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Ypthima Hübner, 1818

Rings Ringlets
Ypthima Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 17 (post 22nd December 1818) [missid. TS Papilio philomela Linnaeus], TS: Ypthima huebneri Kirby
Xois Hewitson, 1865; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 282, TS: Xois sesara Hewitson
Kolasa Moore, 1891; (nomen nudum)
Thymipa Moore, 1891; (nomen nudum)
Kolasa Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 57, TS: Satyrus chenui Guérin-Méneville
Kolasa Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 82
Thymipa Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 57, 58, TS: Papilio baldus Fabricius
Nadiria Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 57, TS: Ypthima bolanica Marshall
Nadiria Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 85
Pandima Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 58, TS: Satyrus nareda Kollar
Pandima Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 86
Lohana Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 58, TS: Yphthima[sic] inica Hewitson
Lohana Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 92
Dallacha Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 58, TS: Yphthima[sic] hyagriva Moore
Dallacha Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 94
Shania Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 564, TS: Ypthima megalia de Nicéville
Sundaypthima Uemura, 1996
Ypthima, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Iphthima ; Westwood, [1851], Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 67 (missp.)
Yphthima ; Scudder, 1875, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci., Boston 10: 289 (missp.)
Thympia ; Hemming, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: 442 (missp.)
Ypthima (Satyrina) ; [Wahlberg]
Ypthima (Ypthimina) ; [AfrL]

816x612 (~79Kb) upperside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a floating bog on a bank of the pond at headquarters. 30th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

743x786 (~67Kb) underside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a floating bog on a bank of the pond at headquarters. 30th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

928x820 (~101Kb) underside Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a bank of the pond at headquarters. 7th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Ypthima abnormis Shelford, ?²

Borneo (Sarawak). See [About maps] abnormis Shelford, ?²; Straits asiat. Soc. 41: 98
Ypthima abnormis ; [BOR, 472]

Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893²

Assam, Manipur. See [About maps] affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893²; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: f. 30
Ypthima affectata, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima affectata ; [BOR, 465]

Ypthima albida Butler, 1888

Nigeria, Cameroons, Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Silver Ringlet
Ypthima albida ; [BOW: pl. 118, f. 6]; [BK: 277, pl. 30, f. 439]; [AfrL]

Y. a. albida

W.Kenya, Uganda, E.Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi Ypthima albida albida ; [BAFR, 193]; [AfrL]

?Y. a. argentata Bartel²

Congo Republic?, Gabon ?Ypthima albida argentata ; [BAFR, 193 (text)]

Y. a. uniformis Bartel, 1905

E.Zaire (Kivu) Ypthima albida uniformis ; [BAFR, 193]; [AfrL]

Y. a. occidentalis Bartel, 1905

Camoroun - N.Nigeria Ypthima albida occidentalis ; [BAFR, 193 (text)]; [AfrL]

Ypthima ancus Fruhstorfer, 1911²

Sulawesi (Bonthain Peak). See [About maps] ancus Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 293 (15 February, 1911), pl. 99 g
Ypthima ancus ; [BOR, 472 (note)]

Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955

E.Africa, S.Africa, W.Kenya, S.Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana. See [About maps] Ypthima antennata van Son, 1955; Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. No. 8) 2: 156
Ypthima antennata ; [AfrL]

Y. a. antennata

Ypthima antennata antennata ; [BK: 276, pl. 30, f. 433]; [AfrL]

Y. a. cornesi Kielland, 1982

Nigeria, Ghana Ypthima antennata cornesi ; [AfrL]

Ypthima aphnius Godart, [1824]²

Celebes, Timor. See [About maps] aphnius Godart, [1824]²; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 551
Ypthima aphnius ; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 13]

Y. a. aphnius

Timor, Wetar Ypthima aphnius aphnius ; [BAUR, 265 (text)]

Ypthima argillosa Snellen, 1892²

Java. See [About maps] argillosa Snellen, 1892²; Tijdschr. Ent. 35 (3/4): 133
Ypthima argillosa ; [BOR, 472 (note)]

Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)

Lebanon, Syria, Himalayas, Kashmir, Baluchistan, India, Tropical Africa. See [About maps] Common Three-Ring
Hipparchia asterope Klug, 1832; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 3: pl. 29, f. 11-14
Ypthima asterope, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Ypthima asterope asterope ; [BK: 274, pl. 30, f. 428]
Ypthima asterope ; [BOW: pl. 204, f. 18]; [BOR, 464]; [AfrL]; [Otakar Kudrna]

Larva on Cynodon [BK]

Y. a. asterope

India, Arabia, N.Tropical Africa Ypthima asterope asterope ; [BAFR, 192]; [AfrL]

Y. a. mahratta Moore, 1884²

NW.India - Assam Ypthima asterope mahratta ; [BOR, 464]

Y. a. hereroica van Son, 1955

SW.Africa, Nambibia Ypthima asterope hereroica ; [BAFR, 192 (text)]; [AfrL]

?Y. a. heroica (Grünber, 1910)

Namaqualand, South West Africa, Cape Yphtima asterope heroica Grünber, 1910; : 101

Ypthima norma Westwood, 1851

-. See [About maps] norma Westwood, 1851; Gen. diurn. Lep. (2): pl. 67

Y. n. burmana Evans, 1923

Burma, Thailand, Laos Ypthima asterope burmana Evans, 1923; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (3): 785-786, TL: N.Burma
Ypthima norma burmana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima asterope burmana ; [BOR, 464]

Y. n. annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1911

S.Vietnam Ypthima asterope annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 286 (14 February, 1911), TL: Annam
Ypthima norma annamitica, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima asterope annamitica ; [BOR, 464]

Ypthima arctous (Fabricius, 1775)

