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HYANMAR
by: Khin Maung Zaw

Butterflies are delightful to behold. Colourful and bright, with The project calls not only for collection expeditions to study,
intricate designs or well-camouflaged they dart quickly collect and exhibit butterfly species caught at various na-
among the green leave* nr sit daintily on flower petals as tional parks and diverse hubilui^ ihroughuui the country but
they suck up the nectar for nourishment. There are many also to raise public awareness to the unique ecological niche
butterfly specie*; in th-." world and M) anmar is home to r.iuny butterflies occupy in the biosphere. 17 protected sanctuar-
of them. ies and some areas of Kayin and Rakhine States and
Tanintharyi Division were selected and staff from the For-
Butterfly species identification has not been done for a long est Department started collecting which lasted through
time in our country although there are many old records of December 1999. Although the collection period was short
such surveys for reference. In order to update the records it is most surprising that a total of 290 butterfly species,
a project to collect, identify and otherwise document the including subspecies and forms, were collected. It is also
species and habitats of Myanmar butterfly species was most remarkable that among the species collected six spe-
started by the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division of cies could be classified as globally rare.
the Forest Department under the Ministry of Forestry in
October 1999.

Specimens of butterflies belonging to 10 families found in Myanmar:

1. Papilionidae Swallowtails, but not all tailed. 3. Pieridae Whites, with yellow-red, black too
Generally large and colourful. mostly medium sized, none tailed.

2. Danaidae Mostly bright, tough, lazy flight, 4. Amathusiidae Bright, but shade loving, large,
large,untailed, naturally protected. untailed, squarish wings

MYANMAR FORESTRY JOURNAL

34/ 01
 290 Specimens of butterflies found
in Myanmar
Family- Papilionidae
No. Common Name Scientific Name Ivocation *
1 Caiser Teinopalpus impcralor 23
? 2 Apollo "amassius imperalor 23
3 The Bhutan 'ihutanitix ledderdalei 23,21
Gory tidderdalei
4 The Common Troides helena IS
Bird wing cerberits
5 The Golden Troides aeacus 23, 10, 18
Bird wing iraecox
6 The Golden Troides aeuctis 15
_ Jirdwing lhanuoni
^ -Shweoodaun<
. f ? p- Sanctuary 7 The Common Atrophaneura 23
A i Windmill philoxcnus polyeucles
Abungdaw l<assapa
-8 The Great_^_ 23
Windmill dasarada barata
9 The Common Atrophaneura coon Tanintharyi Div
i.Nalmalaung Clubtial doubledavi
National Park 'Pop* Mountain ,17 10 The Common Pachliopta aristolo- 16,10,21,26,18
V f^* \ WlnteLake Rose chiae goniopeltu
,\ .' 11 The Common Chilasa clytia clytia 26
Mime (f.onpape)
12 The Common Chilasa clytia clytia 26, 18, 15, Kay in State,
Mime ( f . dissimilis) Kandawgyi National
Garden
( 13 The Common Chita sa clytia clytia 26,18
*i \. 2S i, Mime ( /. dixsimillima)
14 The Lint Papilio demoleus Found at all regions
Butterfly malayanus except 1 and
Rakhine State
15 The Noble's Papilio nohlei 23
Helen nohlei
16 The Yellow Papilio nephelus 28
Helen rava
17 The Red Papilio kelenits 23, 18,
Helen helenus Tanintharyi Div,
Kandawgyi National
Garden
IS The Common I'apilio polytes 23, 10.9, 15, 17
Mormon rfiiHitlu.t ( ,1" f. rv/v/v)
19 The Common Papilio polvtes 2, 17, 16,21 26,
Monuiu i4>nui!u.\ ( */ cy/"HA> 18, 9, Kayin Slate
Taninlharyi Div,
FGmdawgyi National
Cst i del l
?( The Common Papilitt potvtt's 16. 21. ^6, IS. 19.9, 17
Mormon roiuuhis( T/ polytcs) I, Kayin Slate
Tanintharyi Div.
21 The Great Papilio memnon 23, 16,21,26,2,31
Mormon iij>enor d Tanintharyi Div,
STATES & DIVISIONS 22 The Great Papilio mt'innon agenor 23
Mormon ( 9 f. distantianus)
KACHIN STATE MAGVWAY DIVISION 23 The Great Papilin mutruwn agenor 23,21
Mormon ( 9 f. biitlrrianus)
KAYAH STATE j I MANDALAY DIVISION 24 The Great Papilio memnon agenor 21, 15
Mormon 1 ^ /-' nitfiior)
KAY'f I STATE STATE

