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Collecting trip: Taiwan, Republic of China, 2016

The majority of butterflies shown here are to be found within a 30 min commute from downtown Taipei and the half a kilometer high (!!) Taipei 101 tower. These specimens were collected in just 4 days of driving around in a rental car, under rather poor weather conditions due to an approaching typhoon. There is a reason why Formosa is referred to as "Kingdom of Butterflies"!

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Taipei 101

Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802

Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1809

Subfamily Papilioninae Latreille, 1802

Tribe Leptocircini W. F. Kirby, 1896

Graphium Scopoli, 1777

Graphium (Idaides) Hübner, 1819

AZ16-0460
AZ16-0460R AZ16-0460V
G. sarpedon connectens (Fruhstorfer, 1906) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   55mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0456
AZ16-0456R AZ16-0456V
G. doson postianus (Fruhstorfer, 1902) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   60mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Tribe Papilionini Latreille, [1802]

Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

Papilio (Achillides) Hübner, [1819]

Paris species-group

AZ16-0461
AZ16-0461R AZ16-0461V
P. paris hermosanus Rebel, 1906 → GBIF
♀   86mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0418
AZ16-0418R AZ16-0418V
P. bianor takasago Nakahara & Esaki, 1930 → GBIF
♂   94mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0466
AZ16-0466R AZ16-0466V
P. bianor takasago Nakahara & Esaki, 1930 → GBIF
♀   86mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Papilio (Menelaides) Hübner, [1819]

polytes species-group

AZ16-0467
AZ16-0467R AZ16-0467V
P. p. polytes Linnaeus, 1758 → GBIF
♂   75mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

helenus species-group

AZ16-0415
AZ16-0415R AZ16-0415V
P. helenus fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   97mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

memnon species-group

AZ16-0462
AZ16-0462R AZ16-0462V
P. memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1902 → GBIF
♂   112mm
Wanli Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 25.17662, Lon: 121.65093 (7.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0465
AZ16-0465R AZ16-0465V
P. memnon heronus Fruhstorfer, 1902 → GBIF
♀   114mm
Wanli Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 25.17662, Lon: 121.65093 (7.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

protenor species-group

AZ16-0464
AZ16-0464R AZ16-0464V
P. p. protenor Cramer, [1775] → GBIF
♂   106mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0468
AZ16-0468R AZ16-0468V
P. p. protenor Cramer, [1775] → GBIF
♀   88mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.






Family Pieridae Duponchel, [1835]

Subfamily Pierinae Swainson, 1820

Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820

Pieris Schrank, 1801

AZ16-0482
AZ16-0482R AZ16-0482V
P. canidia (Linnaeus, 1768) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0489
AZ16-0489R AZ16-0489V
P. canidia (Linnaeus, 1768) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀  
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Subtribe Appiadina Kuznetsov, 1929

Appias Hübner, [1819]

AZ16-0484
AZ16-0484R AZ16-0484V
A. lyncida eleonora (Boisduval, 1836) (Pieris) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Tribe Anthocharidini Scudder, 1889

Leptosia Hübner, 1818

AZ16-0405
AZ16-0405R AZ16-0405V
L. nina niobe (Wallace, 1866) (Pontia) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0492
AZ16-0492R AZ16-0492V
L. nina niobe (Wallace, 1866) (Pontia) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Colotini

Hebomoia Hübner, [1819]

AZ16-0417
AZ16-0417R AZ16-0417V
H. glaucippe formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1826

Tribe Euremini Grote, 1898

Terias Swainson, [1821]

AZ16-0408
AZ16-0408R AZ16-0408V
T. blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, 1910 → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0476
AZ16-0476R AZ16-0476V
T. blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, 1910 → GBIF
♀  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0477
AZ16-0477R AZ16-0477V
T. blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, 1910 → GBIF
♂  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0485
AZ16-0485R AZ16-0485V
T. spec.

Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.




Family Nymphalidae Swainson, 1827

Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833

Tribe Danaini Boisduval, 1833

Subtribe Amaurina Le Cerf, 1921

Parantica Moore 1880

AZ16-0435
AZ16-0435R AZ16-0435V
P. aglea maghaba (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Danais) → GBIF
♂   75mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0440
AZ16-0440R AZ16-0440V
P. aglea maghaba (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Danais) → GBIF
♀   62mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0426
AZ16-0426R AZ16-0426V
P. s. swinhoei (Moore, 1883) (Caduga) → GBIF
♀   83mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Ideopsis Horsfield 1857

AZ16-0425 → notes
AZ16-0425R AZ16-0425V
I. s. similis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   77mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Danaina Boisduval, [1833]