Australia. See [About maps] Dingy Ring
Papilio arctous Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 489
Ypthima arctoides Hewitson, 1865
Ypthima arctous, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Larva on Digitaria didactyla, Imperata cylindrica, I. sp., Themeda triandra, (Unidentified grasses) K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Y. a. arctous

Northern Territory, Torres Straits Is., Cape York - S.New South Wales Xois arctous arctous
Xois arctous arctous ; [BAUR, 265]

Y. a. papuana Fruhstorfer²

Papua, New Guinea Xois arctous papuana ; [BAUR, 265]

Ypthima avanta Moore, [1875]²

Ceylon, Peninsular India, Himalayas - Kashmir, Assam. See [About maps] Jewel Fourring
avanta Moore, [1875]²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 567, TL: Bagh Valley, Cashmere
Ypthima avanta ; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 10]; [BOR, 466]

Ypthima baldus (Fabricius, 1775)

Himalayas (Chamba - Assam), Burma, India, Thailand, China, Korea, Japan, Ussuri, Kuriles. See [About maps] Common Five-Ring
Papilio baldus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 829, no. 202-3, TL: "India"
Ypthima argus Butler, 1878; [spring form]
Ypthima baldus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima baldus baldus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima baldus ; [BRU, 192]; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 15]; [BOR, 466]
Ypthima balda ; [MRS, 390]

664x564 (~92Kb) Korea, 1989, S.W. Cheong col. & det., Photo © Enrique Garcia-Barros	1000x699 (~120Kb) underside An edge of a shady bamboo forest at Dragonfly Biotope Ponds, Hiraoka, Ikazaki-cho, Ehime-ken, Shikoku-Chiho, Japan. 7th August 2002 Photo © Oleg Kosterin	740x572 (~69Kb) upperside Japan: Tokyo, 1.9.2007, Photo © Peter Payzant
760x893 (~82Kb) underside Japan: Tokyo, 1.9.2007, Photo © Peter Payzant

Larva on Poa annua, Echinochloa crusgalli, Digitaria, Elytrigia, (in Japan) [BRU, Fukuda et al., 1983] Microstegium ciliatum, Pogonatherum crinitinum [MRS]

Y. b. baldus

India - Indo China, Burma (Tenasserim), Thailand, S.Yunnan Ypthima baldus baldus ; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. newboldi Distant, 1882

Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Is., Singapore Ypthima newboldi Distant, 1882; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 9 (53): 396, TL: Prov. Wellesley, Perak, Malaysia
Ypthima baldus newboldi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima baldus newboldi ; [BMP: 135, pl. 17, f. 25-27]; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. luoi Huang, 1999

Yunnan Ypthima baldus luoi ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 98 (note)

Y. b. nynias Fruhstorfer, 1911²

Sulawesi nigricans nynias Fruhstorfer, 1911²; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 290 (15 February, 1911)
Ypthima baldus nynias ; [BOR, 466]
Ypthima nynias ;

Y. b. moerus Fruhstorfer²

Sumatra Ypthima baldus moerus ; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. aretas Fruhstorfer²

Selayar Ypthima baldus aretas ; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. selinuntius Fruhstorfer²

Borneo, Natuna Is. Ypthima baldus selinuntius ; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. pasitelides Fruhstorfer²

Bawean Ypthima baldus pasitelides ; [BOR, 466]

Y. b. zodina Fruhstorfer

Taiwan Ypthima baldus zodina ; [BOR, 466]
Ypthima balda zodina ; [MRS, 390]

Larva on Miscanthus sinensis, M. floridulum, Isachne globosa, Brachiaria mutica, Oplismenus undulatifolius, Microstegium ciliatum, Pogonatherum crinitum [MRS]

Y. b. marshalli Butler, 1882

Ypthima marshalli Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10: 373, TL: Thaungyin Valley, Meplay
Ypthima baldus marshalli ; [MRS, 390]

Y. b. hampeia Fruhstorfer, 1911

S.Ussuri

Y. b. jezoensis Matsumura, 1928

Kuriles

Ypthima bolanica Marshall, [1883]

Baluchistan. See [About maps] Desert Fourring
Ypthima bolanica Marshall, [1883]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (4): 759
Ypthima bolanica ; [AfrL]

Ypthima cantlei Norman, 1958²

Assam (Kangpokpi). See [About maps] cantlei Norman, 1958²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 55 (1): 180
Ypthima cantlei ; [BOR, 465]

Ypthima cerealis Watson, 1897

-. See [About maps] Ypthima cerealis Watson, 1897; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10: 646-647, pl. A, f. 3-4, TL: Myingyan, Upper Burma

Y. c. cerealis

Burma, Thailand, Laos

Y. c. singorensis Aoki & Uémura, 1984

Thailand Ypthima cerealis singorensis Aoki & Uémura, 1984; Tokurana (6/7): 79, f. 2j, 6, 8B, 26, pl. 5, f. 3, 7, TL: Thailand

Ypthima ceylonica (Hewitson, [1865])

Ceylon. See [About maps] White Fourring
Yphthima[sic] ceylonica Hewitson, [1865]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 288
Ypthima ceylonica ; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 12]
Ypthima ceylonica ceylonica ; [BOR, 464]

Ypthima chenui (Guérin-Méneville, [1843])

Coorg, S.India. See [About maps] Nilgiri Fourring
Satyrus chenui Guérin-Méneville, [1843]; : 77, pl. 21, f. 2
Ypthima chenui ; [BIR]; [BOW: pl. 172, f. 14]
Ypthima chenu[sic] ; [BOR, 466]

Ypthima condamini Kielland, 1982

Ethiopia, Sudan - S.Africa, West Africa. See [About maps] Ypthima condamini condamini ; [BK: 276]
Ypthima condamini ; [AfrL]

Y. c. condamini

Ypthima condamini condamini ; [AfrL]