TANINTHARYI DIVISION j'VgiaJ SHANSTATE 27 The Spot Grapliium nomius 28

A I I inixici
; SAGO DiV!S:C'. , i AYEYARViADY DiYISJGIi 2S| lite Uias^yy i1-"^apliium ctoanllius 123
Blue Bottlele |c/ofl
cloanthus

January, 2001
These are the (1) Kaiser (Tcinopalpus imperials); Common .,.
(2) Apollo(ParHassius iuyMtrMor); (3) Tne ttnuuur
G\ory(Bhutanitia tedderdalei tidderdalei): (4) The Com-*
m«.n Birduhi^ ('/}•< '/<.<.•> m«/»< cciivnts}. O; 'I he (i«%k!c.-i
Common

j 31 (The Veined
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8

Binhvinj? 'TV.-' •/« •• /••••••..• ///..-« , ...• »:t6) 1 U ( . u.cn

32 The tailed Crai>liiuumyttim-u»uin ,2-.>. i»
Birdwing divides acacus thoinsoni) and ihcy were caught UwcnJay agiuiiemium
way up north, Inside the Hkakaborazi National Park. 33 The Great Graphium xeitoclrs 23
Zebra kephlsos
However, most of these butterfly species are tinder threat 34 The While Lampmptera curbs 23
Draeontail curius
of extinction. Primarily it is from human pressure. As popu- 35 TheQeen L&tyfoptcw mtffs 23.
lation grows the need to extend cultivation land always fol- Dragontai vircsctns
lows. But by tradition the mode of cultivation in these areas
is shifting cultivation. The cultivators would slash and burn Family-Danaidae
to clear the land, consequently destroying most of the habi- 36 The Plain 16.21.26,18,9.19.17
tats of the butterflies and also of other fauna species. An- Tiger chrycippus TanindiaryiDiv,
tuutUdU^y i Natiuoal
other factor is the contraband trade in butterfly species.
This illegal trade is encouraged by unscrupulous foreigners Ka> in State,
who use the simple local people to collect rare species of State

butterflies for them by giving the villagers very good prices 37 The Plain Danauschryeippus
Tiger alcippoidts
as incentives. The Common Danaus genutia Found at an regions
Tiger genutia exept31and
The country would benefit immensely if necessary steps RakhineState
39 The While Danammelanippia 20.Tani«haiyiDiv,
are taken, after thorough study and classification of native Tiger hegesippus Slfl
butterfly species, to preserve our natural habitats not only The Dufc Blue Daiumshamata 23,18,
for the butterfly species but for the conservation of the Ther ' TanJnthatviDiv
ecology and bio-diversity of the country. One way to in- 41 TbeScwoe
BheHier
duce tt»k>cal population to value and cherish mese butter- 42 The Blue Danamliimiace 16. W, 21,26,18,15.
flies is to raise their awareness of the importance of the Tiger Uopardus •': 17,2.9,19.14,20
butterflies in the biosphere and create an alternative source Raishbe State,
of income for mem. Mounted butterflies can be put on sale or TanmthaiyiDhr,
Kayin State, .
butterfly houses set up at appropriate locations , both for the Kandawgyi National
tourists and the local population, as tourist attraction sites or Qanfen
public awareness centers chargmg appropriate entrance fees. 43 TheDadc DanaMsagleoides 28,2ft
Gassy Tjger agleoidn TanlithaiyiDiv.

5. Nymphalidae Bright colours, great variety 7. Hesperadae Mostly brown the antenna] club is
mostlylarge,somewithtails. angled or curved, small to rnedium
size, none tailed.

