Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923

(Figs 16–20, 43, 44, 49, 50, 60)

Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923: 206; Yen et al. 2005: 288.

Type material examined. Syntypes of Agalope aurelia Oberthür, 1923: male, printed white label “ Bahand ( Now Baihanluo Village located in the Nujiang valley at the north of Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, P. R. China), Yunnan, Recu du Pere Ouvrard, Missionaire apostol., a Oui-si ou Wei-si, Yunnan, Chine, en janvier, 1917”/ printed white label “ Coll. Ch. Oberthür. ”/ handwriting label “agalope aurelia Obthr ”/ rounded label with blue ring “ SYNTYPE ” (NHMUK); female, printed white label “Bahand, Yunnan, Recu du Pere Ouvrard, Missionaire apostol., a Oui-si ou Wei-si, Yunnan, Chine, en janvier, 1917”/ printed white label “Ex Oberthür Coll., Brit. Mus. 1927-3”/ rounded label with blue ring “ SYNTYPE ” (NHMUK) . Additional specimens examined: 4 males, 3.VIII.2021, Bingzhongluo, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Si-yao Huang leg., slide GSAG1 (CHSY); 3 males, 4.VIII.2021, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Si-yao Huang leg., slide GSAG2 (CHSY); 1 female, 10.VII.2015, Xianghong, Dulongjiang, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, P. R . China, Chao Wu leg., slide DLJAG1 (CHSY) .

Distribution. Known from Nujiang and Dulongjiang valleys of Western Yunnan, P. R. China (Figs 64, 68).

Biology. In Nujiang valley, males were observed resting on leaves under shade of trees (Fig. 65) or flying in daytime near edge of the forest or along the river-side at altitude around 2700 m.

Remarks. The basal band on forewing upperside of both sexes can vary from absent to well-developed as the blackish brown scales on anal angle of hindwing in males.