Y. c. nigeriae Kielland, 1982

West Africa Ypthima condamini nigeriae ; [AfrL]

Ypthima conjuncta Leech, 1891

W.China, C.China, Taiwan. See [About maps] Ypthima conjuncta Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 66
Ypthima conjuncta, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima conjuncta ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 1]; [BOR, 471]; [MRS, 391]

Y. c. conjuncta

C.China, W.China Ypthima conjuncta conjuncta ; [BOR, 471]

Y. c. monticola Uemura & Koiwaya, 2000

Yunnan Ypthima conjuncta monticola, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima conjuncta monticola ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 100 (note)

Ypthima dohertyi (Moore, [1893])

Manipur - S.Burma. See [About maps] Great Five-Ring
Thymipa dohertyi Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 65, pl. 108, f. 1, TL: Upper Tenasserim
Ypthima dohertyi dohertyi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima dohertyi ; [BOR, 470]

Y. d. dohertyi

Burma, Thailan, Laos

Y. d. mossmani Eliot, 1967

Ypthima mossmani Eliot, 1967; Entomologist 100 (3): 59, pl. 2
Ypthima dohertyi mossmani, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima dohertyi mossmani ; [BMP: 136, pl. 17, f. 22]

Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880

Guinea - Gabon, Angola - Zaire, Uganda, NW.Tanzania. See [About maps] Ypthima doleta, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima doleta ; [BAFR, 192]; [BOW: pl. 118, f. 23]; [AfrL]

Ypthima evansi Eliot, 1967

Thailand. See [About maps] Ypthima evansi Eliot, 1967; Entomologist 100 (3): 56
Ypthima evansi evansi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Ypthima fasciata (Hewitson, [1865])

Malaysia, Sumatra. See [About maps] Yphthima[sic] fasciata Hewitson, [1865]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 287
Ypthima fasciata Hewitson, [1865]
Ypthima fasciata, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima fasciata ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 1]; [BOR, 468]

Y. f. fasciata

Borneo, Natuna Is. Ypthima fasciata fasciata ; [BOR, 468]

Y. f. torone Fruhstorfer, 1911

Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra Ypthima fasciata torone Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9(75) : 288 (14 February, 1911), , TL: Padang, Sumatra
Ypthima fasciata torone, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima fasciata torone ; [BOR, 468]; [BMP: 136, pl. 17, f. 23-24]

Ypthima florensis (Snellen, 1891)

Flores. See [About maps] Yphthima florensis Snellen, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 235, pl. 14, f. 3, TL: Flores
Ypthima florensis ; [BOR, 472 (note)]

Ypthima gavalisi Martin, 1913

Sulawesi. See [About maps] Ypthima gavalisi Martin, 1913; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 27: 109 (1915?)
Ypthima gavalisi ; [BOR, 466]
Ypthima gavalisi f. pandocoides ; [BOR, 467, f.]
?gawalisi ; (spell.?)

Ypthima gazana van Son, 1955

Rhodesa, Moçambique. See [About maps] Ypthima gazana van Son, 1955; Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. No. 8) 2: 151

Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883

Moçambique, E.Africa. See [About maps] Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist (5) 12: 101
Ypthima granulosa ; [BAFR, 192]; [BK: 277, pl. 30, f. 336]; [AfrL]

Larva on Poaceaea [BK]

Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871

NW.India - Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Is., Singapore, Thailand, S.Yunnan. See [About maps] Common Fourring
Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: 95 (repl. P. philomela Hb. nec. Linn.)
Ypthima howra Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53 (1): 17, TL: Calcutta
Ypthima apicalis Moore, 1884; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53 (1): 17, TL: "Deyra Doon"
Ypthima catharina Butler, 1886; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 18: 183, TL: Upper Burma
Ypthima jocularia Swinhoe, 1889; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1889 (4): 396, TL: Mahabalesvar
Ypthima huebneri, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima ceylonica huebneri ; [BOR, 464]
Ypthima huebneri ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 2]; [BMP: 135, pl. 17, f. 30-31]

769x513 (~84Kb) underside Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko

Ypthima hyagriva Moore, 1857

N.India, Kashmir - Kumaon, Sikkim. See [About maps] Brown Argus
Yphthima[sic] hyagriva Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 236
Dallachia hyagriva ;
?Erebia hyagriva ; [BOW: pl. 200, f. 13]

Ypthima iarba de Nicéville, 1895

-. See [About maps] Ypthima iarba de Nicéville, 1895; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (1): 18, pl. R, f. 7-8, TL: Sumatra
Ypthima iarba, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima iarba ; [BOR, 472]

Y. i. iarba

Burma, Sumatra, ?Peninsular Malaya Ypthima iarba iarba ; [BOR, 472]

Y. i. gaugamela Fruhstorfer²

E.Java Ypthima iarba gaugamela ; [BOR, 472]

Y. i. eupeithes Fruhstorfer²

W.Java Ypthima iarba eupeithes ; [BOR, 472]

Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893

-. See [About maps] Impure Ringlet
Ypthima impura f. impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 23 [wet-season]
Ypthima impura f. badhami van Son, 1955; Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. No. 8) 2: 150 [dry-season]
Ypthima impura ; [AfrL]

Y. i. impura

Ivory Coast - Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Angola Ypthima impura impura ; [BAFR, 192 (text)]; [AfrL]

Y. i. paupera Ungemach, 1932

Ethiopia, E.Africa - Transvaal, Natal Ypthima impura pauprea ; [BAFR, 192 (text)]
Ypthima impura paupera ; [BK: 277]; [AfrL]

Ypthima indecora Moore, 1882²

Kashmir - Kumaon. See [About maps] Western Five-Ring
indecora Moore, 1882²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 238, pl. 12, f. 7
Ypthima indecora ; [BOR, 465]

