Coelites epiminthia binghami

Coelites epiminthia binghami Moore, [1891]


♂, 2022.05.02. Kanchanaburi, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

ON : Coelites binghami Moore, [1891]
OD : Lep. Ind. 1:230-232, pl.75, figs.3,♂3a♂(Un).
TL : Upper Tenasserim.

Distribution : S.Myanmar, W.Thailand.

	● ssp.binghami
	● ssp.epiminthia

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Coelites epiminthia binghami ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 25, figs.8,♂,8v♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi: Sangkhla Buri)
Coelites epiminthia binghami ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kanchanaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.03)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : Sangkhla Buri Dist., 1♂, 2022.05.02. R.Charoenpon (YI), (genitalia dissected).

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Notes

This is the first reliable record from Thailand. A specimen was obtained by Rapeepat Charoenpon on 02.May.2022 in Kanchanaburi Province.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 650m).

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.


♂, 2022.05.02. Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon)

2022.08.31 - 2023.07.31.