Neorina patria westwoodii

Neorina patria westwoodii Moore, 1892


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

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

ON : Neorina westwoodii Moore, 1892
OD : Lep. Ind. 1(10): 226-228, pl.74, figs.2, 2a. (♂,♀).
TL : "N.E.India (Assam, Cachar)" [Cachar, Assam, India]. (NHML)

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

Synonym

Neorhina [sic] saka Fruhstorfer, 1893; Ent. Nachr. 19(21/22): 337; TL: "Nordindien" [N.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: Sophonviwatkul et al.,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 et al.,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 uncommon in forests at moderate to high elevations (1,000 - 1,800 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs.
The records of Neorina hilda Godfrey (1932b) and Pinratana (1988) are considered to be this taxon.

Literature

Moore, F.,1892 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.1. Rhopalocera. Family Nymphalidae.
1(10): 209-240 (Apr.1892), London, L.Reeve & Co.

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


♂, Nan, Thailand.	♂, Nan, Thailand.

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

1998.12.27 - 2025.02.28.