Blues,alsogreen,goki,most]ybright, 8. Satyridae Browns, generally dull withpcelli,

small, up to triple tails. medium, untaQed
6 MYANMAR FORESTRY JOURNAL
 44 The Glassy Danaus aglea 23, 16,10,21,26, 18, 60 The Spot Appias lalage 23,18
Tiger melanoides 17,19,9,2,1, Puffin 'alage
Rakhine State 61 The Striped Appias libylhea 2,31, 19,21
45 The Chocolate Danaus melaneus 23 Albatross olferna
Tiger plataniston 62 The Chocolate Appias lyncida 14, 19,1
46 The Chestnut Danaus sita tira tf 21 Albatross eleonora
Tiger 63 The Chocolate Appias lyncida 16, 2, 15, 26, 20,
47 The Chestnut Danaus sita tira 9 23 Albatross vasava Tanintharyi Div,
Tiger Kayin State
48 The Plain Blue Euploea modesta 9, Tanintharyi Div 64 The Orange Appias nero 23
Crow modesta Albatross galba
65 Appias pandione 21
49 The Common Euploea core wheeleri 15 lagela
Indian Crow 66 The Ceylon Appias paulina 10,18
50 The Violet Euploea core 16,10,26,18,19,9,31, Lesser adamsoni
Tipped Crow gadarti 15, Tanintharyi Div Albatross
Kandawgyi National 67 The Indian Artogeia canidia 23,21,2,14,17,
Garden, Cabbage indica 1, Kayin State,
Rakhine State, Kay in State White Kandawgyi National
-51 The Long-Banded Euploeuulgea 26- — •• Garden
Blue Crow menetriesii 68 The Green- Artogeia napi 17
52 The Striped Euploea doubledayi Tanintharyi Div, veined White montana o
Black Crow 69 The Orange Catopsilia scylla 16, 17, 15, 20,
53 The Doubled Euploea Sylvester 16,28 Emigrant comelia Tanintharyi Div
Branded Blue harrisii 70 The Lemon Catopsilia pomona various places
Crow Emigrant pomona
54 The Striped Euploea mulciber 23,16,26,18,28,2, 71 The Lemon Catopsilia pomona 10,18,2,15,26,21,1
Blue Crow milciber Tanintharyi Div, Emigrant pomona ( if f. hilaria) Rakhine State,
55 The Blue Euploea leucostictos 16,10 Kandawgyi National
branded leucogonis Garden,
King Crow Kayin State
56 The Magpie Euploea diocletianus 23, 10, 28, 1, 72 The Lemon Catopsilia pomona 16, 18, 2, 9, 19, 26, 21,
Crow dlocletianus Tanintharyi Div, Emigrant pomona ( 9 f. pomona) Kandawgyi National
Garden
Family- Pieridae 73 Catopsila pomona 10, 18, 26
57 The Common Appias albino 23,31,10 pomona ( 9 f.crocale)
Albatross darada 74 The Orange Catopsilia scylla 16
58 The Chocolate Appias cardena 9 Emigrant Cornelia ( 9f.catilla)
Albatross perakana 75 The Lemon Catopsilai pomona 9
59 The Plain Appias indra thronion 23 Emigrant pomona ( d" f. alcmeone)
Puffin 76 The Lemon Catopsilai pomona 18, 26, 19,
Emigrant pomana 1 9 f.jiigartha) Kandawjryi National
Garden,
Tuninlharyi Div
77 The Mottled Catnpsilia pvranthe 14, 31.
Emigrant pyranthe Kandawgyi National
Garden
78 The Lesser Cepnra nadina 23
Gill nadina
79 Cepnra nerixxa 21, Kandawgyi National
dtipha Garden
80 Delias acali* 23,2
9. Libytheidae Beaks, with elongated palpi, pyramus
81 The Yellow Delias agostina 23, 21, Kay in State
small dull browns Jezebel agostina
82 The Hill Delias belladonna 23
Jezebel hedvbia
83 The Red Spot Delias descombcsi 2,31,9, 15
Je/ebcl dexcombesi

