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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
fiAporia 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
Papilio nigronervosus Retzius, 1783; Gen. Spec. Ins.: 30
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]
[crataegi-1.jpg] 399x450 (~78Kb) Hisaronu limani, SW Turkey 18/04/95, Photo © Simon Coombes [crataegi-10l.jpg] 598x400 (~58Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [crataegi-10p.jpg] 598x400 (~44Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
[crataegi-10v.jpg] 598x400 (~34Kb) underside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [crataegi-2.jpg] 500x395 (~31Kb) Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen [crataegi-3v.jpg] 600x446 (~41Kb) underside FINLAND: Ka: Miehikkälä, 673:53-54, 30.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
[crataegi-3x.jpg] 700x546 (~50Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Miehikkälä, 673:53-54, 30.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela [crataegi-4u.jpg] 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 [crataegi-4x.jpg] 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
[crataegi-5x.jpg] 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 [crataegi-5y.jpg] 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 [crataegi-6.jpg] 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
[crataegi-7l.jpg] 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 [crataegi-8l.jpg] 565x328 (~34Kb) larva Bird cherries on the banks of the Shadrikha Rivulet, Novosibirsk District and Province, West Siberia, Russia. May 1992, Photo © Oleg Kosterin [crataegi-9p.jpg] 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
[crataegi-a1mf.jpg] 884x654 (~125Kb) male female Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 16.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov [crataegi-a1u.jpg] 658x559 (~94Kb) upperside Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 15.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov [crataegi-a1v.jpg] 583x636 (~91Kb) underside Russia, Moscow area (36°25'E, 56°00'N), 15.6.2009, Photo © D. Smirnov
[crataegi-a2a.jpg] 1096x583 (~227Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 12.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [crataegi-a2fv.jpg] 893x601 (~120Kb) underside female Russia, Moscow area, 14.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov [crataegi-a2mv.jpg] 840x660 (~119Kb) underside male Russia, Moscow area, 14.6.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
[crataegi.jpg] 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 Aporia crataegi colona Krulikovsky, 1909; Rev. russ. ent. 9 (3) : 293
crataegi karavaevi Krulikovsky, 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; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3 : 120, TL: Algeria
Aporia crataegi mauretanica ; [BMAT: 7, pl. 2, f. 14-20]
[mauretanica-1v.jpg] 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 Krulikovsky, 1909
Siberia, Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Far East, Kamchatka Aporia crataegi var. atomosa ab. meinhardi Krulikovsky, 1909; Rev. russ. Ent. 8 (3-4) : 270
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
A. c. zabulensis de Freina, 1974
Afghanistan Aporia crataegi zabulensis de Freina, 1974; Ent. Z. Frankf. 86: (266-268), TL: Afghanistan
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] Pieris bieti Oberthür, 1884; Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 12, pl. 1, 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] Pieris hippia Bremer, 1861; Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. 3 : 464, TL: Amur Region
?Aporia hippia takamukuana Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (4) : 152, TL: Korea
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. crataegoides (Lucas, 1866)
Leuconea cratagei var. crataegoides Lucas, 1866; Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) 5 : 503, pl. 11, f. 11
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, TL: Ta-Chien-Lu
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
Pontia leucodice Eversmann, 1843; Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 16 (3): 541, pl. 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]
[leucodice-1u.jpg] 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, 1857
W.Himalayas, Kashmir. See [About maps] Aporia soracta Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy 1 : 83
Pieris soracta Boisduval, MS
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; Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 12, pl. 1, f. 5
Aporia martineti ; [MRS, 247]
A. m. martineti
N.Yunnan, W.Sichuan
A. m. konbogyandaensis Yoshino, 1998
E.Tibet Aporia martineti konbogyandaensis Yoshino, 1998; Neo Lepidoptera 3: 1, f. 2, 6, 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; Étud. d'Ent. 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, 1912
Chitral Aporia nabellica hesba Evans, 1912; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 21 (2): 559, (3): 976
nabellica r. hesba ; [BIR, 416]
Aporia goutellei (Oberthür, 1886)
Yunnan, ...?. See [About maps] Pieris goutellei Oberthür, 1886; Étud. d'Ent. 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] Pieris delavayi Oberthür, 1890; Étud. d'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; Étud. d'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 larraldei f. nutans Oberthür, 1892; Étud. d'Ent. 16 : 6, pl. 1, f. 3
Aporia larraldei nutans ; [MRS, 252]
A. l. melania (Oberthür, 1892)
Sichuan Pieris larraldei f. melania Oberthür, 1892; Étud. d'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; Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 15
?Pieris acraea Oberthür, 1885; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 5 : 226
Aporia acraea ; [MRS, 252]
A. a. lotis (Leech, 1890)
Sichuan, ...? Pieris lotis Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 192, TL: Wa-shan; Ta-Chien-Lu
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; Étud. d'Ent. 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 oberthuri (Leech, 1890)
China. See [About maps] Pieris oberthuri Leech, 1890; Entomologist 23 : 40, TL: Chang Yang
Aporia oberthueri ; [MRS, 251]
Aporia hastata (Oberthür, 1892)
China. See [About maps] Pieris hastata Oberthür, 1892; Étud. d'Ent. 16 : 5, pl. 1, f. 6
Aporia hastata ; [MRS, 252]
Aporia joubini (Oberthür, 1913)
China. See [About maps] Pieris joubini Oberthür, 1913; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 7 : 670, pl. 187, f. 1825
Aporia monbeigi (Oberthür, 1917)
-. See [About maps] Pieris monbeigi Oberthür, 1917; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 14 : 126, pl. 474, 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. I, f. 3-4, TL: Bhutan
Aporia harrietae ; [BOR, 146]; [MRS, 251]
A. h. paracraea (de Nicéville, 1900)
Yunnan, ...? Metaporia paracraea de Nicéville, 1900; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 13 (1) : 171, pl. EE, f. 19, TL: Tse Kou, Western China
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]
 Pieris agathon ; Gray, 1846, Descr. lep. Ins. Nepal : 8, pl. 8, f. 1
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 Betaporia moltrechti f. nigriscens Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3) : 90, pl. 4, f. 4, TL: Formosa
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 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 (Moore, 1872)
Mussoorie - Kumaon Metaporia caphusa Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2) : 564, TL: NW.Himalayas (Masuri, Simla, Kunawur)
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

