam Dao)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 38, pl.6, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Tam Dao / C: Xuan Lien; Vu Quang)
Neorina patria westwoodii ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 21. (N / C: to Ha Tinh)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂ (incl. photo), (1♂ genitalia dissected).

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

Lampang : 1♂.

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

Nan : 5♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

[ LAOS ]
Phong Saly : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1800m). Males are territorial on shrubs.
The records of Neorina hilda Godfrey (1932b) and Pinratana (1988) are considered to be this taxon.

Literature

Moore, F.,1890-1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.I. Rhopalocera, Family Nymphalidae.
1:1-192, 1890 ; 193-176, 1891 ; 177-310, 1892. L.Reeve & Co., London.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1893 : Neue Java - Rhopaloceren. IV.
Ent. Nachr. (21/22):332-338.


♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Nan, Thailand.

1998.12.27 - 2024.05.31.