T . : i i n : n - • i v v.
Kayin State
10. Riodinidae Dull colour, sun-loving and bask with) 85 The Painted Delias hyparete 14,10,9,26
Je/x'ba
their wings half open.
January. 2001
SIX RARE EUTTERTIA SPECIES FOUND IN MYANMAR

This insect is only Sound in the forci-i region from about

6,000 to 10,000 feet elevation and that "it is most difficult to
capture on account of its remarkably strong, rapid and dash-
ing flight, and its habit of resting on high trees, from which it
flies only during a few hours of the morning.
: - - - •**"'
Hindwing: Basal area margined outwardly by a nar-
row irregularly sinuous band devoid of green scaling, suc-
ceeded by an upper discal bright chrome-yellow patch and is
stained with orange anteriorly and bordered outwardly by-
black which is widest above; below the patch a white line
I. Teinopalpus imperatrix ( Kaiser) extends to the dorsum; the postdiscal area is deep dark green,
margined inwardly by diffuse dark grey and followed out-
' Its upper side is Hack, densely irrorated with green wardly by a subterminal series of lunular markings, the tornal
scales. Forewing: an outwardly oblique, slightly concave and upper two or three of which are yellow^ the rest bright
subbasal band and a narrow terminal edging jet-black green; tail tipped with yellow.
due to ground-colour there being devoid of the green
scaling; beyong the subbasal band the irroration of scales Habitat: Sikhim, above 6000 ft, Bhutan; the hills of Assam
is a much brighter green, especially along the outer edge and of Western Upper, Myanmar; Central China.
of the subbasal band itself; but alongV obscure, broad,
on/I In Myanmar: Khakabora^i NationaiPark.-
along a .subtermihal much narrbweFband, the green• • seal- s; Ent. Soc.;1888, p.421).
! v> J
*• " - - ..iH-'v..«ii^"^'^' >*-' '£ S,'r>^'-3 ', ••'%' '..' '' • ' • j*"
ing thins out and the blacK'grourid-colour of the wing
shows through.

transverse medial and apical black J>ars across the cell;

Hindwing: the dorsal margin up to the subcostal vein and;
dowjiwardslo
black"scales~ahd with scattered^ long white hairs. An upper
basal black-encircled crimson spot; another in the middle of
interspace 7 and a third in 1 interspace 5, the latter two cen-
tred with white. Two prominent round black subtornal spots
present in interspaces 2 and 3.
Cilia of both fore and hind wings prominently yellowish
white. Head, thorax and abdomen black, the latter two stud-
ded with long white hairs.

2. Parnassius imperator (Apollo)

Habitat: Eastern Himalayas, on the boundary between Sikhim
Its upper side is creamy-white. Forewing: costa and and Tibet, at altitudes between 15,000 and 16,000 feet.
base closely irrorated with black scales; the usual short In Myanmar: Khakaborazi National Park.

MYANMAR FORESTRY JOURNAL

 3. Bhutanitis ledderdalei lidderdalei
(The Bhutan Glory)

A black toothed butterfly with white stripes! The dull

black forewing is crossed by eight ochraceous wavy lines
from the costa towards the dorsum. On the hindwing similar
lines as on the forewing appear as continuation of the same.
The hindwing is characterized by a toothed termen with
oneof the teeth elongated into a tail. ; i : , , :;

Distribution: Hilly regions of N.India, Bhutan, the hills in

Myanmar and .Thailand. Collection sites in Myanmar:
Khakaborazi National Park, Natmataung National Park.

coloui^ mep^mirient colour

4.:TroidesHelena cerberus (The}Common Birdwing) 5. Troides aeaeus praecox (The Golden Birdwing)

Black, velvetly forewing with slightly pale vein stripe.

Bngnt'yellowhihdwihgs
5hT festooned in black marginal Forewing black and velvety with vein stripes pale yel-
spots. lowish white. Hindwing golden yellow with black vein and
in. A black and yellow but-
India, Sikkun, Mvunmur, China,~Ma-
J
:• ..:~*$,gjs£SisyZ,-.---.- -- -,<••:• •• ' •
f • -
terfly with black head and red neck.
. . . . /. •-•••:*;(••&:'•-," '

. . ..._-._.,^^, «,..,_,.»,.,„.•,. . . . . - » - ' - • • •

Collecffoh sltllw Myanmar: P6pa^Mountain Park Distribution: Triaiiand, Myanmar.

