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Lethe Hübner, [1819]
Treebrowns
Lethe Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (4): 56, TS: Papilio europa Fabricius
Tanaoptera Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 79, TS: Papilio europa Fabricius
Zophoessa Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 61, f. 1, TS: Zophoessa sura Doubleday
Debis Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 61, f. 3, TS: Debis samio Doubleday
Charma Doherty, 1886; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 55 (2): 117, TS: Zophoessa baladeva Moore
Tansima Moore, 1881; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 29 (3): 305, TS: Lethe satyrina Moore
Rangbia Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 232 (1891), TS: Debis scanda Moore
Nemetis Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 237 (1891), TS: Papilio minerva Fabricius
Pegada Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 224 (1891) nota, TS: Mycalesis oculatissima Poujade
Kirrodesa Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 237 (1891) nota, TS: Debis sicelis Hewitson
Placilla Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 253 (1891), TS: Lethe christophi Leech
Archondesa Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 270 (1891), TS: Lethe lanaris Butler
Choranesa Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 270 (1891), TS: Lethe trimacula Leech
Dionana Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 271 (1891), TS: Lethe(?) margaritae Elwes
Sinchula Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 275 (1891), TS: Debis sidonis Hewitson
Kerrata Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 285, TS: Lethe tristigmata Elwes
Putlia Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 287 (unn. repl. Charma Doherty, 1886), TS: Zophoessa baladeva Moore
Harima Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 299, TS: Neope callipteris Butler
Magula Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 313 (before 25 April, 1911), TS: Zophoessa jalaurida de Niceville
Hermias Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 324 (before 25 April, 1911), TS: Satyrus verma Kollar
Lethe [Wahlberg]
Lethe (Lethina) ; [Wahlberg]

The grouping from [BIR].


The 1 species-group

Lethe europa (Fabricius, 1775)
S.India, Dun - Assam, Burma, N.India, Japan, Hong Kong. See [About maps] Bamboo Treebrown
Papilio europa Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 500, no. 247, TL: S.India
Lethe europa [Wahlberg]
Lethe europa ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 3]; [BOR, 416]; [MRS, 327]
[europa-1v.jpg] 512x341 (~27Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 16.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Bambusa multiplex, Microstegium ciliatum, Leleba multiplex [MRS]


Java, Bawean, Kangean, Bali Lethe europa europa ; [BOR, 416]
L. e. niladana Fruhstorfer, 1911
N.India - Burma, Thailand Lethe europa niladana Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 315 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: "Kuamon - Burma"
Lethe europa niladana [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe europa nilidana ; [BOR, 416]
Lethe europa miladana[sic] ; [MRS, 327 (missp.)]
L. e. gada Fruhstorfer, 1911
S.Yunnan ?Lethe europa f. gada Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 316 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Siam; Tonkin
Lethe europa gada ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 140 (name)
L. e. malaya Corbet, 1941
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore Lethe europa malaya Corbet, 1941; Entomologist 74 (6): 133, TL: Malaysia
Lethe europa malaya [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe europa malaya ; [BOR, 416]; [BMP: 124, pl. 15, f. 7-9]
L. e. ragalva Fruhstorfer²
S.India Lethe europa ragalva ; [BOR, 416]
L. e. nudgara Fruhstorfer²
Andamans Lethe europa nudgara ; [BOR, 416]
L. e. tamuna de Nicéville²
Nicobars Lethe europa tamuna ; [BOR, 416]
L. e. kumara Fruhstorfer²
Enggano Lethe europa kumara ; [BOR, 416]
L. e. mahamaya Fruhstorfer²
Lombok Lethe europa mahamaya ; [BOR, 417]
L. e. pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908
Japan, Taiwan Lethe europa pavida ; [BOR, 417]; [MRS, 327]

Larva on Phyllostachys makinoi, Bambusa multiplex, B. oldhamii [MRS]

L. e. alaca Fruhstorfer²
Palawan Lethe europa alaca ; [BOR, 417]
L. e. cevanna Fruhstorfer²
Philippines (Mindanao) Lethe europa cevanna ; [BOR, 417]
L. e. beroe (Cramer)
S.China, ?Hong Kong Lethe europa beroe ; [BOR, 417]; [MRS, 327]

Lethe rohria (Fabricius, 1787)
Afghanistan, Ceylon, S.India - Pachmarhi, Kashmir - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Common Treebrown
Papilio rohria Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 45, TL: S.India
Lethe rohria [Wahlberg]
Lethe rohria rohria [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe rohria ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 13]; [BOR, 418]; [MRS, 327]
[rohria-1v.jpg] 600x400 (~55Kb) underside India: Pune, 18.12.2005 © Kedar Tokekar

Burma Lethe dyrta C. & R. Felder, 1867
Lethe rohria rohria ; [BOR, 418]
rohria r. dyrta ; [BIR, (Kashmir - Kumaon)]
rohria r. rohria ; [BIR, (Sikkim - Burma)]
Ceylon, S.India - S.Bihar, Jubbulpore, Pachmarhi, Konkan Lethe rohria neelgheriensis ; [BOR, 418]
rohria r. nilgiriensis ; [BIR]
L. r. yoga Fruhstorfer²
Ceylon Lethe rohria yoga ; [BOR, 418]
L. r. permagnis Fruhstorfer
S.China Lethe rohria permagnis ; [BOR, 418]; [MRS, 327]
L. r. anunda Fruhstorfer²
Java, Bali Lethe rohria anunda ; [BOR, 418]
L. r. daemoniaca Fruhstorfer
Taiwan Lethe rohria daemoniaca ; [BOR, 418]; [MRS, 327]

Larva on Miseanthus sinesis, M. flavidus, Brachiaria mutica, Imperata cylindrica [MRS]

L. r. sambaluna Fruhstorfer²
Lombok Lethe rohria sambaluna ; [BOR, 418]

Lethe drypetis (Hewitson, [1863])
Ceylon, S.India. See [About maps] Tamil Treebrown
Debis drypetis Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (46): 76, (53): pl. 2 (1865), f. 11-12
?todara Moore
Lethe drypetis ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 2]; [BOR, 418]

Lethe daretis (Hewitson, [1863])
Ceylon. See [About maps] Ceylon Treebrown
Debis daretis Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (46): 75, (53): pl. 2 (1865), f. 7-8
Lethe daretis ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 2 (text only)]; [BOR, 418]

Lethe confusa Aurivillius, [1898]
Murree - Assam, Burma, Malaysia. See [About maps] Banded Treebrown
Lethe confusa Aurivillius, [1898]; Ent. Tidskr. 18 (3/4): 142, TL: [India]
Lethe confusa [Wahlberg]
Lethe confusa confusa [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe confusa ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 166, f. 15-16]; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 331]
[confusa-1v.jpg] 512x341 (~52Kb) underside India: Guwahati, 17.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Microstegium ciliatum, Bambusa multiplex [MRS]


