Stibochiona nicea subucula
Fruhstorfer,[1898]
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. |
♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. |
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♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. |
♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. |
ON :
Stibochiona nicea subucula Fruhstorfer,[1898]
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 42:329-330.
TL : Malay Pen.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia.
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● ssp.nicea |
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● transition zone of ssp.nicea and subucula |
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● ssp.subucula |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
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)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂ 1♀.
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Chiang Mai : 13♂ 5♀ (incl.photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
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Nan : 10♂ 5♀ (incl.photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Loei : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
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Tak : 2♂ 1♀.
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Ranong : 3♂.
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Trang : 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at moderate to high elevations (alt.900m - 1800m) and often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
The populations in Nan (Pua dist.), N.Thailand seem 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.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,[1898] : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-malayischen Archipel.
Berl. ent. Z. 42:311-344.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
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| ♀, Nan, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