6. Troides aeacus thomsani (The Golden Birdwing)

Forewings velvety black with the termen margins

strongly concave and vein stripes white. The yellow
hindwing marginal spots black and tooth-like. Different
from Troides aeaeus pruecorx '::: that this is iess dusteJ

, .

January, 2001
86 \Delias pazithoe 23, 14. 16. 10. 2. 115 The Common lAnWm' mtrione ginosa 21. Kandawgyi National 1
ili) Hi VjiuUC.., ToillitUiUij i Di\

c-
(r.rv 'u-Miiw
1 ... I
!
r
••- ' • .- - =•'
__. •' • •
Garden
1C -M t
116 The Common • [Ariadne merionepharis 21, Z Kayin State,
,
G.-rd.-) !

>• 1!.. ' ' • ? ' j ' < * ! i l . "'<•.".... : • '.'. H" "1 ' .. ^ • ;.! •,.' • ' i ' . • *• '•'( f i * '?. ' ,. ». /'l • ' f-. V . .. N_ll>)!i.! ;

( i a - v H'ln>\v tiiitUiMii... |Kakii::iv M;:U- ; i {< ;s-'oi .lurui-ri

SM Die ComnJii --1 I I S 'he StuJUcd ti/nuu usiiru axura 5, KaniJiiv.j;\ i National
Grass Yellow tilhetana Sergeant Garden
90 [Tie Common Eurema hecabe 10,9.19,20 119 lie Lance Athyma kanwa kanwa 16
Grass Yellow contubemalis .' i Sergeant
91 The Common Eurema simulatris 18, 15, 28, Kayin State 120 lie Orange Athyma cama cama 23
Grass Yellow inouei Staff Sergeant
92 The Common Eurema simulatris 23 121 The Hill Sergeant Athyma opalina shan 23
Grass Yellow tecmessa 122 Tie Common Athyma periusperius 14,19,28,21,16,
93 The Grass Eurema tilaha 23 Sergeant Candawgyi National
Yellow nicevillei Garden. Tanintharyi Div.
94 The Great Hebomoia glaucippe 23,16,9.21, Rakhine State
Orange Tip glaucippe Kandawgyi National 123 The Dot-Dash Athyma pravara 16
Garden Sergeant 'ndosinica
95 The Yellow Ixiux pyrcnc 31 124 The Staff Athyma xelenophora 23
OranscTip filtirnla Sergeant 'atifascia
96 The Yellow Ixiaspyrene 18,9 125 Cethosia biblis perakana 26
Orange Tip undatus 126 The Red Cethosia biblis tisamena 21,1
97 The Yellow Ixiaspyrene 13.14.16.2,9 jccwing
Orange Tip verna 127 The Leopard Cethosia cyane 16.18,2,9,17,21,
98 Leptosia nina nina 15,21 .accwing euanthes I.Kay in State,
99 The Psyche Leptosia nina 15 Kandawgyi National
malavana Garden
100 15,16.18,2.31.17,9.
Pareronia anais 128 The Seance Charaxes aristogiton • 23 -
21. Kandawgyi National Tawny Rajah • aristogiton .«»».-
Garden 129 The Tawny Charaxes bemardus*< 16,18
101 • :*-.:•, -i-x-x - Pareronia anais :„.„ -s 13..,,.,..,., . . . . . . Rajah crepax . '/. ... -• '.'
( ? fluted) 130 The Tawny Charaxes bemardus'' . 16,23.2
102 The Pate Pareronia avatar.-' ' 23 Rajah
Wanderer paravatar 131 The Yellow Charaxes marmax 10
103 The Wanderer Pareronia Valeria 17,15,9,21, Rajah marmax
