Caprona alida alida

Caprona alida alida (Nicéville, 1891)


♂ (wsf), Phitsanulok, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Lampang, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Chonburi, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Lampang, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Abaratha alida Nicéville, 1891
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):394-395, pl.G, fig.40,♂.
TL : Tilin Yaw, N.Burma. (♂, NZC)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hainan,
S.China

Synonyms

Caprona elwesii Watson, 1897 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(4):674. TL. Bernardmyo, U.Chindwin. (♂, NHML)
Abaratha syrichtus var.parvopunctata Mabille & Boullet, 1917 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1917(4):101. TL. Cochin-China ; Siam. (♂)

Type Material Information

alida ; ♂ Type, 10.Mar.1890. Tilin Yaw, U.Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 11, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Caprona alida alida ; Evans,1949 : 164. (P)
Caprona alida alida ; Pinratana,1985 : 46, pl.17, fig.83. (Ratchaburi)
Caprona agama agama ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.354, figs.H99,♂(f.erosula),♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Caprona alida alida ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 770, pl.354, figs.H100,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Ratchaburi; Uthai Thani)
Caprona alida alida ; Les Day,2011- : Butterflies of Koh Samui. (Koh Samui; Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.02.11)
Caprona alida alida ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 50. (by literature)
Caprona agama agama ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.379, figs.H96,♂(f.erosula),♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Caprona alida alida ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 822, pl.379, figs.H97,♂,♂(Un),♂(dsf),♂(dsf.Un). (Ratchaburi; Uthai Thani)
Caprona alida alida ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sukhothai; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2022.02.11)

[ LAOS ]
Caprona agama agama ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 80, pl.112, figs.A7,♂,A8,♂(Un). (in part)
Caprona alida alida ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 80, col.pl.16 ; pl.112, figs.A9,♂,A10,♂(Un). (Tha Ngone; Ban Taran, Pakse)
Caprona alida alida ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 ; 222. (list only)
Caprona alida alida ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 58.

[ VIETNAM ]
Caprona alida alida ; Evans,1949 : 164. (Tonkin)
"Abaratha alida mettasuda ; Metaye,1957 : 78. (C)"
Caprona alida alida ; Inoué & Kawazoé,1965b ; 94-95, figs.55♀(wsf),56♀(wsf,Un). (Trang Bom)
Caprona alida alida ; Devyatkin & Monastyrskii,1999 ; 162. (Tam Dao)
Caprona alida alida ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 75. (N / C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.

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

Lampang : 2♀.

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

Phitsanulok : 1♂.

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

Chonburi : 1♂.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is rather localized and uncommon in montane forest at low elevations (alt.50m - 420m) and is found sympatric with Caprona agama in many places. Males are territorial on undergrowth.

Literature

Nicéville, L.de.,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.

Watson, E.Y.,1897 : Notes on a collection of butterflies from the North Chin Hills and Upper Chindwin District, Burma.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(4):634-687, 1 pl.

Mabille, P. & Boullet, E.,1917 : Description d'Hesperides nouveaux (Lep. Hesperiinae, sect. B).
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1917(4):97-101.


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.09.04 - 2022.03.31.