N.India, Himalayas, Assam, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaya, SE.Tibet, S.China, Hainan, Yunnan Lethe confusa fuhaica Lee, 1962
Lethe confusa confusa ; [BOR, 420]
Lethe confusa fuhaica ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 126, pl. 10, f. 14
Lethe confusa confusa ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note)
L. c. apara Fruhstorfer, 1911
S.Burma, Thailand - Indo China, Hong Kong, Hainan Lethe rohria apara Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 315 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Tenasserim
Lethe confusa apara ; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 331]
L. c. gambara Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sikkim, Assam Lethe rohria gambara Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 315 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Assam
Lethe confusa gambara ; [BOR, 420]
L. c. enima Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya Lehte enima Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 315 (before 25 April, 1911), pl. 97, (86) f. a2 (80),
Lethe confusa enima ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 19]; [BOR, 420]
L. c. godana Fruhstorfer²
Java Lethe confusa godana ; [BOR, 420]

Lethe dynaste (Hewitson, 1863)
Ceylon. See [About maps] Ceylon Forester
Debis dynaste Hewitson, 1863
?Debis dynsate Hewitson, [1864]; : 76, pl. 2, f. 9-10
Lethe dynaste ; [BOR, 418]
?Lethe dynsate ;

Lethe mekara (Moore, [1858])
China, Assam - Burma, Malaya. See [About maps] Common Red Forester
Debis mekara Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 219, TL: Darjeeling
Lethe mekara [Wahlberg]
Lethe mekara ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 10]; [BOR, 422]; [MRS, 330]

Larva on Phyllostachys pubescens [MRS]

N.India, Sikkim Lethe mekara mekara ; [BOR, 422]
L. m. zuchara Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Assam - Tenasserim, Indo China mekara zuchara Fruhstorfer, 1911²; , TL: Assam
Lethe mekara zuchara ; [BOR, 422]
L. m. crijnana Fruhstorfer, 1911
Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam, S.Yunnan Lethe mekara crijnana Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 319 (before 25 April, 1911), pl. 98 c, TL: N.Vietnam
Lethe mekara crijnana [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe mekara crijnana ; [MRS, 330]
L. m. gopaka Fruhstorfer, 1911
Peninsular Malaya Lethe mekara gopaka Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 320 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Malaysia
Lethe mekara gopaka [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe mekara gopaka ; [BOR, 422]; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 14, 16, 18]
L. m. debata Fruhstorfer²
Sumatra Lethe mekara debata ; [BOR, 422]
L. m. sumati Fruhstorfer²
Borneo Lethe mekara sumati ; [BOR, 422]

Lethe chandica (Moore, [1858])
W.China, Assam - Burma, Malaya. See [About maps] Angled Red Forester
Debis chandica Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 219, TL: Darjeeling, India
Lethe chandica chandica [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe chandica ; [BOW: pl. 166, f. 11]; [BOR, 422]; [MRS, 329]
[chandica-1v.jpg] 512x341 (~36Kb) underside India: Itanagar, 13.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

Larva on Phyllostachys pubescens [MRS]


NW.India - Peninsular Malaya?, Sumatra?, Yunnan Lethe chandica chandica ; [BOR, 422]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note)
L. c. namura Fruhstorfer, 1911
Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra? Lethe namura Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
Lethe chandica namura ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 15, 17]
L. c. marga Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Java chandica marga Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
Lethe chandica marga ; [BOR, 422]
L. c. ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908; Insekten-Börse 25: 38
Lethe chandica ratnacri ; [BOR, 422]; [MRS, 329]
L. c. coelestis Leech, [1892]
W.China Lethe chandica coelestis Leech, [1892]; Butts China Japan Corea (1): 20 (1892-1894), pl. 3, f. 7-8
Lethe chandica coelestis ; [BOR, 422]; [MRS, 329]
L. c. flanona Fruhstorfer, 1911
Lethe chandica flanona Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 320 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Assam
Lethe chandica flanona ; [MRS, 329]
L. c. suvarna Fruhstorfer, 1908
Laos, N.Vietnam, Hainan Lethe chandica suvarna Fruhstorfer, 1908; Insekten-Börse 25: 38 [? not Fruhstorfer lit.]
?suvarna Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 320 (before 25 April, 1911) [?], TL: Chiem Hoa, N.Vietnam
Lethe chandica suvarna [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe chandica suvarna ; [MRS, 329]
L. c. negrito (C. & R. Felder, 1863)
Philippines (Luzon) chandica negrito (C. & R. Felder, 1863) (Debis); Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 124
Lethe chandica negrito ; [BOR, 422]
L. c. sisapon Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Philippines (Mindoro) chandica sisapon Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
Lethe chandica sisapon ; [BOR, 422]
L. c. byzaccus Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Philippines (Mindanao) chandica byzaccus Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
Lethe chandica byzaccus ; [BOR, 422]
L. c. jomaria Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Sulu Is. chandica jomaria Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
Lethe chandica jomaria ; [BOR, 422]
L. c. ratnapandi Fruhstorfer, 1911²
Palawan chandica ratnapandi Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 321 (before 25 April, 1911)
negrito var. ratnapandi Staudinger, 1889; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 34, TL: Palawan
Lethe chandica ratnapandi ; [BOR, 422]

Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880
Assam. See [About maps] Pallid Forester
Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 49 (4): 246

Lethe distans Butler, 1870
Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam - Burma, N.Thailand. See [About maps] Scarce Red Forester
Lethe distans Butler, 1870; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4): 488, TL: Darjeeling, India
Lethe distans [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe distans ; [BOR, 424]

The 2 species-group

Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
Assam - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos. See [About maps] Naga Treebrown
Lethe naga Doherty, 1889; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (1) : 123, pl. 10, f. 4, TL: Margherita
Lethe naga [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe naga ; [BOR, 428]

Lethe margaritae (Elwes, 1882)
Bhutan, Sikkim. See [About maps] Bhutan Treebrown
Lethe(?) margaritae Elwes, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882: 405, pl. 25, f. 15
Lethe margaritae ; [BOR, 428]

Lethe insana (Kollar, 1844)
W.China, Chamba - Assam. See [About maps] Common Forester
Satyrus insana Kollar, 1844; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (2): 448, pl. 16, f. 3-4
Lethe insana insana [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe isana[sic] ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 2 (missp.)]
Lethe insana ; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 331]; Yoshino, 2008, Futao 54: 9, pl. 2, f. 5-6

Larva on Arundinaria falcata [MRS]

NW.India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Assam - Indo China dinarbas Hewitson²
Lethe insana insana ; [BOR, 420]
L. i. procris Leech, 1891
N.Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam Lethe insana procris Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 2, TL: Manson Mts., N. Vietnam
L. i. formosana Fruhstorfer
Taiwan Lethe insana formosana ; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 331]
L. i. brisanda de Nicéville, 1886
Bhutan, Assam, NE.Burma brisanda de Nicéville, 1886²; J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 1886: 249
Lethe brisanda ; [BOR, 421]; Yoshino, 2008, Futao 54: 9
Lethe insana brisanda ; [MRS, 331]
W.China, C.China Lethe baucis ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 8-9]
Lethe insana baucis ; [MRS, 331]

Lethe sadona Evans, 1932²
NE.Burma (Sadon). See [About maps] sadona Evans, 1932²; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 107
Lethe sadona ; [BOR, 421]; Yoshino, 2008, Futao 54: 9

Lethe kazuichiroi Yoshino, 2008
N.Myanmar. See [About maps] Lethe kazuichiroi Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 9, pl. 2, f. 1-2, TL: Kaching state, N. Myanmar

