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Aporia Hübner, [1819]

Blackveins
Aporia Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 90, TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus
Leuconea Donzel, 1837; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 6: 80, TS: Papilio crataegi Linnaeus
Metaporia Butler, 1870; Cistula ent. 1 (3): 38, 51, TS: Pieris agathon Gray
Aporia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Aporia, Pieridae Holarcticae [Heiner Ziegler]
Aporia ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15

Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

NAF, EU, Temperate Asia, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Pihlajaperhonen Black-veined white Hagtornsfjäril Baumweißling Le Gazé Blanca del Majuelo Niestrzęp głogowiec
Papilio crataegi Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 467, TL: Sweden
Aporia crataegi, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Aporia crataegi, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Aporia crataegi, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Aporia crataegi, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Aporia crataegi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aporia crataegi, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Aporia crataegi, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Aporia crataegi ; [BRU, 161]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 3, f. 25]; [MRS, 246]; [Otakar Kudrna]

399x450 (~78Kb) Hisaronu limani, SW Turkey 18/04/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	598x400 (~58Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	598x400 (~44Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
598x400 (~34Kb) underside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	500x395 (~31Kb) Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen	600x446 (~41Kb) underside FINLAND: Ka: Miehikkälä, 673:53-54, 30.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
700x546 (~50Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Miehikkälä, 673:53-54, 30.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	464x480 (~55Kb) upperside A bushy meadow on the second right bank terrace of the Koen River at the mouth of the Volchikha Rivulet, just downstream of the village Nizhnii Koen, Iskitim DIstrict, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 23rd June 1990 (on Lychnis chalcedonicus), Photo © Oleg Kosterin	437x581 (~99Kb) A glade in a mixed coniferous forest, the Stolby nature reservation, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. 11th July 1995 (A congregation on a Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) inflorescence), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
540x834 (~139Kb) The black-veined white (Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)) is no too abundant in Europe while in the southern West and Central Siberia it appears in mass quantities almost every year, to form giant congregations on the wet ground on sunny days. The Berd' River right bank at the village Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Region, West Siberia, Russia. 13th of June 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	780x500 (~126Kb) The Ik River right bank 1 km upstream of the village Novososedovo, the Salairskii Kryazh elevation, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 31st May 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	476x650 (~52Kb) The Zyryanka Rivulet valley, the surroundings of Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, W. Siberia, Russia. 30th June April 1994 (Pseudocopulation - a usual behaviour of mature specimens which imitate mating without a real sexual intercourse), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
405x658 (~25Kb) larva The Bugotak River valley between the villages Samarskii and Karpysak, Toguchin District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 13th May 1995, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	565x328 (~34Kb) larva Bird cherries on the banks of the Shadrikha Rivulet, Novosibirsk District and Province, West Siberia, Russia. May 1992, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	410x640 (~22Kb) pupa The bird cherry thickets on the right bank floodland of the Koen River at at the mouth of the Volchikha Rivulet, just downstream of the village Nizhnii Koen, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 26th May 1997 (Pupae on the branches of Padus avium Miller), Photo © Oleg Kosterin
500x581 (~28Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 21.6.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Rosaceae trees and bushes, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis, Sorbus intermedia, S. hybrida, S. aucuparia, Crataegus monogyna, C. oxyacantha, Prunus spinosa, P. padus, Betula spp., Salix phylicifolia [SPRK], Prunus ssiori, Crataegus jozana, Chaenomeles lagenaria, Pyrus serotina, Malus micromalus [MRS]

A. c. crataegi

EU, W.Siberia, Caucasus crataegi colona Krulikowsky, 1909
crataegi karavaevi Krulikowsky, 1911
Aporia crataegi crataegi ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 16

A. c. mauretanica Oberthür, 1909

Morocco, N.Algeria, Tunisia Aporia crataegi mauretanica Oberthür, 1909; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 3: 120, TL: Algeria
Aporia crataegi mauretanica ; [BMAT: 7, pl. 2, f. 14-20]

