♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.

ON : Stibochiona nicea subucula Fruhstorfer, 1898 OD : Berl. ent. Z. 42:329-330. TL : "Malay. Peninsula" [W.Malaysia]. Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia. ● ssp.nicea ● transition zone of ssp.nicea and subucula ● ssp.subucula

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Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 76. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Pinratana,1979 : 87, figs.N151,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 93, pl.69, fig.178,♂. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Ranong; Surat Thani)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 474, pl.211, figs.N191,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Wiang Pa Pao)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N349a♂,♂(Un). (Nan)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N349b,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Ranong)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 121, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon; Maethro; Doi Montha; Muang Shone; Key Rap Nan)

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Mae Hong Son : 4♂ 1♀.

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Chiang Mai : 13♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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Lampang : 1♂ (photo).

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Nan : 10♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).

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Loei : 1♂ (photo).

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Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).

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Tak : 2♂ 1♀.

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Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).

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Ranong : 3♂.

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The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 900 - 1800m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees and often settle on trunks of trees. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water and they often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
The population in Nan (Pua Dist.), N.Thailand seems to be intermediate between ssp.nicea and ssp.subochra. The dry season individuals are similar to ssp.subucula, but the rainy season individuals are close to ssp.nicea, suggesting a transition zone.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1898 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-malayischen Archipel.
Berl. ent. Z. 42(3/4):311-343. (Jul.1898)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Lampang, Thailand.
♀, Nan, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2024.08.31.