Lethe kouleikouzana Yoshino, 2008
China(N.Yunnan). See [About maps] Lethe kouleikouzana Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 9, pl. 2, f. 3-4, TL: Mts. Gaolingonshan, 2500m, N. Yunnan

Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876)
Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam - W.China. See [About maps] Brown Forester
serbonis (Hewitson, 1876); Ent. Mon. Mag. 13 (7): 151
teesta Talbot²
bhutya Talbot²
naganum Tytler²
Lethe serbonis ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 9]; [BOR, 424]; [MRS, 330]
?L. s. pallida Tytler, ?1939
Lethe serbonis pallida Tytler, ?1939; , TL: NE.Burma
Lethe serbonis pallida ; Huang, 2001

Lethe scanda (Moore, 1857)
Bhutan, Sikkim - Assam, Burma - W.China. See [About maps] Blue Forester
Debis scanda Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 218
Lethe scanda ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 14]

Lethe vindhya (C. & R. Felder, 1859)
Sikkim - Burma, Assam - Tenasserim. See [About maps] Black Forester
Debis vindhya C. & R. Felder, 1859; Wien. ent. Monats. 3 (12): 402, TL: Assam
Lethe alberta Butler, 1871; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 8: 283, TL: "Benares"
Lethe dolopes Hewitson, 1872; , TL: Sikkim
Lethe vindhya vindhya [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe vindhya ; [BOR, 424]; [MRS, 339]

Larva on Bambusa spp. [MRS]

L. v. ladesta Fruhstorfer, 1911
Lethe vindhya ladesta Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 319 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Tenasserim
Lethe vindhya ladesta ; [MRS, 339]
L. v. luaba Corbet, 1941
Lethe luaba Corbet, 1941; J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18 (5): 807
Lethe vindhya luaba ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 11]

Lethe kansa (Moore, 1857)
Kumaon - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Bamboo Forester
Debis kansa Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 220
Lethe kansa kansa [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe kansa ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 7]; [BOR, 419]; [MRS, 324]
Sikkim Lethe kansa kansa ; [BOR, 419]
L. k. zeugitana Fruhstorfer, 1911
Assam, Manipur Lethe kansa zeugitana Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 318 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Assam
Lethe kansa zeugitana ; [BOR, 419]
L. k. vaga Fruhstorfer, 1911
S.Burma, S.Thailand, S.Yunnan Lethe kansa vaga Fruhstorfer, 1911; REF#c: 318-319, TL: Tenasserim
Lethe kansa vaga ; [BOR, 419]; [MRS, 324]

Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, [1863])
China, Sikkim - Assam, S.Burma, Malaya. See [About maps] Red Tailed Forester
Debis sinorix Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (46): [78], pl. 39 (Debis 3)
Lethe sinorix sinorix [Yutaka Inayoshi]
sinoryx ; (missp.?)
Lethe sinorix ; [BOW: pl. 168, f. 2]; [BOR, 418]; [MRS, 324]
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Burma, ?Thailand Lethe sinorix sinorix ; [BOR, 418]
L. s. vanda Corbet, 1941
Peninsular Malaya (Cameron Highlands) Lethe vanda Corbet, 1941; J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18 (5): 807
Lethe sinorix vanda ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 10]
Lehte sinorix vanda ; [BOR, 419]
Lethe sinorix obscura ; [MRS, 324]

Lethe latiaris (Hewitson, 1863)
Sikkim - Assam, Karens. See [About maps] Pale Forester
latiaris (Hewitson, 1863); Ill. exot. Butts 3 (43): 74 (1862)
Lethe latiaris ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 8]
Yunnan Lethe latiaris latiaris ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note), f. 147-149
L. l. perimela Fruhstorfer, 1911
S.Burma, N.Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam Lethe latiaris perimela Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 323 (before 25 April, 1911), pl. 97 c, TL: Tandong, Tenasserim
Lethe unistigma Lee, 1985; , TL: Shizong, E.Yunnan
= ?; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 125, pl. 10, f. 12-13
Lethe latiaris perimele[sic?] ; [BOR, 424]
L. l. lishadii Huang, 2002
Yunnan Lethe latiaris lishadii ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note)

Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887²
Bhutan - Assam, S.Burma. See [About maps] Dull Forester
gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 (3): 450
Lethe gulnihal ; [BOR, 426]
Bhutan - N.Burma Lethe gulnihal gulnihal ; [BOR, 426]
L. g. peguana (Moore, [1892])
S.Burma, ?Thailand Rangbia peguana Moore, [1892]
?Lethe gulnihal peguana f. issa Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 323 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Saipha, Upper Burma
Lethe gulnihal peguana [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe gulnihal peguana ; [BOR, 426]

Lethe bhairava (Moore, 1857)
Bhutan - Assam. See [About maps] Rusty Forester
Debis bhairava Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 217
Debis anysis Hewitson, 1862
Lethe bhairava [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe bhairava ; [BOW: pl. 166, f. 12]; [BOR, 426]
[bhairava-1v.jpg] 600x400 (~52Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar


Lethe verma (Kollar, [1844])
Kashmir - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Straight-banded Treebrown
Satyrus verma Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (5): 447, pl. 16, f. 1-2
Lethe verma ; [BOW: pl. 168, f. 5]; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 332]
[verma-1u.jpg] 600x400 (~63Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 10.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar [verma-1v.jpg] 600x400 (~47Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 10.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

NW.India Lethe verma verma ; [BOR, 420]
L. v. sintica Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sikkim, Assam, Yunnan Lethe verma sintica ; [BOR, 420]; Huang, 2001; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note)
L. v. stenopa Fruhstorfer, 1908
Burma, Thailand - Indo China, S.China, Hainan Lethe verma stenopa Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (31): 127, TL: N.Vietnam
Lethe verma stenopa [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe verma stenopa ; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 332]
L. v. robinsoni Pendlebury, 1933
Peninsular Malaya (Cameron Highlands) Lethe robinsoni Pendlebury, 1933; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 17 (2): 386
Lethe verma robinsoni ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 13]; [BOR, 420]
L. v. satarnus Fruhstorfer
W.China Lethe verma satarnus ; [BOR, 420]
Lethe verma saturnus ; [MRS, 332]
L. v. cintamani Fruhstorfer
Taiwan Lethe verma cintamani ; [BOR, 420]; [MRS, 332]

The 3 species-group

Lethe visrava (Moore, [1866])
Sikkim - Bhutan, Assam, Burma. See [About maps] White-edged Woodbrown
visrava (Moore, [1866]); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 768
Lethe visrava ; [BOR, 414]; [MRS, 344]

Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880
Sikkim - W.China. See [About maps] Scarce Woodbrown
Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880; J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 1880: 246
Lethe siderea siderea [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe siderea ; [BOR, 415]; [MRS, 343]
Zophoessa siderea ;
L. s. kanoi Esaki & Nomura
Lethe siderea kanoi ; [MRS, 343]

Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, [1863])
Tibet, Kulu - Assam, S. Shan States. See [About maps] Common Woodbrown
Debis sidonis Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (46): [77], pl. [39], f. 16
?Lethe vaivarta Doherty, 1886; , TL: Kumaon
?Lethe irma Evans, 1923; , TL: Gangtok
?Zophoess nicevillei Evans, 1923; , TL: Bhutan, Garhwal
Lethe sidonis sidonis [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe sidonis ; [BOW: pl. 168, f. 1]; [BOR, 414]; [MRS, 333]
Zophoessa sidonis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note)
[sidonis-1v.jpg] 600x400 (~44Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 10.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar


Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887²
Tibet, Sikkim. See [About maps] Small Woodbrown
nicetella de Nicéville, 1887²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 (3): 448
Lethe nicetella ; [BOR, 415]

Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880
-. See [About maps] Barred Woodbrown
Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 49 (4): 245
Lethe maitrya ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 15]; [BOR, 414]; [MRS, 335]
W.Himalayas, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan Lethe maitrya maitrya ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 96 (note)
L. m. thawgawa Tytler, 1939
NE.Burma, Nujiang Valley Lethe maitrya thawgawa ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 96 (note), pl. 7, f. 56
Zophoessa maitrya thawgawa ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note)
L. m. metokana Huang, 1998
SE.Tibet (Metok) Lethe maitrya metokana Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 223, pl. 4, f. 1a-c, 2a-c, TL: Metok
L. m. lijiangensis Huang, 2001
NW.Yunnan Lethe maitrya lijiangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 96, TL: Lijiang, NW.Yunnan, 3500m
Misidentified/misapplied:
Lethe maitrya thawgawa; D'Abrera, 1993, 124 (Tsekou); Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 251, pl. 4, f. 1d, 2d

Lethe nicetas (Hewitson, [1863])
Sikkim, Assam, Manipur. See [About maps] Yellow Woodbrown
Debis nicetas Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (46): 78, (54): pl. 3 (1865), f. 17-18, TL: ?Darjiling
Lethe nicetas nicetas [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe nicetas ; [BOR, 414]
Zophoessa niceta ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 141

Lethe kabrua (Tytler, 1914)
Manipur (Kabru) Manipur Goldenfork
Zophoessa kabrua Tytler, 1914; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 222, pl. 1, f. 7
Lethe kabrua ; [BOR, 416]

Lethe nosei (Koiwaya, 2000)
N.Burma. See [About maps] Lehte nosei ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95 (note)

Lethe jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1880)
W.China, Kulu - Sikkim. See [About maps] Small Silverfork
Zophoessa jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, (II) 49 (4): 245
Lethe jalaurida ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 6]; [BOR, 416]; [MRS, 328]
W.Himalaya (foothills) Lethe jalaurida jalaurida ; [BOR, 416]
Lehte jalaurida jalaurida ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94 (note)
L. j. elwesi (Moore, [1892])
Sikkim, Burma, W.China? Zophoessa elwesi Moore, [1892]; Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 298, pl. 92, f. 3
Lethe elwesi ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 4]
Lethe jalaurida elwesi ; [BOR, 416]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94 (note)
L. j. gelduba Fruhstorfer, 1911
Sichuan, Yunnan ?Lethe sidonis f. gelduba Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 312 (23 February, 1911), TL: Sikkim; Bhutan; Assam
Lethe jalaurida gelduba ; [BOR, 416]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94 (note)
L. j. nuolaensis Huang, 2001
Lethe jalaurida nuolaensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94, pl. 7, f. 52, TL: 5km E of Nuola, Nujiang Valley, SE.Tibet

Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887)
Bhutan, Sikkim - Guanxi. See [About maps] Moeller's Silverfork
moelleri (Elwes, 1887); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887: 445
Lethe moelleri ; [BOR, 416]; [MRS, 328]
L. m. bruno Tytler, 1939
NE.Burma Lethe moelleri bruno Tytler, 1939; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): (?), TL: Hthawgaw, NE Burma
Lethe moelleri bruno ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95 (note)

Lethe bitaensis Yoshino, 1999
NW.Yunnan, SE.Tibet (Nujiang). See [About maps] Lethe moelleri bitaensis Yoshino, 1999; Neo Lepidoptera 4: 7, f. 49-50, TL: Bita Lake, Zhongdian, NW.Yunnan
= ?; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95
Lethe gesangdawai Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95, f. 86, pl. 7, f. 55, TL: 10km E of Nuola, Nujiang Valley, SE.Tibet
= ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 8
Lethe bitaensis ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 8

Lethe goalpara (Moore, [1866])
Simla Hills, Sikkim, Assam. See [About maps] Large Goldenfork
goalpara (Moore, [1866]); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 768
Lethe goalpara goalpara [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe goalpara ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 5]; [BOR, 414]
[goalpara-1u.jpg] 600x400 (~49Kb) upperside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar [goalpara-1v.jpg] 600x400 (~82Kb) underside India: Arunachal Pradesh, Taley Valley WLS, 11.11.2005, Photo © Kedar Tokekar

N.India - Assam ?narkunda Fruhstorfer
Lethe goalpara goalpara ; [BOR, 414]
Manipur (Kabru) Lethe goalpara kabruensis ; [BOR, 414]
Upper Burma Lethe goalpara gana ; [BOR, 414]

Lethe sura (Doubleday, [1849])
Bhutan - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Scarce Lilacfork
Zophoessa sura Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 61, f. 1
Zophoessa sura Westwood, [1851]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 362
Lethe sura [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe sura ; [BOW: pl. 168, f. 3]; [BOR, 412]; [MRS, 324]

Lethe baladeva (Moore, [1886])
Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam. See [About maps] Treble Silverstripe
Zophoessa baladeva Moore, [1886]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 769, pl. 41, f. 5
Lethe baladeva ; [BOW: pl. 166, f. 14]; [BOR, 419]; [MRS, 336]

Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876²
Sikkim - Bhutan. See [About maps] Small Goldenfork
atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876²; Ent. Mon. Mag. 13 (7): 151
Lethe atkinsonia ; [BOR, 416]

Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887)
Sikkim, Bhutan, Yunnan. See [About maps] Single Silverstripe
ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887); J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 1887: 147
Lethe ramadeva ; [BOR, 427]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note)

Lethe violaceopicta (Poujade, 1884)
Tibet, W.China (Sichuan, Guizhou), Manipur. See [About maps] Manipur Woodbrown
Debis? violaceopicta Poujade, 1884; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1884: 158
Lethe violaceopicta [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe violaceopicta ; [BOR, 414]; [MRS, 333]
Zophoessa violaceopicta ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 143

Lethe kanjupkula (Tytler, 1914)
-. See [About maps] Letha kanjupkula Tytler, 1914; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 220, pl. 1, f. 5-6, TL: Naga Hills
L. k. burmana Tytler, 1939
NE.Burma (Sadon), Manipur Lethe violaceopicta burmana Tytler, 1939; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 245, TL: NE.Burma
Lethe violaceopicta burmana ; [BOR, 414]
Zophoessa kanjupkula burmana ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91, f. 142

Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887
Sikkim, ?Nepal. See [About maps] Spotted Mystic
Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887: 444
Lethe tristigmata ; [BOR, 414]
Zophoessa tristigmata ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 152 (note)

Lethe gemina Leech, 1891
W.China, Naga Hills. See [About maps] Tytler's Treebrown
Lethe gemina Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 3
Lethe gemina ; [BOR, 428]; [MRS, 342]
L. g. zaitha Fruhstorfer
Taiwan Lethe gemina zaitha ; [MRS, 342]