Ypthima inica Hewitson, 1865

Punjab - C.India, Bengal, Assam. See [About maps] Lesser Three-Ring
Yphthima[sic] inica Hewitson, 1865; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2: 284, pl. 17, f. 5, TL: N.India [?Bengal]
Ypthima inica ; [BOR, 464]

Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982

Kenya (coast) - Ethiopia. See [About maps] Ypthima jacksoni ; [BK: 276]; [AfrL]

Ypthima kalelonda Westwood, 1888

-. See [About maps] Ypthima kalelonda Westwood, 1888; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888: 475
Ypthima kalelonda ; [BOR, 468]

Y. k. kalelonda

Sulawesi celebensis Rothschild²
Ypthima kalelonda kalelonda ; [BOR, 468]

Ypthima lisandra (Cramer, [1780])

Hong Kong, Tonking, Peninsular Malaya - Indo China, S.China, Taiwan. See [About maps] Papilio lisandra Cramer, [1780]; Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 11, pl. 293, f. G,H, TL: S.China
Ypthima lisandra, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima lisandra lisandra, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima lisandra ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 5]; [BOR, 472 (note)]; [MRS, 392]

Y. l. lisandra

N.Vietnam, S.China

Y. l. bara Evans, 1923

Sikkim - Burma, Thailand, Laos Ypthima avanta bara Evans, 1923; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (3): 786, 797, No. D. 14/12b
Ypthima lisandra bara, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Ypthima loryma Hewitson, 1865²

Sulawesi. See [About maps] loryma Hewitson, 1865²; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 289
Ypthima loryma, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima loryma ; [BOR, 466]

Ypthima medusa Leech, [1892]

Szechwan. See [About maps] Ypthima medusa Leech, [1892]; Butts China Japan Corea (1): 84 (1892-1894), pl. 10, f. 6, TL: Szechwan
Ypthima medusa ; [MRS, 392]

Larva on Gramineae [MRS]

Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1865²

Sikkim - Assam, N.Burma, Bhutan. See [About maps] Variegated Five-Ring
methora Hewitson, 1865²; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 291
Ypthima methora ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 3]; [BOR, 470]

Ypthima iris Leech, 1891

-. See [About maps] dromonides Oberthür, 1891²; Etud. Ent. 15: 15, pl. 2, f. 14
Ypthima iris ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 3]
Ytphima iris ; [MRS, 395]

Y. i. iris

Sichuan Ypthima iris iris ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 53 (note)

Y. i. microiris Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000

NE.Tibet Ypthima iris microiris Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000; , TL: Qamdo, NE.Tibet

Y. i. paradromon Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000

N.Yunnan Ypthima iris paradromon Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000; , TL: N.Yunnan

Y. i. naqialoa Huang, 2003

Yunnan Ypthima iris naqialoa Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 53, pl. 7, f. 4, TL: on path between Naqialo and Longpo, Nujiang valley, NW.Yunnan

Ypthima dromon Oberthür, 1891

Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima dromon Oberthür, 1891; Etud. Ent. 15: 15, pl. 2, f. 12, TL: Yunnan
Ypthima dromon ; [MRS, 395]

Ypthima megalomma Butler, 1874

-. See [About maps] Ypthima megalomma Butler, 1874; Cistula ent. 1 (9): 236
Ypthima megalomma ; [BOW: pl. 204, f. 4 (text only)]; [MRS, 395]

Y. m. megalia de Nicéville, 1897

N.Shan States Ypthima megalia de Nicéville, 1897; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 66 (3): 546, pl. 1, f. 5

= ; [GNB]

Ypthima megalia ; [BOR, 472 (note)]

Ypthima pseudodromon Forster, 1948

NW.Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima pseudodromon Forster, 1948; , TL: Likiang
Ypthima pseudodromon ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 116 (ntoe)

Ypthima akbar Talbot, 1947

Burma, Thailand, Laos, S.Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima akbar Talbot, 1947; Fauna Br. Ind., Butt. (2nd ed.) 2: 324, TL: Karen Hills
Ypthima akbar, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Ypthima insolita Leech, 1891

W.China. See [About maps] insolita Leech, 1891; Entomologist 24 (Suppl.): 66
Ypthima insolita ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 4]

Ypthima putamdui South, 1913

Sichuan. See [About maps] Ypthima putamdui South, 1913; , TL: Nya Chua, Sichuan
Ypthima putamdui ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 116 (note)

Ypthima baileyi South, 1913

Sichuan. See [About maps] Ypthima baileyi South, 1913; , TL: Batang, W.Sichuan
Ypthima baileyi ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 118, f. 7, 14, 18-20, pl. 10, f. 4-5

Ypthima lihongxingi Huang & Wu, 2003

Hubei. See [About maps] Ypthima lihongxingi Huang & Wu, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 120, f. 13, 15-17, pl. 10, f. 6, TL: Xing-dou-shan, Lichuan, Hubei

Ypthima motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853)

E.China, Hong Kong, Amur, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] motschulskyi (Bremer & Grey, 1853); Schmett. N. China: 8, pl. 2, f. 2
Ypthima obscura Elwes & Edwards, 1893

= ; Dubatolov & Lvovsky, 1997

Ypthima motschulskyi ; [BRU, 192]; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 6]; [MRS, 394]

668x560 (~77Kb) Korea, 1989, S.W. Cheong col. & det., Photo © Enrique Garcia-Barros

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

Y. m. amphithea Ménétriés, 1859

Ypthima motschulskyi amphithea ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 90 (note)

Y. m. niphonica Murayama, 1969

Ypthima yangjiahei Huang, 2001

Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima yangjiahei Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91, f. 78, 113, pl. 6, f. 45, TL: Langpo to Ninadan, Nujiang Valley, SE.Tibet
Ypthima yangjiahei ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 100 (note), f. 161, pl. 7, f. 5-6

Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883

Taiwan. See [About maps] Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 11: 50
Ypthima multistriata ; [BOR, 466]; [MRS, 395]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Larva on Miscanthus sinensis, Setaria palmifolia, Isachne globosa, Paspalum conjugatum [MRS]

Y. m. ganus Fruhstorfer, 1911

N.China, C.China Ypthima multistriata ganus Fruhstorfer, 1911; , TL: Qingdao
Ypthima multistriata koreana Dubatolov & Lvovsky, 1997; , TL: Korea

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91

Ypthima multistriata koreana, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
Ypthima multistriata ganus ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889

Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim. See [About maps] Plain Three-Ring
Ypthima lycus de Nicéville, 1889; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3): 165
?lycoides Watson
Ypthima lycus ; [BOR, 470]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Ypthima riukiuana Matsumura, 1906

Japan. See [About maps] Ypthima riukiuana ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Ypthima watsoni (Moore, [1893])

Assam, Manipur - S.Burma. See [About maps] Looped Three-Ring
Pandima watsoni Moore, [1893]; Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 89, pl. 113, f. 4, 4ab, TL: Burma
Ypthima watsoni watsoni, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima watsoni ; [BOR, 470]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Y. w. watsoni

Assam - Burma, Thailand Ypthima watsoni var. howarthi Cantlie & Norman, 1959; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 56: 66-67, TL: Sebong, Manipur

Y. w. peninsulae Aoki & Uémura, 1984

Peninsular Thailand Ypthima watsoni peninsulae Aoki & Uémura, 1984; Tokurana (6/7): 87-88, f. 16i-j, 17, 43, pl. 5, f. 4, 8, TL: Thailand
Ypthima watsoni peninsulae, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Y. w. inouei Shirôzu & Shima, 1977

S.Vietnam Ypthima inouei Shirôzu & Shima, 1977; Kontyu 45 (4): 507-509, f. 1e-f, TL: Trang Bom, S.Vietnam
Ypthima watsoni inouei, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
?Ypthima watsoni r. inouei ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91

Ypthima masakii Ito, 1947

Japan. See [About maps] Ypthima masakii ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Ypthima ciris Leech, 1891

W.China. See [About maps] f. clinia Oberthür, 1891
Ypthima ciris ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 3 (text only)]; [MRS, 393]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 91 (note)

Y. c. clinioides Oberthür, 1891

Yunnan, ... Ypthima clinioides Oberthür, 1891; Etud. Ent. 15: 16
Ypthima ciris clinioides ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 100 (note)

Ypthima newara Moore, 1874

Nepal. See [About maps] ?Ypthima nareda newara ; [BOR, 470]
Ypthima newara ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note), f. 81, pl. 9, f. 72-right

Y. n. yaluzangbui Huang, 1999

SE.Tibet Ypthima newara yaluzangbui Huang, 1999; , TL: Metok
Ypthima newara yaluzangbui ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note), f. 80 (gen); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52

Ypthima dengae Huang, 2001

SE.Tibet. See [About maps] Ypthima dengae Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92, f. 79, 115, 117, pl. 7. f. 49, 53, TL: Ba-an-tang, Chayu area Tibet
Ypthima dengae ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52

Ypthima confusa Shirôzu & Shima, 1977

Nepal, N.Thailand, Laos, Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima confusa Shirôzu & Shima, 1977; Kontyu 45 (4): 504-507, f. 1c-d, 1g, TL: Nepal
Ypthima confusa, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima confusa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima confusa ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 49, f. 71, pl. 6, f. 8-10

Y. c. confusa

Ypthima confusa confusa ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 119 (gen.), pl. 9, f. 72-left

Ypthima muotuoensis Huang, 2000

-. See [About maps] Ypthima confusa muotuoensis Huang, 2000; , TL: Metok
Ypthima confusa muotuoensis ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: f. 84 (gen.)
Ypthima muotuoensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 48 (note)

Y. m. muotuoensis

SE.Tibet Ypthima muotuoensis muotuoensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 49, f. 70, pl. 6, f. 4-7

Y. m. dulongae Huang, 2003

Yunnan Ypthima muotuoensis dulongae Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 48, 50, f. 67, 69, pl. 6, f. 1-3, TL: Xiandjiudang to Longyuan, Dulong valley, NW.Yunnan

Ypthima pemakoi Huang, 1998

SE.Tibet. See [About maps] Ypthima pemakoi Huang, 1998; , TL: Metok
Ypthima pemakoi ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note), f. 85, 116; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 49, f. 74, pl. 7, f. 1-2

Ypthima sinica Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000

Sichuan, E.China. See [About maps] Ypthima sinica Uémura & Koiwaya, 2000; , TL: Qingchengshan, Sichuan
Ypthima sinica ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52, f. 75

Ypthima tiani Huang & Liu, 2000

-. See [About maps] Ypthima tiani ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 92 (note)

Y. t. tiani

Sichuan

Y. t. nuae Huang, 2001

Yunnan Ypthima tiani nuae Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 93, f. 82, 114, 120, pl. 7, f. 50, 54, TL: Longpo to Ninadan, Nujiang Valley, SE.Tibet
Ypthima tiani nuae ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 51, f. 68, 72-73, pl. 6, f. 11-18

Ypthima nareda (Kollar, [1844])

Pakistan, NW.India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim. See [About maps] Large Three-Ring
Satyrus nareda Kollar, [1844]; in Hügel, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek, 4 (2): 451
Ypthima nareda, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Ypthima nareda ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 4]; [BOR, 470]; [MRS, 394]; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 122 (note)

Misidentified/misapplied:

Ypthima newara; Lee, 1982, in Huang, Insects of Xizang, 2: 135, No. 23 (65) part (missid.)