lutescenso Kandawgyi National 132 The Black Charaxes solon ,. 2 ,
Garden fejah sulphureus
104 Prionerisphilonome 16 133 The Rustic Cupha erymanthis , 16,18
clemanthe
105 The Malaysian Saletara liberia 23 134 The Common Cyrestis thyodamas 23.17.18.28,
Albatross distant! lapwing thypdamas , , ;, ., -,; \. j „ Kandawgyi National
106 Catopsiliaflorella 2 Garden
135 The Constable Dichorragia 18
nesimachus nesimachus
Family- Amathusiidae 136 The Autumn leaf Doleschallia bisaltide TanintharyiDiv
No. Common Name Scientific Name Location*
siamensis '•'••• •-',> •^•^,«.
107 - .'.••- .... Amathusiaphidippus- — 20.-26, Rakhine State^rr- 137 The Courtesan . Euripusnyctelius .'.ZZTJL1 . 23,28
phidippus Tanintliary i Div,
euploeoides
108 Thaumantis diores 23 138 The Baron Euthalia aconthea 16,18,9,15,21,
splendens garuda TanintharyiDiv,
109 The Common Founts canens TanintharyiDiv, Rakhine State
Faun arccsilas 139 The Gray Baton Euthalia anosia 2
bunaya
Family-Nymphalidae 140 The Great Euthalia cyanipardus 16
No. Common Name Scientific Name Location* Archduke albopunctata
110 The Yellow Acraea issoria sordice 23 141 TheRedspot Euthalia evelina 2
Coster Duke annamita '
111 The Indian Apatura aiiibica miranda 23,18 142 TheRedspot Euthalia evelina 9,15
Purple Emperor Duke compta
143 The Malay Euthalia godartii Kandawgyi National
112 The Indian Argyneus hyperbius 23,21 Count asoka Garden
Rrtillary hyperhbius 144 The Plain Earl Euthalia jahnu 23,16
113 Nympha tidae Ariadne ariadne 9 jahnides
ariadne 145 The Gray Euthalia lepidea 23, Kayin State,
114 The Angled Ariadne ariadne 21,1, Count cognata Kandawgyi National
Castor pallidior Kayin State Garden
10 MYANMAR FORESTRY JOURNAL
146 The Gray Euthalia lepidea Tanintharyi Div, 179 The Blue *olygonia canace 23,18,21
Count flora Kayin State Admiral canace
147 The Gaudy Eiithalia liihentina 23 180 The Pallid "olytira arja 16.18.9,
Jaron 'nbentina Nawab arja Candawgyi National
148 The Gaudy Euthalia lubentina 18 Garden,
Baron indica faninlharyi Div
149 The Malay Euthalia monina 23 181 The Common Pofyura athamas 23,18
Baron remias Nawab samatha
ISO The Common Euthalia pardalis Tanintharyi Div 182 fhe Peacock "reds almana 14,2.15,3!, 19,28,20;
Archduke dirteana *ansy almana fanintharyi Div,
151 The Common Euthalia pardalis 16.9.21 feikhine State,
Archduke iadeitina 183 The Gray Precis atlites H 2, 15, 19, 28, 20,
152 The Green Euthalia sahadeva 21 'ansy attites 1, Rakhine State,
Duke narayana Canintharyi Div,
153 The Pasha Herona marathus Kandawgyi National •Cayin State
marathtts Garden
