Number: 195
Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family : Apaturiinae
Species: Euripus nyctelius mastor Fruhstorfer, 1903
Common name(s): The Courtesan
Photography locations: Xuan Son N.P. (Phu Tho Prov.), Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc Prov.)
A male Courtesan, showing bluish black upperwings with series of white spots/streaks on both wings
(Xuan Son, 300m asl, June 2016)
Same specimen than above
A male specimen puddling on forest floor (Tam Dao, 900m asl, September 2016) giving a view of its underside
The genus Euripus is represented in Vietnam by 2 species viz. nyctelius mastor and consimilis eurinus, both recorded in the 3 main regions of the country (North, Central and South) - but consimilis appears to be rarer, at least in the North .
Euripus nyctelius is a widespread Indo-Malayan species, occurring from India to S. China, Indochina, extending south to Sumatra, Borneo.
(Xuan Son, 300m asl, June 2016)
Female are larger and polymorphic - mimic the distasteful Euploea species (Batesian mimicry). The eyes of both sexes are yellow but those of the female are darker with varying degrees of brown shading.
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