Larva on Gramineae [MRS]

Y. n. nareda

W.Himalayas Ypthima nareda nareda ; [BOR, 470]

Y. n. sarcaposa Fruhstorfer

Burma, Thailand, Indo China Ypthima nareda sarcaposa ; [BOR, 470]; [MRS, 394]

Y. n. fusca Elwes & Edwards²

Assam

= Ypthima fusca Elwes & Edwards, 1893?

Ypthima albipuncta Lee, 1985

Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima albipuncta Lee, 1985; , TL: Yi-liang, Yunnan, 1800m
Ypthima albipuncta ; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 122, f. 1-2, pl. 10, f. 8-9

Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967

NW.India. See [About maps] Ypthima hannyngtoni Eliot, 1967; Entomologist 100 (3): 54

Ypthima methorina Oberthür, 1891

China. See [About maps] Ypthima methorina Oberthür, 1891; : 15, pl. 2, f. 15
Ypthima methorina ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 9 (text only)]

Ypthima nebulosa Aoki & Uémura, 1982

Sumatra, Thailand, Laos. See [About maps] Ypthima nebulosa Aoki & Uémura, 1982; Memoirs of the Tsukada Coll. No. 4: 13, pl. 5, f. 22-23, pl. 6, f. 22-23, TL: Sumatra
Ypthima nebulosa, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Ypthima nigricans Snellen, 1892

Java. See [About maps] Ypthima nigricans Snellen, 1892; Tijdschr. Ent. 35 (3/4): 135, TL: W.Java
Ypthima nigricans ; [BOR, 468]

Ypthima pandocus Moore, [1858]

-. See [About maps] Ypthima pandocus Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 235
Ypthima pandocus ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. pandocus

Java ?andokides Fruhstorfer
Ypthima pandocus pandocus ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. sertorius Fruhstorfer²

Borneo Ypthima pandocus sertorius ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. corticaria Butler, [1879]

Sumatra, Peninsular Malaya Common Three-ring
Ypthima corticaria Butler, [1879]; Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 537, TL: Malacca
Ypthima emporialis Martin, 1929; Mitt. Munchen ent. Ges. 19: 126, TL: "Bukit Fima", Singapore
Ypthima pandocus f. alada Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 293 (15 February, 1911), TL: Battaker Plateau, NE.Sumatra.
Ypthima pandocus corticaria, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima pandocus corticaria ; [BMP: 135, pl. 17, f. 16-17]; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. tahanensis Pendlebury, 1933

Peninsular Malaya (Gunong Tahan) Ypthima tahanensis Pendlebury, 1933; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 17 (2): 384
Ypthima pandocus tahanensis ; [BMP: 135, pl. 17, f. 18-19]; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. moenus Fruhstorfer²

Natuna Is. Ypthima pandocus moenus ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. aquillius (Fruhstorfer,:BOR, 468)

Palawan pandocus aquillius (Fruhstorfer,:BOR, 468); #

Y. p. calanus Fruhstorfer²

?Sulu Is. Ypthima pandocus calanus ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. jamaeus Fruhstorfer²

Banggi Ypthima pandocus jamaeus ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. chaboras Fruhstorfer²

Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao) Ypthima pandocus chaboras ; [BOR, 468]

Y. p. sempera Felder²

Philippines (Luzon, ...) Ypthima pandocus sempera ; [BOR, 468]

Ypthima persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893²

Bhutan, Assam, Manipur. See [About maps] persimilis Elwes & Edwards, 1893²; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 39
Ypthima persimilis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima persimilis ; [BOR, 470]

Ypthima philomela (Linnaeus, 1763)

India (Nilgiri-Wynaad), N.Burma, ?Peninsular Malaya, Java, Sumatra. See [About maps] Baby Fourring
Papilio philomela Linnaeus, 1763; Amoenitates Acad., 6: 404
Ypthima philomela ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 6]; [BOR, 465]

Ypthima praenubila Leech, 1891

W.China, C.China. See [About maps] Ypthima praenubila praenubila, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima praenubila ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 2]; [BOR, 468]; [MRS, 393]

Larva on Pogonatherum crinitinum [MRS]

Y. p. kanonis Matsumura

Taiwan Ypthima praenubila kanonis ; [MRS, 393]

Ypthima praestans Overlaet, 1954

S.Zaire (Shaba), Angola, W.Zambia. See [About maps] Ypthima praestans ; [BAFR, 192]; [AfrL]

Ypthima pupillaris Butler, 1888

Tropical Africa (Ivory Coast - E.Africa - Zimbabwe). See [About maps] Ypthima pupillaris ; [AfrL]

Y. p. pupillaris

Ypthima pupillaris pupillaris ; [AfrL]

Y. p. obscurata Kielland, 1982

Ypthima pupillaris obscurata ; [BK: 277]; [AfrL]

Ypthima pulchra Overlaet, 1954

S.Zaire (Shaba), Tanzania - Uganda. See [About maps] Ypthima pulchra ; [BAFR, 192 (text)]; [AfrL]

Ypthima recta Overlaet, 1955

W.Africa - W.Kenya, Zaire, Angola. See [About maps] Ypthima recta ; [BK: 276]; [AfrL]

Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961

Zambia, Zimbabwe, S.Zaire, Tanzania, SE.Kenya. See [About maps] Ypthima rhodesiana Carcasson, 1961; Occ. Pap. Coryndon meml Mus. (7): 14
Ypthima rhodesiana ; [BK: 275, pl. 30, f. 430]; [AfrL]

Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857

Murree - Assam, Karen Hills. See [About maps] Himalayan Five-Ring
Yphthima[sic] sakra Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 236
Ypthima sakra ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 9]; [BOR, 472]; [MRS, 392]

Larva on Gramineae [MRS]

