Prothoe franck vilma

Prothoe franck vilma Fruhstorfer,[1902]


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Quang Ngai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Quang Ngai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.		♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos.

♂, Sekong, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Champasak Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Prothoe francki (sic) vilma Fruhstorfer,[1902]
OD : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2):340-341.
TL : Muok-Lek, Thailand.

Distribution : C. & S.E.Thailand, Laos, C.Vietnam.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Prothoe franckii (sic) vilma ; Fruhstorfer,1913 : 710. (Muok Lek)
Prothoe franckii (sic) vilma ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 75. (Chanthaburi: Khao Sabap)
Prothoe francki (sic) vilma ; Pinratana,1979 : 96, figs.N164b,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum / Chanthaburi)
Prothoe franck vilma ; Pinratana,1996 : 101, pl.80, fig.197a,♂. (Chaiyaphum / Chanthaburi)
Prothoe franck vilma ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 352, pl.148, figs.N182a,♂(Laos),♂(Un,Laos),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Phu Khieo / ~~Chiang Dao~~)
Prothoe franck vilma ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Nayok / Phetchabun / Sa Kaeo)
Prothoe franck vilma ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 137, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khiewo / Kao Soi Dao)

[ LAOS ]
Prothoe franckii (sic) ; Dubois & Vitalis de Salvaza,1919 : 233. (Laos)
[ Prothoe franckii (sic) f.nausikaa ; Dubois & Vitalis de Salvaza,1924 : 46. (Laos) ]
Prothoe franck vilma ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 5, fig.15♂. (Vang Vieng)
Prothoe franck vilma ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.77, figs.♂,♂(Un.). (Vang Vieng / Phong Si)
Prothoe franck vilma ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.

[ VIETNAM ]
Prothoe franck ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchabun : 3♂ (incl.photo).

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

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ (photo by T.Aoyama).

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

Chanthaburi : 2♂ 3♀ (incl.photo by A.Giudici).

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

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂.

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

Sekong : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Champasak : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Gia Lai : 1♀.

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

Quang Ngai : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes
Though Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 recorded this species from Chiang Dao, the locality of the specimen is Umphang, Tak (W.Thailand). This species has never been found in Chiang Mai province until now. The butterfly is not rare in primary forest from lowland to moderate mountains.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1902] : Neue Indo-Australische Lepidopteren.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 14(2):334-350.


♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.

♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by T.Aoyama)

♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2006.12.09 - 2019.03.31.