Unknown or unplaced taxa
Metaporia ariaca Moore, 1872; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2) : 564, TL: Himalaya (Nynee Tal district)

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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BIR]
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[Michael Borsch]
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[Michel Tarrier]
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[Oleg Kosterin]
Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
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[²]
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, pl. 1-3
O. Bang-Haas, 1927
Horae Macrolepidopterologicae Regionis Palaearcticae Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1: 128pp, 11pls
Boisduval, [1836]
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Premier Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 1-690, pl. 1-24
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, pl. 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, pl. H-J
de Nicéville, 1900
On new and little-known Butterflies, from Oriental region J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 13 (1) : 157-176, pl. CC,DD,EE (1900)
Donzel, 1837
Observations sur l'accouplement de quelques genres de lépidoptères diurnes, et sur le genre piéride Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 6 : 77-81
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
de Freina, 1974
Eine neue Unterart von Aporia crataegi aus Afghanistan (Lep., Pieridae) Ent. Z. Frankf. 86: 266-268
Gray, 1831
The Zoological Miscellany Zool. Miscell. (1): [1], 1-40 (1831), (2a): 41-48 (1842), (2b): 49-56 (1842), (2c): 57-72 (1842), (2d): 73-80 (1842), (3): 81-86 (1844)
Gray, 1846
Descriptions and Figures of some new Lepidopterous Insects chiefly from Nepal Descr. lep. Ins. Nepal : 1-16, pl. 1-14
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])
Krulikovsky, 1909
[russian] Rev. russ. Ent. 8 (3-4) : 270-276
Krulikovsky, 1909
[russian] Rev. russ. ent. 9 (3) : 292-323
Leech, 1890
New species of Lepidoptera from China Entomologist 23 : 26-50, 81-83, : 109-114, : 187-192, pl. 1
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 : 1-338, : 339-824
Lucas, 1866
Note sur une Variété de la Leuconea Crataegi, Lépidoptère Achalinoptère de la Tribu des Papilioniens et de la Famille des Piérides Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (4) 5 : 501-504, pl. 11
Matsumura, 1929
New butterflies from Japan, Korea and Formosa Insecta Matsumurana 3 (2/3) : 87-107, pl. 4
Matsumura, 1929
Some new butterflies from Korea received from Mr. T. Takamuku Insecta Matsumurana 3 (4) : 152-156
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: : 1-278, pl. 1-12,1a,2a,3a,4a,5a,6a
Moore, 1872
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1872 (2) : 555-583, pl. 32-34
Oberthür, 1876
Espèces nouvelles de Lépidopterès recueillis en Chine par M. l'abbé A. David / Lépidoptères nouveaux de la Chine Étud. d'Ent. 2 : 13-34, pl. 1-4
Oberthür, 1884
Lépidoptères du Thibet Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 7-22, pl. 1-2
Oberthür, 1885
[note] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 5 : ccxxvi-ccxxx,[226-230]
Oberthür, 1886
Espèces Nouvelles de Lépidoptères du Thibet / Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 13-38, pl. 1-7
Oberthür, 1890
Lépidoptères de Chine Étud. d'Ent. 13 : 35-45, pl. 9-10
Oberthür, 1892
Lépidoptères du Pérou et du Thibet Étud. d'Ent. 16 : 1-9, pl. 1-2
Oberthür, 1893
Lépidoptères d'Asie Étud. d'Ent. 18 : 11-45, pl. 2-6
Oberthür, 1909
Notes pour servir à établir la Faune Francaise et Algeriénne des Lépidoptères Étud. Lépid. Comp. 3 : 101-400, 405-415, pl. 11,16-20,23-26
Oberthür, 1917
Lépidoptères des frontières chinoises du Thibet Étud. Lépid. Comp. 14 : 125-126, pl. 474
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
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

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