600x435 (~43Kb) underside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Larva on Prunus insitia, Malus domestica, Pyrus communis, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus laciniata [BMAT]

A. c. meinhardi Krulikowsky, 1909

Siberia, Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Far East, Kamchatka crataegi sibirica Verity, 1911
crataegi sajana Verity, 1911
crataegi asiatica Meinhard, 1916

A. c. banghaasi Bryk, 1921

Amur, Ussuri crataegi ussurica Kardakov, 1928
crataegi sordida Kardakov, 1928
Aporia crataegi ussurica ; [MRS, 246]

A. c. sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925

Sakhalin

A. c. adherbal Fruhstorfer, 1910

Kuriles crataegi niphonica Verity, 1911

A. c. iranica Forster, 1939

Armenia (highlands), Talysh Mts

A. c. pellucida Ruber, 1907

Kopet-Dagh crataegi sheljuzhkoi Bryk & Meinhard, 1912

A. c. tianschanica Rühl, 1893

N.Tian-Shan, Inner Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, Ghissar, S.Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai crataegi naryna Sheljuzhko, 1910
crataegi centralasiae Verity, 1911

A. c. shugnana Sheljuzhko, 1925

W.Pamirs

A. c. diluta Verity

Aporia crataegi diluta ; [MRS, 246]

A. c. pseudohippia Verity, 1911²

Tibet crataegi pseudohippia Verity, 1911²; Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 325, pl. 24
Aporia crataegi pseudohippia ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 17

Aporia howarthi Bernardi, 1961

Tibet, Lilung Valley. See [About maps] Aporia howarthi Bernardi, 1961; Rev. franc. Ent. 28: 90

Aporia bieti Oberthür, 1884

Tibet, W.China. See [About maps] Aporia bieti Oberthür, 1884; Etudes d'Entomologie, 10: 12, f. 7-8
Aporia bieti ; [MRS, 247]

A. b. bieti

Aporia bieti bieti ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 20

A. b. gregoryi Watkins

Aporia bieti gregoryi ; [MRS, 247]

A. b. lihsieni Bang-Haas

Aporia bieti lihsieni ; [MRS, 247]

A. b. transiens Alphéraky, 1897

Aporia bieti transiens ; [MRS, 247]; Huang, 2001

A. b. xizangensis Murayama

Aporia bieti xizangensis ; [MRS, 247]

Aporia hippia (Bremer, 1861)

Amur, Ussuri, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] hippia (Bremer, 1861); Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 464, TL: Amur Region
Aporia hippia ; [BRU, 161]; [EBW]; [MRS, 246]

Larva on Berberis [BRU], Berberis amurensis, B. thunbergi [MRS]

A. h. hippia

Aporia hippia hippia ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 19

A. h. occidentalis O. Bang-Haas, 1927

Transbaikalia Aporia hippia occidentalis, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]

A. h. japonica Matsumura, 1919

Japan

A. h. taupingi Bang-Haas

Aporia hippia taupingi ; [MRS, 246]

A. h. thibetana Grum-Grshimailo

Aporia hippia thibetana ; [MRS, 246]

Aporia procris Leech, 1890

-. See [About maps] Aporia procris Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23: 191
Aporia uedai Koiwaya, 1989; Studies Chinese Butts 1: 204, TL: Dequin, N. Yunnan

= Aporia procris f. uedai ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: 2, f. 2 (m.gen), pl. 2, f. 3-4, 7-8

Metaporia procris ; [EBW]
Aporia procris ; [MRS, 247]; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: 2, f. 3 (m.gen), pl. 2, f. 1-8

A. p. procris

N.Yunnan, Sichuan

A. p. draesekei (Bang-Haas)

Aporia procris draesekei ; [MRS, 247]

A. p. sinensis (Bang-Haas)

Kansu Aporia procris sinensis ; [MRS, 247]