Tirumala Moore 1880

AZ16-0424
AZ16-0424R AZ16-0424V
T. l. limniace (Cramer, 1775) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀   82mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0422
AZ16-0422R AZ16-0422V
T. s. septentrionis (Butler, 1874) (Danais) → GBIF
♂   87mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Danaus Kluk 1802

Danaus (Salatura) Moore, [1880]

AZ16-0438
AZ16-0438R AZ16-0438V
D. g. genutia (Cramer, 1779) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀   72mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Subtribe Euploeina Moore, [1880]

Euploea Fabricius 1807

AZ16-0436
AZ16-0436R AZ16-0436V
E. mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904 → GBIF
♂   87mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0439
AZ16-0439R AZ16-0439V
E. mulciber barsine Fruhstorfer, 1904 → GBIF
♀   87mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0429
AZ16-0429R AZ16-0429V
E. eunice hobsoni (Butler, 1877) (Salpinx) → GBIF
♂   85mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0430
AZ16-0430R AZ16-0430V
E. eunice hobsoni (Butler, 1877) (Salpinx) → GBIF
♀   86mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0421
AZ16-0421R AZ16-0421V
E. tulliolus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♀   69mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0423
AZ16-0423R AZ16-0423V
E. tulliolus koxinga Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   66mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.




Subfamily Charaxinae Guenée, 1865

Tribe Charaxini Guenée, 1865

Charaxes Ochsenheimer 1816

Polyura species-group

AZ16-0416
AZ16-0416R AZ16-0416V
C. eudamippus formosanus (Rothschild, 1899) (Eulepis) → GBIF
♀   81mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.




Subfamily Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833

Tribe Amathusiini Moore, 1894

Stichophthalma Felder & Felder 1862

AZ16-0469
AZ16-0469R AZ16-0469V
S. howqua formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♀   109mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Elymniini Herrich-Schaeffer, 1864

Elymnias Hübner 1818

hypermnestra species-group

AZ16-0443
AZ16-0443R AZ16-0443V
E. hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 → GBIF
♀   67mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0458
AZ16-0458R AZ16-0458V
E. hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 → GBIF
♂   63mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Tribe Melanitini Reuter, 1896

Melanitis Fabricius 1807

AZ16-0428
AZ16-0428R AZ16-0428V
M. phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♀   62mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0444
AZ16-0444R AZ16-0444V
M. phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   63mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Zetherini Reuter, 1896

Penthema Doubleday 1848

AZ16-0451
AZ16-0451R AZ16-0451V
P. formosanum Rothschild, 1898 → GBIF
♂   84mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0452
AZ16-0452R AZ16-0452V
P. formosanum Rothschild, 1898 → GBIF
♀   83mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Satyrini Boisduval, 1833

Subtribe Lethina Reuter, 1896

Lethe Hübner 1819

AZ16-0480
AZ16-0480R AZ16-0480V
L. europa mahamaya Fruhstorfer, 1911 → GBIF
♂   68mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0455
AZ16-0455R AZ16-0455V
L. chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   54mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0488
AZ16-0488R AZ16-0488V
L. butleri periscelis (Fruhstorfer) (Mycalesis) → GBIF
♂   49mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Mycalesina Reuter, 1896

Mycalesis Hübner 1818   → notes

AZ16-0402
AZ16-0402R AZ16-0402V
M. francisca formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   45mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Ypthimina Reuter, 1896

Ypthima Hübner 1818

Ypthima (Thymipa) Moore, 1893

philomela species-group

AZ16-0493
AZ16-0493R AZ16-0493V
Y. baldus zodina Fruhstorfer, 1911 → GBIF
♂   33mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Ypthima (Ypthima) Hübner, 1818_subgenus

motschulskyi species-group

AZ16-0404
AZ16-0404R AZ16-0404V
Y. cf. m. multistriata Butler, 1883 → GBIF
♀   37mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0407
AZ16-0407R AZ16-0407V
Y. m. multistriata Butler, 1883 → GBIF
♀   36mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.






Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822

Tribe Acraeini Boisduval, 1833

Telchinia Hübner 1819

AZ16-0481
AZ16-0481R AZ16-0481V
T. issoria formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1914) (Pareba) → GBIF
♂   51mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Argynnini Swainson, 1833

Argynnis Fabricius 1807

AZ16-0419
AZ16-0419R AZ16-0419V
A. h. hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   70mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0445
AZ16-0445R AZ16-0445V
A. h. hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀   70mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Vagrantini Pinratana & Eliot, 1996

Cupha Billberg 1820

AZ16-0457
AZ16-0457R AZ16-0457V
C. e. erymanthis (Drury, 1773) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   54mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864

Tribe Limenitidini Behr, 1864

Athyma Westwood 1850

AZ16-0459
AZ16-0459R AZ16-0459V
A. selenophora laela (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Pantoporia) → GBIF
♂  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0471
AZ16-0471R AZ16-0471V
A. cama zoroastres Butler, 1877 → GBIF
♂  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0472
AZ16-0472R AZ16-0472V
A. cama zoroastres Butler, 1877 → GBIF
♀  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0474
AZ16-0474R AZ16-0474V
A. asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Pantoporia) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0475
AZ16-0475R AZ16-0475V
A. asura baelia (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Pantoporia) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0473
AZ16-0473R AZ16-0473V
A. sulpitia tricula (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Limenitis) → [GBIF]

Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Neptini Newman, 1870

Pantoporia Hübner 1819

AZ16-0406
AZ16-0406R AZ16-0406V
P. hordonia rihodona (Moore, 1878) (Neptis) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Neptis Fabricius 1807

hylas species-group

AZ16-0442
AZ16-0442R AZ16-0442V
N. sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♀  
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0447
AZ16-0447R AZ16-0447V
N. sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0427
AZ16-0427R AZ16-0427V
N. hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907 → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.




Subfamily Pseudergolinae Jordan, 1898

Dichorragia Butler 1869

AZ16-0479
AZ16-0479R AZ16-0479V
D. nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 → GBIF
♀   70mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subfamily Apaturinae Boisduval, 1840

Timelaea Lucas 1883

AZ16-0463
AZ16-0463R AZ16-0463V
T. albescens formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♂   53mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subfamily Cyrestinae Guenée, 1865

Cyrestis Boisduval 1832

AZ16-0487
AZ16-0487R AZ16-0487V
C. thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 → GBIF
♂   52mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0490
AZ16-0490R AZ16-0490V
C. thyodamas formosana Fruhstorfer, 1898 → GBIF
♀   52mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subfamily Nymphalinae Rafinesque, 1815

Tribe Nymphalini Rafinesque, 1815

Symbrenthia Hübner 1819

AZ16-0410
AZ16-0410R AZ16-0410V
S. b. brabira Moore, 1872 → GBIF
♂   37mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0401
AZ16-0401R AZ16-0401V
S. lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908 → GBIF
♀   46mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Vanessa Fabricius 1807

AZ16-0486
AZ16-0486R AZ16-0486V
V. i. indica (Herbst, 1794) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀   53mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Nymphalis Kluk 1802

Nymphalis (Kaniska) Moore 1899

AZ16-0453
AZ16-0453R AZ16-0453V
N. canace drilon (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Vanessa) → GBIF
♂   56mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Tribe Kallimini Doherty, 1886

Kallima Doubleday 1849

AZ16-0470
AZ16-0470R AZ16-0470V
K. inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912 → GBIF
♂   73mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Junoniini Reuter,1896

Junonia Hübner 1819

AZ16-0448
AZ16-0448R AZ16-0448V
J. o. orithya (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   49mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0478
AZ16-0478R AZ16-0478V
J. i. iphita (Cramer, 1779) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀   62mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0446
AZ16-0446R AZ16-0446V
J. a. almana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) → GBIF
♂   51mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0449
AZ16-0449R AZ16-0449V
J. lemonias aenaria (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Precis) → GBIF
♂   51mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0450
AZ16-0450R AZ16-0450V
J. lemonias aenaria (Fruhstorfer, 1912) (Precis) → GBIF
♀   46mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Hypolimnas Hübner 1819

AZ16-0454
AZ16-0454R AZ16-0454V
H. bolina kezia (Butler, 1877) (Diadema) → GBIF
♂   75mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.




Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815

Subfamily Aphnaeinae Distant, 1884

Cigaritis Donzel, 1847

AZ16-0178
AZ16-0178R AZ16-0178V
C. syama lamuae Hsu & Liang, 2020 → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815

Section Heliophorus Geyer, 1832

Heliophorus Geyer in Hübner, [1832]

AZ16-0177
AZ16-0177R AZ16-0177V
H. ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Ilerda) → GBIF
♂  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0193
AZ16-0193R AZ16-0193V
H. ila matsumurae (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Ilerda) → GBIF
♀  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827

Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827

Subtribe Danina

Nacaduba Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0196
AZ16-0196R AZ16-0196V
N. beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916 → GBIF
♀  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0199
AZ16-0199R AZ16-0199V
N. beroe asakusa Fruhstorfer, 1916 → GBIF
♂  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Lycaenopsina