154 The Circe Hestina nama nama • 23 184 The Yellow Precis hierta 18,14,9,17,21,
155 The Great Hypolimnas botina 9,31,17,28,21, Pansy hierta fCandawgy i National
^gfly bolina Kayin State Garden,
156 The Great 16,18,9,- - Tanintharyi Div,-::r :.:;_":
3ggfly ...- - ..-- tnc&ttunoda — Kandawgyi National ** Rakhine State
Garden 185 The Chocolate Precis iphita 16,18
157 The Danaid Hypolimnas misippus 16 Soldier horsfeldi
ftgfly misippus .186 The Lemon Precis leinonias 16,10,9,14,18,2,15,
158 The Orange Kallima inachus 16,23,18 Pansy lemonias 31,21.28,20,
Oakleaf siamensis Tanintharyi Div,
159 The Knight Lebadea martha 16 Rakhine State
martha 187 TheBhie Precis orithya 2,9
160 The Knight Lebadea martha Tanintharyi Div Pansy ocyale
koenigi 188 The Blue Precis orithya 2,31
161 The Commodore LJmenitis danava 23,18 Pansy wallacei
162 The Green Limenitis daraxa 23 189 The Tabby Pseudergolis 23,21
Commodore dartixa wedah
163 The Bi-cotour Limenitis zayla 23 . 190 The Popinjay Stibochiona nicea 23
Commodore liminitis subucula
164 The Commander Moduzfl procris 23,16,18,2,21, 191 The White Sumalia dudu 23
procris Kandawgyi National Commodore
Garden, 192 The Intricate Symbrenthia hypatia 18
Rakhine State
Jester cher.wne.iia
165 The Yellow Neptis ananta 23
193 The Spotted Symbrenthia hypselis 23
Sailor leanmmdi
Jester sinis
166 The Clear Sailor Neptis clinia susmta 18.21
194 The Common Symbrenthiajavanu's 23,2\
167 The Malayan Neptis duryodana 18, Rakhine State,
Kandawgyi National
Jester dantca
Sailor nesia
Garden
195 The Common Tanaecia julii Kanduwgyi National
Eurl hougainvillei . Ciuxlen,
168 The Burmese Neptis leucoporos 14
Sailor Tanintharyi Div
rrpsina
169 The Broad 1% The Common Tanaecia julii Kunduwgyi National
Neptis sankara 23
Earl odilina Garden
Banded Sailor guiltoides _
170 The Common .Vrptix sapphn •> 197 The Malay Tanaecia pelea Tanintharyi Div
Hill Sailor Viscount pelea
astola
171 The Common Neptis hylas 1, Tanintharyi Div- 198 The Vargrant Vagrant egista 23
Plain Sailor kamarupa sinlia
172 The Common Neptis hylas 10. 9. 15
199 The Painted Vanessa cardui 23, 21
Plain Sailor papaja Lady cardui
173 The Great Yellow Neptis radha 23 200 The Indian Red Vanessa indica 23,21
Sailor radha Admiral indica
174 The Panther Neurosigma 23 201 The Cruiser Vinilula emiu 23, 16. 21, 14.
dotihledavi nonius erota Kandawgyi National
175 The Common Pantoporia sandaka 23, 9. 18.28.21 Garden
Jester davidsoni 202 The Malayan Vinilula Jejune 21
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""I "^'•''/•'-.vc^fiPi'Sn'?
• '.!•. .<•>! Vi.'T.l' ' Sc:v-.: .;::: .NiU>* j Lot. lit •.!