A. p. nyanchuensis Yoshino, 1998

E.Tibet Aporia procris nyanchuensis Yoshino, 1998; Neo Lepidoptera 3: 2, f. 3, 7, TL: Konbogyanda, 3500m, E. TIbet

Aporia leucodice (Eversmann, 1843)

Turkestan, Afghanistan, Baluchistan - Ladak, Kashmir - Kumaon. See [About maps] Himalayan Blackvein
leucodice (Eversmann, 1843); Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 541, t. 7, f. 2a-b, TL: Tarbagatai Mts., Kazakhstan
Aporia leucodyce ; [BIR, 415]; [BOW: pl. 157, f. 3]
Metaporia leucodice ; [BRU, 160]; [EBW]
Aporia leucodice ; [MRS, 251]

392x400 (~35Kb) upperside A meadow in the lower valley of the Kora River about 10 km upstream of the Tekeli City (1300 m above sea level), the North Dzhungarskiy Alatau mountain chain (NE part of Tien Shan), Taldy-Kurgan Province, Kazakhstan. 13th June 1993, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Berberis lycium [BIR] [MRS], Berberis [BRU]

A. l. leucodice

Dzhungarsky Alatau, S.Altai leucodice altensis Rühl, 1983
Aporia leucodice leucodice ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 23

A. l. morosevitshae (Sheljuzhko, 1907)

W.Tian-Shan

A. l. illumina (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890)

N.Tian-Shan, Inner Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Alai, Kopet-Dagh

A. l. aryana Wyatt & Omoto, 1966

Darwaz, W.Pamirs

Aporia soracta Moore, 1857²

W.Himalayas, Kashmir. See [About maps] soracta Moore, 1857²; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 83
Metaporia soracta ; [EBW]
Aporia soracta ; [BOW: pl. 157, f. 2]; [BOR, 146]
Aporia soracta soracta ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 21

Aporia martineti (Oberthür, 1884)

-. See [About maps] Pieris martineti Oberthür, 1884; Etudes d'Entomologie, 9: 12
Aporia martineti ; [MRS, 247]

A. m. martineti

N.Yunnan, W.Sichuan

A. m. konbogyandaensis Yoshino, 1998

E.Tibet Aporia martineti konbogyandaensis Yoshino, 1998; [REF#. 1], TL: Konbogyanda, 3500m, E Tibet

Aporia intercostata O. Bang-Haas, 1927

China. See [About maps] Aporia intercostata O. Bang-Haas, 1927; Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1: 39
Aporia intercostata ; [MRS, 247]

Aporia potanini Alphéraky, 1892

China. See [About maps] Aporia potanini Alphéraky, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. lép., 6: 1
alpheraky Verity
Aporia potanini ; [EBW]; [MRS, 249]

A. p. insularis Shirozu

Aporia potanini insularis ; [MRS, 249]

Aporia lhamo (Oberthür, 1893)

Yunnan. See [About maps] Pieris lhamo Oberthür, 1893; Etudes d'Entomologie, 18: 13, pl. 2, f. 27

Aporia nabellica (Boisduval, [1836])

NW.India, Kashmir - Kumaon, Chitral. See [About maps] Dusky Blackvein
Pieris nabellica Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 509
Aporia nabellica ; [EBW]

A. n. nabellica

Kashmir - Kumaon Aporia nabellica nabellica ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 22
nabellica r. nabellica ; [BIR, 416]

A. n. hesba Evans, 1912²

Chitral nabellica hesba Evans, 1912²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 559, (3): 976
nabellica r. hesba ; [BIR, 416]

Aporia goutellei (Oberthür, 1886)

Yunnan, ...?. See [About maps] goutellei (Oberthür, 1886); Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 15
Aporia goutellei ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 249]

Aporia genestieri (Oberthür, 1902)

