Rohana nakula bernardii

Rohana nakula bernardii Nguyen-Phung, 1985


♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 2021.10.28. Nan, Thailand.

♂, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)		♀, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera)

♂, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Rohana nakula bernardii Nguyen-Phung, 1985
OD : Nouv. Revue Ent. (N.S) :182.
TL : Cua rao, Tonkin.

Distribution : N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam. S.Yunnan.

	● ssp.bernardii
	● ssp.thantoana

Synonym

Rohana nakula panna Yoshino, 1995 : Neo Lepidoptera 1:2, figs.9(PT,♂),10(PT,♂Un),11(HT,♀),12(HT,♀Un). TL. Xishuannbanna, Yunnan, China.

Type Materials Information

bernardii : Holotype ♂, Cua rao, Tonkin. (Laboratoire d'Entomologie du Museum de Paris)
panna : Holotype ♀, Mar.1994., Xishuannbanna, Yunnan, China. (in coll. Yoshino)
Paratypes 1♂ 1♀, Xishuannbanna, Yunnan, China. (in coll. Yoshino)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 25, figs.11,♂,11v♂(Un). (Nan: Song Kwae Dist.)

[ LAOS ]
Rohana parvata ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 61, pl.74, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Rahana nakula panna ; Masui & Uehara,1997 : 6, pl.2, figs.5,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.73, figs.♂,♀. (Vang Vieng)
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Onodera,2022 : 48, pl.143, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 34, figs.N-106,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 43. (C)
Rohana nakula bernardii ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):54-55, pl.4, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un),1c♀,1d♀(Un). (C: Kon Ka Kinh; Dong Xuan; Loc Bac; Bao Lam)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : Chiang Dao Dist., 1♂ (sighting by Y.Inayoshi)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Nan : 5♂ (incl. photo).
Song Kwawe Dist., 2021.10.28. 1♂, A.Giudici (YI).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♂ 1♀. (photo by H.Onodera).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 5♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon and very localized in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 450 - 800m). Males come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The specimen shown above is the first capturing record in Thailand. It was obtained by Antonio Giudici on 28.Oct.2021 at Song Kwae Dist., Nan.

Literature

Nguyen-Phung, T.,1985 : Systematique evolutive et biogeographie du genre Rohana Moore. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Nouv. Revue Ent. (N.S.) : 175-191.

Yoshino, K.,1995 : New Butterflies from China.
Neo Lepidoptera 1:1-4, 2 pls.

Lang, S.Y.,2012 : The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera), Part I. Libytheinae, Danainae, Calinaginae, Morphinae, Heliconiinae, Nymphalinae, Charaxinae, Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitinae.
Tshikolovets. Czech Rep. 456 pp, 32 col + 41 b/w pls, distribution maps.


♂, 2021.10.28. Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2007.09.20 - 2023.04.30.