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Lamproptera Gray, 1832

Dragontails
Lamproptera Gray, 1832; in Griffith, Cuvier's Anim. Kingdom 15: pl. 102, f. 4, TS: Papilio curius Fabricius
Leptocircus Swainson, 1833; Zool. Illustr. (2) 3 (23): pl. 106, TS: Papilio curius Fabricius
Lamproptera (Leptocircini) ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 3; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 95

Lamproptera curius (Fabricius, 1787)

-. See [About maps] White Dragontail
Papilio curius Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 9, no. 71, TL: Siam
Lamproptera curius curius, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Leptocircus curius ; [BIR, 407]
Lamproptera curius ; [BOR, 118]; [BOW: pl. 132, f. 5 (text)]
Lamproptera curia ; [MRS, 162]

525x725 (~56Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

1005x797 (~177Kb) Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a sandy bed of a rivulet among the tropical forest above the Krating falls. 29th January 2005, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Combretaceae [EBW], Illigera platyandra [MRS]

L. c. curius

Assam - Thailand, S.Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Java, Philippines (Palawan, Balabac), S.Yunnan Leptocircus curius tutationis Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, (10): 76, TL: Java
Leptocircus curius magistralis Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, (10): 76, TL: Yunnan, Mongtse; Manhao
Lamproptera curius curius ; [BOR, 118]; [BMP: 80, pl. 6, f. 16]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 3, pl. 1, f. 1

Larva on Illigera cordata [BMP]

L. c. libelluloides (Fruhstorfer, 1898)

Nias Leptocircus curius libelluloides Fruhstorfer, 1898; Berl. Ent. Zs. 43 (1/2) : 179
Lamproptera curius libelluloides ; [BOR, 118]

L. c. walkeri (Moore, 1902)

Indo-China, SE.China, Hainan Leptocircus walkeri Moore, 1902; Lepidoptera Indica, 5 : 137, TL: Hong-Kong; Tonkin; Hainan
Lamproptera curius walkeri, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lamproptera curius walkeri ; [BOR, 118]
Lamproptera curia walkeri ; [MRS, 162]

Lamproptera meges (Zinken, 1831)

Philippines, Celebes, Burma, Siam, Malaysia. See [About maps] Green Dragontail
Papilio meges Zinken, 1831; Nova Acta physico-med. [Leop. Carol.] 15 (1) : 161, pl. 15, f. 8
Leptocircus meges squamosus van Eecke, 1913; Notes Leyden Mus. 35 : 193, TL: Pulu Babi
Leptocircus meges ; [BIR, 407]
Lamproptera meges ; [BOR, 118]; [BOW: pl. 132, f. 5]; [MRS, 162]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 95

Larva on Illigera Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 3

L. m. meges

Sumatra, Java, Borneo Lamproptera meges meges ; [BOR, 118]

L. m. ennius (C. & R. Felder, 1865)

N.Sulawesi, C.Sulawesi Leptocircus ennius C. & R. Felder, 1865; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 2, pl. 21, f. b
Lamproptera meges ennius ; [BOR, 118]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 96

L. m. akirai Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980

S.Sulawesi meges akirai Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980; Mem. Tsukada Coll. 2: 3
Lamproptera meges akirai ; [BOR, 118]; Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003, Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 96

L. m. virescens (Butler, [1870])

Burma - Vietman, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Haina Leptocircus virescens Butler, [1870]; Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: 259, TL: Myanmar
Lamproptera meges virescens, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Lamproptera meges virescens ; [MRS, 162]; [BOR, 118]; [BMP: 79, pl. 6, f. 15]

L. m. annamiticus (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

SE.Thailand, S.Vietnam Leptocircus meges annamiticus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, TL: S.Vietnam
Lamproptera meges annamiticus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

L. m. pallidus (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

N.Vietnam Leptocircus meges pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, (10): 76, TL: N.Vietnam
Lamproptera meges pallidus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]

L. m. niasicus (Fruhstorfer, 1909)

Nias Leptocircus meges niasicus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, (10): 76, TL: Nias
Lamproptera meges niasicus ; [BOR, 118]