Yunnan, ...?. See [About maps] Pieris genestieri Oberthür, 1902; Laun. Hist. Miss. Thibet, App.: 411, f. 2
Aporia genestieri genestieri ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note)

Aporia delavayi (Oberthür, 1890)

-. See [About maps] delavayi (Oberthür, 1890); Etud. Ent. 13: 37
Aporia delavayi ; [BOW: pl. 157, f. 3 (text)]; [MRS, 254]

A. d. delavayi

N.Yunna, Sichuan, E.Tibet

A. d. minschani O. Bang-Haas, 1933

Aporia delavayi minschani O. Bang-Haas, 1933; Ent. Z. 47: 91
Aporia delavayi minschani ; [MRS, 254]
?Mesapia peloria minschani ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 12

A. d. dayiensis Yoshino, 1998

Sichuan Aporia delavayi dayiensis Yoshino, 1998; Neo Lepidoptera 3: 2, f. 9-10, TL: Tayi, Sichuan

Aporia larraldei (Oberthür, 1876)

-. See [About maps] Pieris larraldei Oberthür, 1876; Etud. Ent. 2: 19, pl. 1, f. 2a-b
Aporia larraldei ; [EBW]; [MRS, 252]

A. l. larraldei

Sichuan, ...?

A. l. nutans (Oberthür, 1892)

N.Yunnan Pieris nutans Oberthür, 1892; Etud. Ent. 16: 6, pl. 1, f. 3
Aporia larraldei nutans ; [MRS, 252]

A. l. melania (Oberthür, 1892)

Sichuan larraldei melania (Oberthür, 1892) (Pieris); Etud. Ent. 16: 5, pl. 1, f. 5

Aporia kaolinkonensis Yoshino, 1997

Yunnan. See [About maps] Aporia larrardei[sic] kaolinkonens Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1, f. 5-7, TL: Gaoligongshan, W.Yunnan
Aporia kaolinkonensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77, f. 107, pl. 9, f. 12

Aporia gigantea Koiwaya, 1993

Sichuan. See [About maps] Aporia gigantea ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note)

A. g. cheni Hsu & Chou, 1999

Taiwan

Aporia acraea (Oberthür, 1886)

China. See [About maps] Pieris acraea Oberthür, 1886; Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 15
?Pieris acraea Oberthür, 1885; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 5: 226
Aporia acraea ; [MRS, 252]

A. a. lotis (Leech, 1890)

Sichuan, ...? acraea lotis (Leech, 1890) (Pieris); Entomologist 23: 192
Aporia lotis ; [EBW]
Aporia acraea lotis ; [MRS, 252]; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: f. 5-6 (m.gen), pl. 1, f. 3-4, 7-8

A. a. wolongensis Yoshino, 1995

Sichuan Aporia acraea wolongensis Yoshino, 1995; Neo Lepidoptera 1: 1, f. 3-4, TL: Wenchuan, Sichuan

Aporia tayiensis Yoshino, 1995

W.Sichuan. See [About maps] Aporia acraea tayiensis Yoshino, 1995; Neo Lepidoptera 1: 1, f. 5-6, TL: Tayi, Sichuan
Aporia tayiensis ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: 2, f. 4 (m.gen), pl. 1, f. 1-2, 5-6

Aporia largeteaui (Oberthür, 1881)

China. See [About maps] Pieris largeteaui Oberthür, 1881; Etudes d'Entomologie, 6: 12, pl. 7, f. 1
Aporia largeteaui ; [EBW]; [MRS, 250]

A. l. kuangtungensis Mell, 1935

largeteaui kuangtungensis Mell, 1935; Mitt. Dtsch. Ent. Ges. 6: 37
Aporia largeteaui kuangtungensis ; [MRS, 250]

A. l. pacifica (Mell, 1943)

largeteaui pacifica (Mell, 1943) (Metaporia); Zoologica Stuttgart, 36 (100): 88
Aporia largeteaui pacifica ; [MRS, 250]

