Stibochiona nicea subucula

Stibochiona nicea subucula Fruhstorfer,[1898]


♂, 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 Pen.

Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia.

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. (Phetchabun / Kamphaeng Phet / Chiang Mai)
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♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 13♂ 5♀ (incl.photo).

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

Lampang : 1♂ (photo).

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

Nan : 10♂ 5♀ (incl.photo).

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

Loei : 1♂ (photo).

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

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).

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

Tak : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Ranong : 3♂.

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

Trang : 1♀.

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

Notes
Examples of Nan (Pua dist.) seem to be intermediate and transition form to ssp.nicea.
Although the dry season form is similar to ssp.subucula, the rainy season form is very close to ssp.nicea.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1898] : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-malayischen Archipel.
Berl. ent. Z. 42:311-344.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Lampang, Thailand.

♀, Nan, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2018.11.30.