Y. s. sakra

Sikkim, Bhutan Ypthima sakra sakra ; [BOR, 472]

Y. s. austeni (Moore, 1892)

Assam, N.Burma, SE.Tibet (Yigong), Gooligonshan Mts. Ypthima sakra austeni, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima sakra austeni ; [BOR, 472]; Huang, 2001; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 98 (note)

Y. s. nujiangensis Huang, 2001

SE.Tibet Ypthima sakra nujiangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94, pl. 7, f. 51, TL: Longpo to Nidadan
Ypthima sakra nujiangensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 98 (note)

Y. s. leechi Forster, 1944

Sichuan Ypthima sakra leechi, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima sakra leechi ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94 (note)

Y. s. matinia Fruhstorfer²

NW.India Ypthima sakra matinia ; [BOR, 472]

Ypthima parasakra Eliot, 1987

-. See [About maps]

Y. p. parasakra

Nepal, Bhutan Ypthima parasakra parasakra ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52 (note); Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 124

Misidentified/misapplied:

Ypthima methorina; Lee, 1982, in Huang, Insects of Xizang, 2: 135, No. 23 (66) (missid.)

Y. p. menpae Huang, 1999

SE.Tibet Ypthima parasakra menpae ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52 (note)

Y. p. mabiloa Huang, 2003

Yunnan Ypthima parasakra mabiloa Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 52, pl. 7, f. 3, TL: Xiongdang, Dulong valley, NW.Yunnan

Ypthima nikaea Moore, [1875]

W.Himalayas, Nepal. See [About maps] Ypthima nikaea Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 567

= ?; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 94

Ypthima nikaea ; [BOR, 471]; [MRS, 392]

Ypthima savara Grose-Smith, 1887

Manipur - Burma - Indo China. See [About maps] Pallid Five-Ring
Yphthima[sic] savara Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 20: 267, TL: Burma-Siam frontier
Ypthima savara savara, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima savara ; [BOW: pl. 173, f. 8]; [BOR, 471]

Y. s. savara

Burma, Thailand, Laos, S.Yunnan Ypthima savara savara ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 141 (name), pl. 11, f. 6

Y. s. tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1911

N.Vietnam Ypthima savara tonkiniana Fruhstorfer, 1911; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9 : 292 (15 February, 1911), pl. 99, f. 2, TL: Chiem Hoa, N.Vietnam
Ypthima savara tonkiniana, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima savara tonkiniana ; [BMP: 136, pl. 17, f. 20-21]

Ypthima sensilis Kashiwai, 1982²

Philippines (Mindanao). See [About maps] sensilis Kashiwai, 1982²; Trans. lep. Soc. Jap. 33(12): 44
Ypthima sensilis ; [BOR, 468]

Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893

Assam, Manipur, Burma, Thailand, Laos. See [About maps] Eastern Five-Ring
Ypthima similis Elwes & Edwards, 1893; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 29, f. 19, TL: Karen Hills
Ypthima similis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima similis ; [BOR, 465]

861x909 (~89Kb) underside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, a vasting land with open tree stand behind the Jomtien beach, 1st February, 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

684x754 (~82Kb) upperside Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Ko Khram Island, Saikaew beach, a bank of a pond in a wood near the coast, 3rd February, 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Y. s. similis

S.Yunnan, ... Ypthima similis similis ; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 141 (name), pl. 11, f. 7

Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876

Ethiopia, S.Sudan, Kenya, N.Tanzania. See [About maps] Ypthima simplicia ; [BK: 275]; [AfrL]

Ypthima singala Felder, 1868²

Ceylon. See [About maps] singala Felder, 1868²; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 283
Ypthima singala ; [BOR, 466]

Ypthima sobrina Elwes & Edwards, 1893

Assam, Burma, Thailand, Laos, S.Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima sobrina Elwes & Edwards, 1893; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 29, f. 17-18, TL: Karen Hills
Ypthima sobrina, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Ypthima sobrina ; [BOR, 465]; Huang & Xue, 2004, Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 141 (name)

Ypthima stellera Eschscholtz, 1821²

Philippines. See [About maps] stellera Eschscholtz, 1821²; in Kotzebue, Entdeck. Reise Süd-See 3: 216
Ypthima stellera ; [BOR, 472 (note)]

Y. s. sepyra Hewitson²

Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera Ypthima stellera sepyra ; [BAUR, 265 (text)]

Ypthima striata Hampson, 1888²

S.India (Nilgiri Hills). See [About maps] striata Hampson, 1888²; J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, 1888: 349
Ypthima striata ; [BOR, 466]

Ypthima tappana Matsumura, 1909

Taiwan. See [About maps] Ypthima tappana ; [BOR, 472 (note)]; [MRS, 392]

Y. t. continentalis Murayama, 1981

Yunnan, Sichuan Ypthima tappana continentalis Murayama, 1981; , TL: Sichuan, Qingchenshan
Ypthima tappana continentalis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 100 (note)

Ypthima yatta Kielland, 1982

Ethiopia, Kenya. See [About maps] Yatta Three-Ring
Ypthima yatta ; [BK: 275]; [AfrL]

Ypthima yayeyamana Nire, 1920

Japan (Iriomotejima, Ishigakijima). See [About maps]

Ypthima yunosukei Aoki & Uémura, 1984

Thailand. See [About maps] Ypthima yunosukei Aoki & Uémura, 1984; Tokurana (6/7): 81-82, pl. 5, f. 1-2, 5-6, TL: Phukadung, Thailand
Ypthima yunosukei, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

Ypthima ypthimoides Moore, 1881²

S.India - S.Nilgiris. See [About maps] Palni Fourring
ypthimoides Moore, 1881²; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1881: 307
Ypthima ypthimoides ; [BOR, 468]

Ypthima zodia Butler, 1871

Hainan. See [About maps] Yphthima zodia Butler, 1871; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 19 (3): 402
Ypthima zodia ; [MRS, 391]

Ypthima zyzzomacula Chou & Li, 1994

Yunnan. See [About maps] Ypthima zyzzomacula Chou & Li, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 759, 395, f. 30-31, TL: Gengma, Yunnan

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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.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAFR]

D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BK]

Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history

[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

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[Enrique Garcia-Barros]

Enrique García-Barros; Dept. Biol. (Zool.); Univ. Autonoma de Madrid

[GNB]

Hemming, 1967; Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera); Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.

