Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kitching, 1990,Lambillionea90(4): 9.Type locality: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Mae Taeng, Pamieng Hom Ha, Ban Muang Gai.
Forewing apex falcate; central pale area extends from costa to termen, with almost straight ventral margin. Underside of forewing without black streak. Legs pinkish with no trace of white. Otherwise, very likeC. titan.
Unknown.
China: 31.vii.2024 (Yunnan); 12.viii.2020 (Yunnan).
In Thailand, March to October (Inoue, Kennett & Kitching, [1996] 1997).
OVUM: Unknown.
LARVA: Unknown.
PUPA: Unknown.
Larval hostplants. Unknown.
Unknown.
China: Yunnan (Gaoligong Shan; Baihualing Ecology Tourist Zone, near Baoshan [Tong-Tong,iNaturalist 2020]; west of Manggang Village, near Lincang [Ji-Shen Wang,iNaturalist 2024]).
From southern China (Yunnan) to northern Thailand, northeastern India (Nagaland) and Bhutan (Irungbam & Kitching, 2014).
Holarctic; eastern Palaearctic region. Pleistocene refuge: Monocentric -- Yunnan refugium.
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