The ? species-group

Lethe armandina (Oberthür, 1881)
W.China, Assam - N.Burma. See [About maps] Chinese Labyrinth
Debis? armandina Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 16, pl. 7, f. 6
Zophoessa armandina ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151 (note)

Lethe albolineata (Poujade, 1884)
Yang-tes-kiang basin albolineata (Poujade, 1884); Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1884: 154
Lethe albolineata ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 7]; [MRS, 335]

Lethe andersoni (Atkinson, 1871)
Assam (Cherrapunji), Upper Burma, W.China. See [About maps] andersoni (Atkinson, 1871); Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1871: 215
Lethe andersoni ; [BOR, 427]; [MRS, 336]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note)

Lethe arete (Stoll, [1780])
-. See [About maps] Papilio arete Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): pl. 313, f. E, F, TL: Amboina
Papilio arete ; [BOR, 417]
Ambon, Serang Lethe arete arete ; [BAUR, 278]
L. a. advipa Fruhstorfer²
Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate Lethe arete advipa ; [BAUR, 277]
L. a. nagaraja Fruhstorfer²
S.Sulawesi, Selajar Lethe arete nagaraja ; [BOR, 417]
N.Sulawesi, Lutungan I. Lethe arete arcuata ; [BOR, 417]
L. a. anatha Fruhstorfer²
Sula Is. Lethe arete anatha ; [BOR, 417]
Sanghie Lethe arete velitra ; [BOR, 417]

Lethe argentata (Leech, 1891)
W.China. See [About maps] argentata (Leech, 1891); Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 1
Lethe argentata ; [MRS, 336]

?Lethe armanderia Oberthür²
Lethe armanderia ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 14 (text only)]

A mispelling of Lethe armandina?


 

Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885
Sichuan, Tibet, Sikkim, Manipur. See [About maps] Dismal Mystic
Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr.: 10, TL: Mou-pin, Sichuan
Lethe simulans Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 23
Lethe ocellata ; Leech, [1892], Butts China Japan Corea (1): 34-35 (1892-1894); Seitz, [1909], Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 85, pl. 31c; Draeseke, 1925, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 39: 52; Lee & Zhu, 1992, Atlas of Chinesee butteflies: 93-94; [MRS, 333]
Zophoessa ocellata ; de Lesse, 1956, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 125: 78; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (3/4): 365, pl. 1, f. 4, 8; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 140; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 145, pl. 12, f. 1
L. o. mon Yoshino, 2008
N.Vietnam Lethe ocellata mon Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 10, pl. 2, f. 11-12, TL: Sapa, 2000m, N.Vietnam
Lethe ocellata mon [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Lethe nigrifascia Leech, 1890
China (Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan). See [About maps] Lethe nigrifascia Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 28, TL: Hubei, Chang-yang
Lethe nigrifascia ab. fasciata Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 86, pl. 31d, TL: Sichuan, Pu-tsu-fong
Lethe nigrifascia ; Leech, [1892], Butts China Japan Corea (1): 33 (1892-1894); Seitz, [1909], Gross-Schmett. Erde 1: 85-86, pl. 31e; Huang, 1999, Lambillionea XCIX (1): 129-131, f. 1b, 2b, 3b; Huang, 1998, [NEN41, 225 (note), pl. 4, f. 3c, 4c]; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 6]; [MRS, 334]
Zophoessa nigrifascia ; de Lesse, 1956, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 125: 79; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 138
Zophoessa nigrirascia ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 148, pl. 12, f. 2

Lethe baoshana (Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003)
W.Yunnan (Bao-shan). See [About maps] Zophoessa baoshana Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151, f. 1, pl. 12, f. 6, TL: Yi-wan-shui Forest Zon, Bao-shan, W.Yunnan, 2480m
Letheo baoshana? ; Yoshino, 2008, Futao 54: pl. f. 15-16

Lethe zhangi (Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003)
W.Sichuan (Li-xian). See [About maps] Zophoessa zhangi Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151, f. 2, pl. 12, f. 7-8, TL: Mi-ya-luo, Li-xian, W.Sichuan, 2780-3300m

Lethe baileyi South, 1913
China (NW.Yunnan, SE.Tibet). See [About maps] Lethe baileyi South, 1913; J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (2): 346, TL: SE.Tibet, Loma
Lethe baileyi ; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 251, pl. 4, f. 3d, 4d; Huang, 1999, Lambillionea XCIX (1): 131, f. 1d, 2d, 3d; Huang, 2000, Lambillionea, C (1): 154
Zophoessa baileyi ; de Lesse, 1956, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 125: 79; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (3/4): 365-366, pl. 21, f. 3, 7; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f 136; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 148

Lethe neofasciata Lee, 1985
Yunnan. See [About maps] Lethe neofasciata Lee, 1985; Entomotaxonomia 7 (3): 193, pl. 2, f. 11-12, TL: Pianma, Gaoligongshan
Lethe nujiangensis Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 5, f. 34-35, 58, 60, TL: Gaolongonshan, W slope of Nujiang Valley, Yunnan
= ?; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95
= ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 150
Lethe neofasciata ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 95 (note)
Zophoessa neofasciata ; Huang, 2002, Atalanta 33 (3/4): 365-366, pl. 21, f. 2, 6; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91, f. 134-135; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 150, pl. 12, f. 3-4

Lethe wui Huang, 1999
SE.Tibet (Metok). See [About maps] Lethe wui Huang, 1999; Lambillionea XCIX (1): 129-131, TL: SE.Tibet, Metok
Lethe wui ; Huang, 2000, Lambillionea, C (1): 155
Zophoessa wui ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 139; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 150, pl. 12, f. 5
Misidentified/misapplied:
Lethe nigrifasciata ssp.; Huang, 1998, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 224-225, f. 8b, 251, pl. 4, f. 3a, 4a

Lethe lisuae (Huang, 2002)
NW.Yunnan (Gong-shan). See [About maps] Zophoessa lisuae Huang, 2002; Atalanta 33 (3/4): 365-366, pl. 21, f. 1, 5, TL: NW.Yunnan, Nujian valley, Gong-shan
Zophoessa lisuae ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note), f. 137; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 150

 

Lethe uemurai (Sugiyama, 1994)
Zophoessa uemurai Sugiyama, 1994
Zophoessa uemurai ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151 (note)

Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Taiwan Lethe ocellata bojonia ; [BOR, 414]; [MRS, 333]
Lethe bojonia ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 148 (note)

Lethe bipupilla Chou & Zhao, 1994
Sichua Lethe bipupilla Chou & Zhao, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 755, 341, f. 17, TL: Dayi (1000m), Sichuan

Lethe butleri Leech, 1889
China. See [About maps] Lethe butleri Leech, 1889; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1889: 99
Lethe butleri ; [BOR, 428]; [MRS, 342]
C.China, W.China Lethe butleri butleri ; [BOR, 428]
L. b. periscelis Fruhstorfer
Taiwan marginalis Matsumura²
Lethe butleri periscelis ; [BOR, 428]; [MRS, 342]