[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

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Olli Vesikko]

http://koti.welho.com/ovesikko/

[Peter Payzant]

Canada; http://www.pbase.com/ppayzant/profile

[SZMN]

Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum

[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.

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Aoki & Uémura, 1982

Description of new species and new subspecies of South-East Asian diurnal Lepidoptera belonging to the family Satyridae, with some taxonomic notes Memoirs of the Tsukada Coll. No. 4: 66pp., 8pls

Bremer & Grey, 1853

Beiträge zur Schmetterlinges-Fauna des noerdlichen China's Schmett. N. China: 23pp, [2 pls]

Butler, 1871

Descriptions of five new species, and a new genus , of diurnal Lepidoptera, from Shanghai Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 19 (3): 401-403

Butler, 1874

Descriptions of four new Asiatic Butterflies Cistula ent. 1 (9): 235-236

Butler, [1879]

The butterflies of Malacca Trans. linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 1 (8): 533-568, pl. 68, 69

Carcasson, 1961

New and Little-known African Lepidoptera Occ. Pap. Coryndon meml Mus. (7): 23pp, 5pls

Cramer, [1780]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 4 (25-26a): 1-28, pl. 289-304 (1780)

de Nicéville, 1889

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region, with Revision of the Genus Plesioneura of Felder and of Authors J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3): 163-194, pls. A-B

de Nicéville, 1895

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (1): 13-40, pls. R, S, T

de Nicéville, 1897

On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indo- and Austro-Malayan Regions J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal (II) 66 (3): 543-577, pls. 1-4

Distant, 1882

Undescribed Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 9 (53): 396-397

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)

K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991

Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):

Eliot, 1967

The Sakra Moore, 1857 Section of the Satyrid Genus Ypthima Hübner Entomologist 100 (3): 49-61, 1+22 figs, pl. 2

Elwes & Edwards, 1893

A revision of the genus Ypthima, with especial reference to the characters afforded by the male genitalia Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1893: 1-54, 3 pls

Evans, 1912

A list of Indian butterflies J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 553-584, (3): 969-1008

Evans, 1923

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (3) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 29 (3): 780-797, pls. 13-16

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

Felder, 1868

Diagnose neuer von E. Baron v. Ransonnet in Vorder-Indien gesammelter Lepidopteren Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 18 (1-2): 281-286

Fruhstorfer, 1908

Lepidopterologisches Pêle-Mêle. VI. Neue Rhopaloceren von Formosa Ent. Zs. 22 (29): 118-119 (17 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)

Godart, [1824]

in Latreille & Godart, Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie. 9 (2): 329-828 Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (2): 329-828

Grose-Smith, 1887

Descriptions of eight new Species of Asiatic Butterflies Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 20: 265-268

Hemming, 1967

Generic names of the butterflies and their type-species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl.: -

Hewitson, 1865

A Monograph of the Genus _Yphthima, with descriptions of two new Genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (4): 281-294, pls. 17-18

Huang, 2001

Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152

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 & Xue, 2004

A Contribution to the Butterfly Fauna of Southern Yunnan Neue Ent. Nachr. 57: 135-154, pl. 11

Hübner, 1818

Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)

Kirby, 1871

A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp

Lee, 1982

Rhopalocera in Huang, Insects of Xizang, 2: 127-155

Leech, [1892]

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)

Linnaeus, 1763

in Johansson (Thesis), Centuria Insectorum Amoenitates Acad., 6: -,(121) 384-415

Martin, 1929

Die Tagfalter der Insel Celebes. (8) Satyriden Mitt. Munchen ent. Ges. 19: (5-9) 117-164

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, [1875]

Descriptions of new Asiatic Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4): 565-579, pls. 66-67

Moore, 1882

List of the Lepidoptera collected by the Rev. J.H. Hocking, chiefly in the Kangra Discrict, N.W Hiamalaya; with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (1): 234-263, pls. 11-12

Moore, 1884

Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt II, 53 (1): 16-52

Moore, [1893]

- Lepidoptera Indica 2 : 1-112 (1893),, 113-176 (1894),, 177-248 (1895),, 249-274 (1896)

Pendlebury, 1933

Notes and new Records of Butterflies from the Malay Peninsula J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 17 (2): 377-401

Scudder, 1875

Historical sketch of the generic names proposed for butterflies Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci., Boston 10: 91-293

Shirôzu & Shima, 1977

New species and subspecies of the genus Ypthima Hübner from southeast Asia Kontyu 45 (4): 501-509

Snellen, 1892

Beschrijving van eenige nieuwe Javaansche Dagvlinders Tijdschr. Ent. 35 (3/4): 133-147

van Son, 1955

Nymphalidae: Danainae and Satyrinae Butts S. Africa (Mem. Transvaal Mus. No. 8) 2: 1-166, 37pls

Swinhoe, 1889

On new Indian Lepidoptera, chiefly Heterocera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1889 (4): 396-431, 2pls

Talbot, 1947

Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. (Danaidae, Satyridae, Amathusiidae, and Acraeidae) Fauna Br. Ind., Butt. (2nd ed.) 2: xv + 406pp, 2pls

Watson, 1897

Notes on a collection of butterflies from the north Chin Hills and upper Chindwin District, Burma J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10: 634-687, pl A.

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.