L. m. decius (C. & R. Felder, 1862)

Philippinens Leptocircus decius C. & R. Felder, 1862; Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 284
Leptocircus wilsonii Reakirt, [1865]; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 495, TL: Philippines

= ; [NHM]

Lamproptera meges decius ; [BOR, 118]; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 3, pl. 1, f. 2

Larva on Illigera spp. [MRS]

L. m. pessimus Fruhstorfer, 1909

Philippines (Palawan, Balabac, Dumaran) Lamproptera meges pessimus Fruhstorfer, 1909; Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68, (10): 76, TL: Palawan
Lamproptera meges pessimus ; Page & Treadaway, 2003, Butterflies of the world, 17: 3, pl. 1, f. 3

L. m. amplifascia Tytler, 1939

Yunnan, Burma Lamproptera amplifascia Tytler, 1939; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 239
Lamproptera meges amplifascia ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 76 (note)

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References:

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[BIR]

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

[BMP]

Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2

[BOR]

D'Abrera, 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[EBW]

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

[LAMAS-2005]

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

[MRS]

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

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[Oleg Kosterin]

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

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

Some related literature:

Butler, [1870]

Catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera described by Fabricius in the Collection of the British Museum Cat. diurn. Lep. Fabricius: (1869) 303pp, 3pls

van Eecke, 1913

Fauna Simalurensis. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, fam. Papilionidae Notes Leyden Mus. 35 : 193-199, pl. 9

C. & R. Felder, 1862

Lepidoptera nova a Dr. Carolo Semper in Insulis Philippinis collecta diagnosibus. (2) Wien. ent. Monats. 6 (9) : 282-294

C. & R. Felder, 1865

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Fruhstorfer, 1898

Neue Lepidopteren aus Asien Berl. Ent. Zs. 43 (1/2) : 175-199 (mid November)

Fruhstorfer, 1909

Neue Leptocircus-Rassen Soc. ent. 24 (9): 68 (1 August), (10): 76 (15 August)

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

Page & Treadaway, 2003

Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands Butterflies of the world, 17: 12pp, pl. 1-59

Reakirt, [1865]

Notes upon exotic Lepidoptera, chiefly from the Philippine Islands, with Descriptions of some new Species Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 443-504

Swainson, 1833

Zoological illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series Zool. Illustr. (2) 1: 1-30, pl. 1-30 (1829), 1: 31-45, pl. 31-45 (1830), 2 (11): 46-50, pl. 46-50, 2 (12): 51-55, pl. 51-55, 2 (13): 56-60, pl. 56-60, 2 (14): 61-65, pl. 61-65, 2 (15): 66-70, pl. 66-70, 2 (16): 71-75, pl. 71-75, 2 (17): 76-80, pl. 76-80, 2 (18): 81-85, pl. 81-85 (1831), 2 (19): 86-90, pl. 86-90, 2 (20): 91, pl. 91 (1832), 3 (21): 92-96, pl. 92-96 (1832), 3 (22): 97-101, pl. 97-101, 3 (23): 102-106, pl. 102-106, 3 (24): 107-111, pl. 107-111, 3 (25): 112-116, pl. 112-116, 3 (26): 117-121, pl. 117-121, 3 (27): 122-126, pl. 122-126, 3 (28): 127-131, pl. 127-131, 3 (29): 132-136, pl. 132-136 (1833)

Tytler, 1939

Notes on some new and interesting butterflies chiefly from Burma 1 & 2 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 41 (2): 235-252, 42 (1): 109-123

Vane-Wright & de Jong, 2003

The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island faunda Zool. Verh. Leiden 343: 3-268, pl. 1-16

Wallace, 1865

On the Phenomena of Variation and Geographical Distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidae of the Malayan Region Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 25 (1) : 1-71, pl. 1-8

Zinken, 1831

Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Java Nova Acta physico-med. [Leop. Carol.] 15 (1) : 129-194, pl. 14-16

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