Lethe callipteris (Butler, 1877)
Japan. See [About maps] Neope callipteris Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19: 92
Harima callipteris ; [BRU, 184]
Zophoessa callipteris ;
[callipteris-1.jpg] 720x670 (~52Kb) The Kojoro Lake (Kojoroga-ike) bank on Mt. Hira, 1060 m altitude, Katsuragawa Sakashita-cho, Ohtsu Cty, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. 2nd August 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [callipteris-1v.jpg] 636x636 (~58Kb) underside The Kojoro Lake (Kojoroga-ike) bank on Mt. Hira, 1060 m altitude, Katsuragawa Sakashita-cho, Ohtsu Cty, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. 2nd August 2002, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Sasa [BRU, Fukuda et al., 1983]


L. c. karafutonis Matsumura, 1919
Sakhalin minima Esaki & Nakahara, 1924
L. c. obscura Nakahara, 1926
Kuriles

Lethe camilla Leech, 1891²
W.China. See [About maps] camilla Leech, 1891²; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 3
Lethe camilla [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Lethe christophi Leech, 1891
C.China, W.China. See [About maps] Lethe christophi Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 67
Lethe christophi ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 10]; [BOR, 426]; [MRS, 337]
L. c. hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908; Insekten-Börse 25: 38, TL: Formosa
Lethe christophi hanako ; [BOR: 426]; [MRS, 337]

Lethe clarissa Murayama, 1982²
W.China, Szechwan. See [About maps] clarissa Murayama, 1982²; J. Ent. Soc. Shinshu 31 (4): 2

Lethe cybele Leech, 1894
Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Lethe cybele Leech, 1894; Butts China Japan Corea (2): 643 (1893-1894) (appendix)
Lethe cybele ; [MRS, 333]

Lethe cyrene Leech, 1890
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe cyrene Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 37
Lethe cyrene ; [MRS, 337]

Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939²
N.India, Kashmir. See [About maps] dakwania Tytler, 1939²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 245

Lethe darena (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Java, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] darena (C. & R. Felder, 1867); Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 498
Lethe darena ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 1]; [BOR, 424]
W.Java (Gunong Gede) Lethe darena darena ; [BOR, 424]
Sumatra (Battak Mts) Lethe darena sumatrensis ; [BOR, 424]
Borneo Lethe darena borneensis ; [BOR, 424]

Lethe dataensis Semper, 1887²
Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro). See [About maps] dataensis Semper, 1887²; Reisen Philipp. (2): 57
Lethe dataensis ; [BOR, 415]
?daatensis ;

Lethe delila Staudinger, [1897]
Borneo. See [About maps] Lethe delila Staudinger, [1897]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 : 225 (Jan. 1897)
Lethe delila ; [BOR, 421]

Lethe diana (Butler, 1866)
E.China, S.Ussuri, Sakhalin, Kurile Is., Japan, Korea. See [About maps] Debis diana Butler, 1866; J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 9: 55, TL: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Lethe diana ; [BRU, 183]; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 11]; [MRS, 339]

Larva on Phragmites japonicus? [BRU, Fukuda et al, 1983]

L. d. sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925
S.Sakhalin
L. d. tomariope Bryk, 1942
Kurile Is.
L. d. mikuraensis Shirozy, 1975
Japan (Honsu)

Lethe dora Staudinger, [1897]
Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Lethe dora Staudinger, [1897]; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 : 228 (Jan. 1897)
Lethe dora ; [BOR, 422]

Lethe dura (Marshall, 1882)
Himalays, W.China, Formosa. See [About maps] dura (Marshall, 1882); J. asiat. Soc. Beng. 1882: 412
Lethe dura dura [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe dura ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 13]; [BOR, 412]; [MRS, 322]
Assam, Burma, ?Thailand Lethe dura dura ; [BOR, 412]
Zophoessa dura dura ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 91 (note)
NW.India, Bhutan, Sikkim Lethe dura gammiei ; [BOR, 412]
L. d. mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Indo China Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 314 (before 25 April, 1911), pl. 99a, TL: Manson Mts., N.Vietnam
Lethe dura mansonia [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe dura mansonia ; [BOR, 412]
W.China Lethe dura moupinensis ; [BOR, 412]; [MRS, 322]
L. d. neoclides Fruhstorfer
Taiwan Lethe dura neoclides ; [BOR, 412]; [MRS, 322]

Lethe gracilis Oberthür, 1886²
Tibet. See [About maps] gracilis Oberthür, 1886²; Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 23

Lethe hecate Leech, 1891²
W.China. See [About maps] hecate Leech, 1891²; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 23
L. h. zao Yoshino, 2008
Vietnam Lethe hecate zao Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 11, pl. 2, f. 17-18, TL: Sapa, 2000m, N.Vietnam
Lethe hecate zao [Yutaka Inayoshi]
L. h. haba Yoshino, 2008
N.Yunnan Lethe hecate haba Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 11, pl. 2, f. 19-20, TL: Zhondian County, 2000m, N.Vietnam

Lethe helena Leech, 1891
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe helena Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 3
Lethe helena ; [MRS, 332]

Lethe helle (Leech, 1891)
W.China. See [About maps] Zophoessa helle Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 1
Lethe helle ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 14]; [MRS, 334]
Zophoessa helle ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151 (note)
Lethe helle gregoryi ; [MRS, 334]

Lethe kondoi Uemura, 1997
Laos. See [About maps] Lethe kondoi Uemura, 1997; Bull. Toyosato Mus. Ent. 6: 1-4, f. 1-9, TL: Vang Vieng, Laos
Lethe kondoi [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Lethe konkaini Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
Vietnam. See [About maps] Lethe konkaini Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000; Atalanta 31 (3/4): 479, pl. XIX, f. 5-8, TL: C.Vietnam, Gia Lai, Kon Ka Kinh Nature Preserve
Lethe konkakini [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe konkakini ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 126 (note, spell.?)

Lethe guansia Sugiyama, 1999
Guangxi, Guangdong. See [About maps] Lethe guansia ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 126 (note)

Lethe labyrinthea Leech, 1890
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe labyrinthea Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 28
Lethe labyrinthea ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 15]; [MRS, 334]

Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 19: 95
Lethe lanaris ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 1]; [BOR, 428]; [MRS, 341]
L. l. exista Yoshino, 2008
N.Vietnam Lethe lanaris exista Yoshino, 2008; Futao 54: 10, pl. 2, f. 7-8, TL: Sapa, 2000m, N. Vietnam
Lethe lanaris exista [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Lethe laodamia Leech, 1891
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe laodamia Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 67
Lethe laodamia ; [MRS, 338]

Lethe luteofasciata (Poujade, 1884)
China. See [About maps] luteofasciata (Poujade, 1884); Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1884: 154
Lethe luteofasciata ; [MRS, 335]

Lethe manthara (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Java, Bali. See [About maps] manthara (C. & R. Felder, 1867); Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): 497
Lethe manthara ; [BOR, 422]

Lethe manzorum (Poujade, 1884)
W.China. See [About maps] Satyrus manzorum Poujade, 1884; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1884: 134
Lethe manzorum ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 3]
Lethe manzora ; [MRS, 342]

Lethe marginalis Motschulsky, 1860
E.China, Amur, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Lethe marginalis Motschulsky, 1860; Etud. Ent. 9: 29, TL: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Lethe marginalis ; [BRU, 184]; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 4]; [MRS, 338]