A. l. schmackeri (Mell, 1943)

S.China largeteaui schmackeri (Mell, 1943) (Metaporia); Zoologica Stuttgart, 36 (100): 88
Aporia largeteaui schmackeri ; [MRS, 250]

A. l. fanjinensis Yoshino, 1997

Guizhou Aporia largeteaui fanjinensis Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 2, f. 13-14, 56, 71, TL: Mt. Fanjinshan, Tonren, Guizhou

Aporia oberthueri (Leech, 1890)

China. See [About maps] Pieris oberthueri Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 40
Aporia oberthueri ; [MRS, 251]

Aporia hastata (Oberthür, 1892)

China. See [About maps] Pieris hastata Oberthür, 1892; Etud. Ent. 16: 5, pl. 1, f. 6
Aporia hastata ; [MRS, 252]

Aporia joubini (Oberthür, 1913)

China. See [About maps] Pieris joubini Oberthür, 1913; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 7: 670, pl. 187, f. 1825

Aporia monbeigi (Oberthür, 1917)

-. See [About maps] Pieris monbeigi Oberthür, 1917; Etud. Lépid. Comp., 14: 126, pl. CDLXXIV, f. 3908-3909, TL: N.Yunnan, Weixi

A. m. monbeigi

N.Yunnan (Weixi) Aporia monbeigi ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: 2, pl. 2, f. 9-10

A. m. meiliensis Yoshino, 1995

N.Yunnan (Dequin) Aporia meiliensis Yoshino, 1995; Neo Lepidoptera 1: 2, f. 7-8, TL: Deqing, N. Yunnan
Aporia monbeigi meiliensis ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 39: 2, pl. 2, f. 11-12; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note)

Aporia harrietae (de Nicéville, [1893])

Bhutan, ?Assam. See [About maps] Metaporia harrietae de Nicéville, [1893]; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 (3): 341, pl. 1, f. 3-4
Aporia harrietae ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 251]

A. h. paracraea (de Nicéville, 1900)

Yunnan, ...? Aporia harrietae paracraea ; [MRS, 251]; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note)

A. h. baileyi South, 1914

Aporia baileyi South, 1914

= ?Aporia harrietae paracraea (de Nicéville, 1900); Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77

Aporia harrietae baileyi ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 7; [MRS, 251]

Aporia agathon (Gray, 1831)

NW.India, Tibet, Burma. See [About maps] Great Blackvein
Pieris agathon Gray, 1831; Zool. Miscell. (1): 33, TL: Nepal
Aporia agathon agathon, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Metaporia agathon ; [EBW]
Aporia agathon ; [BOW: pl. 156, f. 13]; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 253]

Larva on Berberis nepalensis [BIR] [MRS]

A. a. agathon

N.India, Nepal - Assam, Burma, SW.China Aporia agathon agathon ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 253]
agathon r. agathon ; [BIR]

A. a. moltrechti (Oberthür)

Taiwan Aporia agathon moltrechti ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 253]

A. a. lemoulti Bernard

Sichuan Aporia morishitai Chou, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 754, 254, f. 14, TL: Miyi (2000m), Sichuan

= ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 6

Aporia agathon lemoulti ; [MRS, 253]; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 6 (note)

A. a. phryxe (Boisduval, [1836])

Kashmir - Simla Pieris agathon phryxe Boisduval, [1836]; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 446
agathon r. phryxe ; [BIR]
Aporia agathon phryxe ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 253]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 15, pl. 18, f. 24

A. a. caphusa

Mussoorie - Kumaon agathon r. caphusa ; [BIR]

A. a. bifurcata Tytler, 1939

Yunnan, S.Myanmar (Shan State), N.Thailand Aporia bifurcata Tytler, 1939; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 240
Aporia agathon bifurcata ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note); Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 6 (note), f. 5-8