Neopithecops Distant, 1884

AZ16-0179
AZ16-0179R AZ16-0179V
N. zalmora fedora (Fruhstorfer, 1919) (Pithecops) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0195
AZ16-0195R AZ16-0195V
N. zalmora fedora (Fruhstorfer, 1919) (Pithecops) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Megisba Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0100
AZ16-0100R AZ16-0100V
M. malaya sikkima Moore, 1884 → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1927

AZ16-0198
AZ16-0198R AZ16-0198V
A. puspa myla (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Cyaniris) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Jamidina

Jamides Hübner, [1819]

AZ16-0173
AZ16-0173R AZ16-0173V
J. bochus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 → GBIF
♀  
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0172
AZ16-0172R AZ16-0172V
J. celeno lydanus (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Lampides) → GBIF
♀  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0171
AZ16-0171R AZ16-0171V
J. alecto dromicus (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Lampides) → GBIF
♂  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0175
AZ16-0175R AZ16-0175V
J. alecto dromicus (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Lampides) → GBIF
♀  
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Subtribe Zizeeriina Stradomsky, 2016

Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1955

AZ16-0194
AZ16-0194R AZ16-0194V
P. maha okinawana (Matsumura, 1929) (Zizera) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.





Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895

Subfamily Nemeobiinae, Bates (1868)

Tribe Nemeobiini Bates,1868

Subtribe Nemeobiina

Dodona Hewitson, 1861

AZ16-0176
AZ16-0176R AZ16-0176V
D. eugenes formosana Matsumura, 1919 → GBIF
♀   41mm
Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.





Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809

Subfamily Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809

Tribe Erionotini Distant, 1886

Suastus Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0183
AZ16-0183R AZ16-0183V
S. gremius (Fabricius, 1798) (Hesperia) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Isoteinon C. & R. Felder, 1862

AZ16-0185
AZ16-0185R AZ16-0185V
I. lamprospilus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1910 → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Taractrocerini Voss, 1952

Potanthus Scudder, 1872

AZ16-0191
AZ16-0191R AZ16-0191V
P. ? motzui Hsu & Li, 1990 → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.

Telicota Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0184
AZ16-0184R AZ16-0184V
T. bambusae horisha (Evans, 1934) (elicota) → GBIF

Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0192
AZ16-0192R AZ16-0192V
T. spec.

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Baorini Doherty, 1866

Borbo Evans, 1949

AZ16-0181
AZ16-0181R AZ16-0181V
B. ? cinnara (Wallace, 1866) (Hesperia) → GBIF

Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Ancistroidini Chou, 1994

Udaspes Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0491
AZ16-0491R AZ16-0491V
U. folus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) → GBIF
♀  
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.


Tribe Ampittiini

Ampittia Moore, [1881]

AZ16-0182
AZ16-0182R AZ16-0182V
A. virgata miyakei Matsumura, 1910 → GBIF

Pinglin Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 24.91392, Lon: 121.73483 (11.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.





Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802

Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily Macroglossinae Harris, 1839

Tribe Macroglossini Harris, 1839

Subtribe Macroglossina Harris, 1839

Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777

AZ16-0441
AZ16-0441R AZ16-0441V
M. neotroglodytus Kitching & Cadiou, 2000 → GBIF
♀   56mm
Wanli Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 25.17662, Lon: 121.65093 (7.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.






Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809

Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809

Subfamily Agaristinae Boisduval, 1833

Mimeusemia Butler, 1875

AZ16-0409
AZ16-0409R AZ16-0409V
M. vilemani Hampson, 1911 → GBIF
♂   44mm
Wanli Distr., New Taipei City
Lat: 25.17662, Lon: 121.65093 (7.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.



Family Erebidae Leach, 1815

Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, [1815]

Tribe Arctiini Leach, 1815   → notes

Subtribe Nyctemerina Kirby, 1892

Nyctemera Hübner, 1820

Nyctemera (Orphanos) Hübner, [1825]

AZ16-0420
AZ16-0420R AZ16-0420V
N. adversata (Schaller, 1788) (Phalaena) → GBIF
♂   46mm
Daxi Distr., Taoyuan City
Lat: 24.86745, Lon: 121.29374 (9.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.
AZ16-0483
AZ16-0483R AZ16-0483V
N. adversata (Schaller, 1788) (Phalaena) → GBIF
♀   49mm
Xincheng, Hualien County
Lat: 24.08034, Lon: 121.59706 (15.0 km)
Taiwan, September 2016.








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