Larva on Miscanthus sinensis, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Scirpus wichurae, Carex [BRU, Fukuda et al., 1983]

Lethe marginalis marginalis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note), f. 151
L. m. maacki (Bremer, 1861)
Amur, Ussuri
Yunnan Lethe marginalis obscurofasciata ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 94 (note), f. 150

Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908
Taiwan Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908; Insekten-Börse 25: 38
Lethe mataja ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 5]; [BOR, 428]; [MRS, 324]

Lethe minerva (Fabricius, 1775)
Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Java. See [About maps] Papilio minerva Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 493, no. 216
Lethe minerva [Wahlberg]
Nemetis minerva ; [EBW]
Lethe minerva ; [BOW: pl. 167, f. 10]; [BOR, 421]
Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya Lethe minerva minerva ; [BMP: 125, pl. 15, f. 12]; [BOR, 421]
L. m. tritogeneia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Burma, Thailand Lethe minerva tritogeneia Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 318 (before 25 April, 1911), TL: Tenasserim, Myanmar
Lethe minerva tritogeneia [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe minerva tritogeneia ; [BOR, 421]

Lethe monilifera Oberthür, 1923
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe monilifera Oberthür, 1923; Etud. Lépid. Comp., 20: 199, f. 4866
Lethe monolifera ; [MRS, 342 (which spell. right?)]

Lethe niitakana (Matsumura, 1906)
Taiwan insularis Fruhstorfer²
Lethe insularis ; [BOW: pl. 201, f. 12]
Lethe niitakana ; [BOR, 416]; [MRS, 335]

Larva on Arundinaria nitakayamensis [MRS]


Lethe oculatissima (Poujade, 1885)
W.China. See [About maps] Mycalesis oculatissima Poujade, 1885; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1885: 24
Lethe oculatissima [Wahlberg]
Lethe oculatissima ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 7]; [MRS, 332]

Lethe perimede Staudinger, 1896²
Borneo (Kina Balu). See [About maps] perimede Staudinger, 1896²; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 : 226 (Jan. 1897)
Lethe perimede ; [BOR, 421]

Lethe philemon Fruhstorfer, 1911
N.Indo China, ?N.Burma, ?Assam. See [About maps] Lethe naga philemon Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 318 (before 25 April, 1911), pl. 97 b
Lethe philemon [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe philemon ; [BOR, 426]

Lethe philesana Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
Lethe philesana Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000; Atalanta 31 (3/4): 479, pl. XIX, f. 1-4, TL: N.Vietnam, Boc Can, Ba Be National Park
Lethe philesana [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Lethe privigna Leech, [1892]²
W.China. See [About maps] privigna Leech, [1892]²; Butts China Japan Corea (1): 32 (1892-1894), pl. 5, f. 3-4

Lethe procne (Leech, 1891)
China (Yunnan, Sichuan, ...?). See [About maps] Zophoessa procne Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 2
Zophoessa procne ; Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 151 (note)

Lethe proxima Leech, [1892]
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe proxima Leech, [1892]; Butts China Japan Corea (1): 32 (1892-1894)
Lethe proxima ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 9]; [MRS, 341]

Lethe samio (Doubleday, [1849])
Java. See [About maps] Debis samio Doubleday, [1849]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 61, f. 3
Debis samio Westwood, [1851]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): 358
Lethe samio ; [BOR, 419]

Lethe satyrina Butler, 1871
W.China, Tibet - Shanghai. See [About maps] Lethe satyrina Butler, 1871; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 8: 402
Lethe satyrina ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 10]; [MRS, 343]

Lethe sicelides Grose-Smith, 1893
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe sicelides Grose-Smith, 1893; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 11: 218
Lethe sicelides ; [MRS, 339]

Lethe sicelis (Hewitson, [1862])
Japan, China. See [About maps] Debis sicelis Hewitson, [1862]; Ill. exot. Butts 3 (43): [73]-[74], pl. [37], f. 3

Lethe syrcis (Hewitson, [1863])
-. See [About maps] Debis syrcis Hewitson, [1863]; : 77, pl. 3, f. 13-14
Lethe syrcis ; [BOW: pl. 168, f. 4]; [BOR, 427]; [MRS, 338]
China Lethe syrcis syrcis ; [BOR, 427]
L. s. diunaga Fruhstorfer, ?1911
N.Vietnam Lethe syrcis diunaga [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lethe syrcis diunaga ; [BOR, 427]

Lethe titania Leech, 1891
W.China (Sichuan). See [About maps] Lethe titania Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 67, TL: Sichuan
Lethe titania ; [BOW: pl. 202, f. 11]; [MRS, 339]

Lethe trimacula Leech, 1890
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe trimacula Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 27
Lethe trimacula ; [MRS, 341]

Lethe umedai Koiwaya, 1998
Sichuan. See [About maps] Lethe umedai Koiwaya, 1998; , TL: Sichuan
Lethe umedai [Yutaka Inayoshi]
L. u. albofasciata Huang, 2002
Yunnan Lethe umedai albofasciata ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 93 (note), f. 144-145

Lethe liae Huang, 2002
Yunnan. See [About maps] Lethe liae ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 93 (note), f. 146

Lethe violae Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979
C.Sulawesi (Parado). See [About maps] Lethe violae Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979; Memoirs of the Tsukada Collection (1): 13
Lethe violae ; [BOR, 418]

Lethe yantra Fruhstorfer, 1914
W.China. See [About maps] Lethe yantra Fruhstorfer, 1914; Ent. Rundschau 31 (5): 25
Lethe yantra ; [MRS, 334]
Lethe yantra distincta ; [MRS, 334]