A. a. omotoi Yoshino, 2003

N.Yunnan Aporia agathon omotoi Yoshino, 2003; Futao 43: 6, f. 1-4, 40, TL: Zhondian County, 2,000m, N. Yunnan, China

?Aporia bernardi

-. See [About maps]

A. b. yunnana Koiwaya, 1989

Yunnan Aporia bernardi yunnana ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 77 (note)

Aporia nishimurai Koiwaya, 1989

Sichuan. See [About maps] Aporia nishimurai ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 38: 9 (note), f. 2 (m.gen)

Aporia shinnooka Yoshino, 2001

Hupei. See [About maps] Aporia shinnooka Yoshino, 2001; Futao 38: 9 f. 1 (m.gen), pl. 3, f. 1-4, TL: Mts. Shennonjia, Hupei, China

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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.

[BIR]

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

[BMAT]

Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[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

[Heiner Ziegler]

Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[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

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[Michel Tarrier]

Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Oleg Kosterin]

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

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[SZMN]

Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

[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

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This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Alphéraky, 1892

Lépidoptéres rapportés de la Chine et de la Mongolie par G. N. Potanine in Romanoff, Mém. lép., 6: 1-81

O. Bang-Haas, 1927

Horae Macrolepidopterologicae Regionis Palaearcticae Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1: 128pp, 11pls

Boisduval, [1836]

Histoire Naturelle des insectes: Spécies général des lépidoptères Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1: 690pp, 24pls

Bremer, 1861

Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibirien und dem Amur-Lande gesammelt von Radde und Maack, bescrieben von Otto Bremer Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb., 3: 461-495 [?462-496]

Butler, 1870

A revision of the Genera of the Sub-family Pierinae Cistula ent. 1 (3): 33-58, pls 1-4

de Nicéville, [1893]

On new and little-known butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 (3): 322-357, pls. H-J

Evans, 1912

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

Eversmann, 1843

Quaedam lepidopterorum species novae in montibus Uralensibus et Altaicus habitantes nunc descriptae et depictae Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 535-553, 4pls

Gray, 1831

The Zoological Miscellany Zool. Miscell. (1): [1] 1-40

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

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])

Leech, 1890

New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 (2): 25-26, : 26-50, 81-83, 109-114, pl. 1

Leech, 1890

New species of Rhopalocera from China Entomologist 23: 187-192

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -

Mell, 1935

Noch unbeschriebene chinesische Lepidopteren. 4 Mitt. Dtsch. Ent. Ges. 6: 36-38

Moore, 1857

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.

Oberthür, 1884

Lépidoptères de l'Asie Orientale Etudes d'Entomologie, 10: 13-35, 3pls

Oberthür, 1886

Especes Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 1-38, pl. 1-7

Oberthür, 1917

Le Genre Actinote Etud. Lépid. Comp., 14: 77-125, pl. 463-473

Tytler, 1939

Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 235-252

Verity, 1911

Rhopalocera Palaearctica Iconographie et Description des Papillons diurnes de la région paléarctique. Papilionidae et Pieridae Rhopalocera Palaearctica 1: 86+368pp, 2+12+72pls

Winhard, 2000

Pieridae I Butterflies of the world, 10: (1) 40pp, (2) 48pls

Yoshino, 1995

New Butterflies from China Neo Lepidoptera 1: 1-4, 2pls

Yoshino, 1997

New Butterflies from China 2 Neo Lepidoptera 2: 1-8

Yoshino, 1997

New Butterflies from China 3 Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 1-10

Yoshino, 1998

New Butterflies from China 4 Neo Lepidoptera 3: 1-7

Yoshino, 2001

New Butterflies from China 6 Futao 38: 9-17

Yoshino, 2001

Notes on genus Aporia (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) from Yunnan and Sichuan, China Futao 39: 2-9

Yoshino, 2003

New butterflies from China 8 Futao 43: 6-19

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.