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.•', .«.J 111 biU.v..

Leopard I phalantha 28,20,1, lani'w

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January. 2001 11
\xs Anct'nui hlankfi 18 1 I 242|The Common | Celaenmrliinus I2T

206
mintuma
Arhopala ariana 21 ' 1 •LI: I Spotted Hat \leucocera

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>iemrt osutum Candawgyi National 245 Cupitha purreea Kandawgyi National
Garden Garden
209 The Holly Blule Celastrina argiolus 23,21 246 Konithaialos rubecula Tanintharyi Div
jvnteana rubecula
210 Celamrina transpecta 26 247 Notocrypta curivifoscia 26,18
211 Creon cleobis cleohis 10 corinda
212 "Xscolampa ethion Panintharyi Div 248 Parnara naso bada 19
ethion 249 Pelopidas assamensis 10
213 The Posy irupadia estella 14 250 The Small Pelopidas mathias 10
ticevillei Branded Swift mathias
214 'leliophorus brahnui 23,21 151 Pseudocoladenia 18, Tanintharyi Div
mogoka danfabiti
215 'Jeliophorus 21 252 'Potahthus 21
tybrida pseudomaesa clio
216 file Sapphires 'kliupliorus 23 253 Sovia albipecta 21
ndicus 254 Tagiadesjapetus ravi 21
217 The Sapphires . Vfliophorus Ha 23,21,2 255 The Spotted Tagiades nu-naka 23
tolas Snow Flat menaka
218 lypolycaena erylus 18,21
himavantus Family-Satyridae
219 The Common Hypolycaena erylus 26,10 No. Common Name Scientific Name Location*
Tit teatus 256 Elymnias hypennnestra 28
220 Jamdes abdul abdul 19 meridionalis
221 Jamidesalecto 19,9 257 Phe Common lymnias hypermnestra 20,15,26,1,
alocina Palmfly tinctoria Tanintharyi Div,
222 [lie Common Jamidesalecto 14 Kayin State,
HOI Sailor ageladas Rakhine State
223 Jamdes celeno 21 158 Elymnias malelas 17,26,
aelianus ivena Kandawgyi National
224 The Common Janudes celeno 10 Garden
Caerulean celeno 259 The Blue Stripped Elymnias patna 23
225 Janudes pura 21 Palmfly patnoides ' .
pura 260 Lethe confusa • 26
226 Janudes philatus 28 apara
subditus 261 The Scarce Lethe dura : 23
227 Jamdes talinga 28 Lilacfork mansonia • • .
228 • Lampides boeticus 21 262 The Fate Lethe latiaris 23
229 Logania regina sriwa 19 Forester perimela
230 TheYamfly Loxura atymnus 15 263 The Common Lethe rohria 23,17,16,
continentalis Tree Brown rohtia Kandawgyi National
231 .... . __.
Pratapa deva lila 15 -• — Garden -— ---
232 Kapala iarbus iarbus 10 264 The Straight Lethe verma 23,18,
233 Spindasis lohita Tanintharyi Div Banded Tree stenopa Kandawgyi National
himalayanus Brown Garden
234 The Long- Spindasis syama 10 265 The Common Melanitis leda 31,19,15,17,26,18,9,
banded Silverline terana Evening Brown leda Kandawgyi National
235 Surendrajlorimel 18 Garden
236 The Royals Tajuria maculata 23 266 Melanitis phedima Tanintharyi Div
237 Talicada nyseus 18 abdullae
burmana 267 The Dark Melanitis phedima 23,20.14,17,
238 Thamala marciana 10 Evening Brown ganapati Tanintharyi Div,
• sarupa Rakhine State
23<J The Fluffy Tit Zeltus amasa auuisu 23 268 Melanitis zitenius 16, Kayin State,
zitenius Kandawgyi National
Family-Hesperiidae Garden
No. Common Name Scientific Name Location* 269 Mycalesisfrancisea 31, Rakhinc Slate
240 Astictopterusjama 26 sanatana
olivascens
241 The Orange Bibasisjaina 23 270 The Bush Brown Mycalesis gotama 31
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271 Mycalesis lepcha 31 Family-Libythidae
kohimemis
No. Common Name Scientific Name Location *
272 Mycalesis Kandawgyi National 283 Libythea cellis lepita 21
perseoides Garden
28
Family-Riodinidae
273 Mycalesis persens
No. Common Name Scientific Name Location *
cepheus 284 Ahisara abnormis 15
274 Mycalesis 15, Kandawgyi National 285 Abisara echerius 18
perseus blasius Garden paionea
286 The Dark Abisara fyl/a 23,21
275 Mycalesis 28, 9, Kandawgyi
Judy
sangaica ntnicula National Garden 287 The Tailed Abisara neophron 23
276 TheOwls Neorina crishna 23 Judy chelina
288 The Stripped Dodona adonira 23
archaica
Punch adonira
277 Neope pulalia 23 ' 289 Zemerosflegyas Tanintharyi Div
pulahoides albipunctatus
18^: ,:„:::":_::: 7QA Tl-i P. -l-i ' .11 r, . tl ,
18 1
278 J ^°
«i
allica Taninthaiyi Div, ,
baldus Rakhine State
279 Ypthima confitsa 31
280 The Rings Ypthitm yunosukei 23 Original text, based on the researches by Daw Myitzu
281
'
Ypthima sobrina 2 . • "'
Min; Ph.D Candidate,Zoology Department, University
of Mandalay, written by: U Khin Mating Zaw, Director
282 Elymnias penanga 10
of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division,
penanga
Forest Department.
Adapted from Myanmar language text by: Hpone Thant
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