Lethe yunnana D'Abrera
Lethe yunnana ; [MRS, 336]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAUR]
D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOR]
D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[BRU]
Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Kedar Tokekar]
India
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[NEN41]
-; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 41
[NHM]
Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
[Oleg Kosterin]
Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Aurivillius, [1898]
Bemerkungen zu den von. J. Chr. Fabricius aus danischen Sammlungen beschriebenen Lepidopteren Ent. Tidskr. 18 (3/4): 139-174
Butler, 1866
A list of the diurnal Lepidoptera recently collected by Mr. Whitely in Hakodadi (North Japan) J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. 9: 50-58 [?]
Butler, 1870
Descriptions of some new diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4): 485-520
Corbet, 1941
A further contribution to a knowledge of the Rhopalocera of the Malay Peninsula J. fed. Malay St. Mus. 18 (5): 805-313
Corbet, 1941
Further revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera Entomologist 74 (6): 133-135
de Nicéville, 1887
Descriptions of some new or little-known Butterflies from India, with some Notes on the seasonal Dimorphism obtaining in the Genus Melanitis Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1887 (3): 448-467, pls. 39-40
Doherty, 1886
A list of Butterflies taken in Kumaon J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 55 (2): 103-140
Doherty, 1889
Notes on Assam butterflies J. asiat. Soc. Bengal (2) 58 (1) : 118-134
Westwood, [1851]
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), 19-132, pl. 4x, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), 133-200, pl. 1x, 26, 27, 29, 31-44 (15-23) (1848), 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Draeseke, 1925
Die Schmetterlinge der Stötznerschen Ausbeute (3) Dt. ent. Z. Iris 39: 48-57
Evans, 1932
The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls
Fabricius, 1775
Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp
C. & R. Felder, 1859
Lepidopterologische Fragmente Wien. ent. Monats. 3 (6): 178-186, pl. 3-4, (9): 263-273, pl. 5, (11): 321-328, pl. 6, (12): 390-405, 413[?], pl. 7-9
C. & R. Felder, 1863
Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (3) Wien. ent. Monats. 7 (4): 105-127
C. & R. Felder, 1867
Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" - Zoolog. 2 (2). Lepidoptera 1. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Lep. Rhop. (3): Heft (3), 379-548, pls. 48-74
Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neue ostasiatische Satyriden Ent. Zs. 22 (31): 127 (31 October)
Fruhstorfer, 1911
4. Familie: Satyridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 285-288 (14 February, 1911), 289-296 (15 February, 1911), 297-304 (22 February, 1911), 305-312 (23 February, 1911), 313-328 (before 25 April, 1911), 329-336 (before 2 May, 1911), 337-344 (before 9 May, 1911), 345-352 (before 23 May, 1911), 353-360 (before 30 May, 1911), 361-368 (before 7 June, 1911), 369-376 (before 13 June, 1911), 377-384 (before 20 June, 1911), 385-392 (before 27 June, 1911), 393-400 (24 July), 401 (15 August)
Fruhstorfer, 1914
Neue Satyriden Ent. Rundschau 31 (5): 25-26 (14 March)
Hewitson, [1862]; Hewitson, [1863]
Illustrations of new species of exoctic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson (1862-1865) Ill. exot. Butts 3 (41): [79-82],[105-106], pl. [40-41],[53] (1862), (42): [59-60],[83-84],[107-108], pl. [30],[42],[54] (1862), (43): [69-70],[73-74],[85-86], pl. [35],[37],[43] (1862), (44): [7-8],[67-68],[97-98], pl. [4],[34],[49] (1862), (45): [29-30],[65-66] (1863), (46): [61-62],[75-78],[101-102], pl. [31],[38-39],[51] (1863), (47): [13-14],[99-100],[115-116], pl. [7],[50],[58] (1863), (48): [63-64],[71-72],[117-118], pl. [32],[36],[59] (1863), (49): [1-2],[17-18],[27-28], pl. [1],[9],[14] (1864), (50): [19-24], pl. [10-12] (1864), (51): [25-26],[33-34],[55-56], pl. [13],[17],[28] (1864), (52): [41-42],[87-90], pl. [21],[44-45] (1864), (53): [3-4],[31-32],[43-46], pl. [2],[16],[22-23] (1865), (54): [5-6],[35-36], pl. [3],[18] (1865), (55): [15-16],[109-112], pl. [8],[55-56] (1865), (56): [37-38],[45-46],[95-96], pl. [19],[23],[48] (1865), (57): [49-50],[91-92],[103-104],[119-120], pl. [25],[46],[52],[60] (1866), (58): [51-52],[57-58], pl. [26],[29] (1866), (59): [9-10],[39-40],[93-94], pl. [5],[20],[47] (1866), (60): [11-12],[53-54],[113-114],[121-124], pl. [6],[27],[57] (1866)
Hewitson, 1876
Notes on Mr. Atkinson's collection of East Indian Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera Ent. Mon. Mag. 13 (7): 149-152
Huang, 1998
Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S. E. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 207-264
Huang, 1999
Lethe wui sp. nov. from Metok, S.E. Tibet Lambillionea XCIX (1): 129-131
Huang, 2000
A list of butterflies collected from Tibet during 1993-1996, with descriptions, revisional notes and discussion on zoogeography - 1, part 1 Lambillionea, C (1): 141-158
Huang, 2001
Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152
Huang, 2002
Some new satyrids of the tribe Lethini from China Atalanta 33 (3/4): 361-372, pl. 19-23
Huang, 2003
A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114
Huang & Wu, 2003
New and little known Chinese butteflies in the collection of the Institue of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing - 1 Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 115-143
Huang, Wu & Yuan, 2003
Zophoessa ocellata (Poujade, 1885) and its allies in China with the description of two new species. A review of the genera Lethe, Zophoessa and Neope in China - 1 Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 145-158
Huang & Xue, 2004
A Contribution to the Butterfly Fauna of Southern Yunnan Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 135-154, pl. 11
Hübner, [1819]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Lee, 1985
Some new species of Rhopalocera in China 6 Entomotaxonomia 7 (3): 191-195
Leech, 1890
New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 (2): 25-26, : 26-50, 81-83, 109-114, pl. 1
Leech, [1892]; Leech, 1894
Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea Butts China Japan Corea (1): 1-297, pl. 1-28 (1892-1894), (2): 297-681, pl. 29-43 (1893-1894)
de Lesse, 1956
Revision du genre Lethe (s.l.) Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 125: 75-95
Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000
New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam Atalanta 31 (3/4): 471-492
Moore, 1857; Moore, [1858]
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): v,[ii] + 1-278 + IV + 11, 18pls, expl.
Moore, [1866]
On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 755-823, pl. 32-34
Moore, 1881
Descriptions of new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 29 (3): 305-313
Moore, [1892]
- Lepidoptera Indica, 1 : 1-192 (1890), 193-276 (1891), 277-310 (1892)
Motschulsky, 1860
Insectes du Japon Etud. Ent. 9: 4-39
Oberthür, 1886
Especes Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 1-38, pl. 1-7
Pendlebury, 1933
Notes and new Records of Butterflies from the Malay Peninsula J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 17 (2): 377-401
Semper, 1887
in Semper, Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen Reisen Philipp. (1): 1-46, pl. 1-8, A (1886), (2): 47-86, pl. 9-16 (1887), (3): 87-134, pl. 17-24 (1888), (4): 135-174, pl. 25-32 (1889), (5): 175-238, pl. 33-38, B (1890), (6): 239-270, pl. 39-46 (1891), (7): 271-380, pl. 47-49 [iv] (1892)
South, 1913
A list of butterflies collected by Captain F.M. Bailey in western China, south-eastern Tibet, and the Mishimi hills, 1911 J. Bomb. nat. Hist. Soc. 22 (2): 345-365
Staudinger, 1889
Lepidoptera der Insel Palawan Dt. ent. Z. Iris 2 (1): 3-180, pls. 1-2
Staudinger, 1896; Staudinger, [1897]
Neue exotische Tagfalter Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 : 193-224, pl. 1-2 (July 1896), 225-240, pl. 5 (Jan. 1897)
Stoll, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1979
On some species of butterflies from Indonesia and Philippines with the description of new genus, new species and new subspecies Memoirs of the Tsukada Collection (1): 28pp
Tytler, 1939
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 235-252
Uemura, 1997
Description of a new species of the genus Lethe Hübner from Laos Bull. Toyosato Mus. Ent. 6: 1-4
Yoshino, 1997
New Butterflies from China 2 Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1-8
Yoshino, 1999
New Butterflies from China 5 Neo Lepidoptera 4: 1-10
Yoshino, 2003
New butterflies from China 8 Futao 43: 6-19
Yoshino, 2008
New species and new subspecies of Lethe from Myanmar, China and Vietnam Futao 54: 9-19


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