Number: 239
Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family: Satyriinae
Sub-Family: Satyriinae
Species: Ypthima imitans Elwes & Edwards,1893
Common name(s): The False Four-ring
Photography location: Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc Prov.)
Ypthima imitans, Tam Dao (900m asl, June 2016)
At Tam Dao, found both in lowland (<400) and low montane (400-1,300m) forests, even in degraded ones
Another specimen, from Tam Dao also (July 2016)
The genus Ypthima comprising more than 100 species, of which 25 are known to occur in Vietnam.
Ypthima imitans is a restricted range species recorded in Vietnam (N. & C.), S.-E. China, Hainan.
Ypthima imitans is a restricted range species recorded in Vietnam (N. & C.), S.-E. China, Hainan.
At Tam Dao, found both in lowland (<400) and low montane (400-1,300m) forests, even in degraded ones
Voucher specimen showing both upper and underwing surfaces
References; Uémura Y. & Monastyrskii, A.L., 2004. A Revisional Catalogue of the genus Ypthima Hubner
(Lepidoptera : Satyridae) from Vietnam. You
can download it here.
Sebastien, I appreciate your site and the shots you've taken. Very helpful. I shoot butterflies in Hainan, and occasionally there are only a few sites online that have any info to offer about a particular species (the Y. imitans, for example), and then rarely in English. Especially here, I love your "Voucher specimen showing both upper and underwing surfaces"---I think every field guide should follow that practice of the split-shot. Very helpful. Thanks!
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