239. Ypthima imitans (The False Four-ring)

Number: 239

Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family: Satyriinae

Species: Ypthima imitans Elwes & Edwards,1893

Common name(s): The False Four-ring

Photography location: Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc Prov.)

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, 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)

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.

51. Ypthima baldus baldus (The Common Five Ring)

Number: 51

Family: Nymphaliidae
Sub-Family: Satyriinae

Species: Ypthima baldus baldus (Fabricius, 1775)

Common name(s): The Common Five Ring

Photography location: Cuc Phuong N.P. (Ninh Binh Prov.)

The genus Ypthima comprising more than 100 species is mostly distributed in Palaeotropical regions and in the eastern Palaearctic region. The highest Ypthima diversity is known from western China, including Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and from other adjacent countries such as N.E. India, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand including regions of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, in particularly Laos and Vietnam.
25 Ypthima species are known to occur in Vietnam (Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2016).

Ypthima baldus, mating pair, Cuc Phuong

References; Uémura Y. & Monastyrskii, A.L., 2004. A Revisional Catalogue of the genus Ypthima Hubner (Lepidoptera : Satyridae) from Vietnam. You can download it here.