Isma protoclea bicolor  Evans, 1926

Isma protoclea bicolor ♂ Up. Isma protoclea bicolor ♂ Un. Isma protoclea bicolor ♂ Up. Isma protoclea bicolor ♂ Un.
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

ON : Isma vulso bicolor Evans, 1926
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31:443.
TL : Dawnas. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia.
● ssp.bicolor
ssp.obscura
Isma protoclea bicolor map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Isma protoclea ; Godfrey,1916 : 144. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Isma protoclea ; Godfrey,1930 : 375. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Isma obscura bicolor ; Pinratana,1985 : 75, pl.25, fig.157a♀. (Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi)
Isma protoclea bicolor ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 76, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kao Yai; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF.)
Isma protoclea bicolor ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi)

[ LAOS ]
Isma iapis iapis ; Nakamura et al.,2009 : 25, fig.8,♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Nam Kata; Nahin; Phongxi)
Isma iapis iapis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 59, pl.25, figs.He-145,♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Namkata)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Isma protoclea bicolor ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 125, fig.7M,[♂(Un)]. (Koh Kong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchabun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 800m).
The record from Laos appears to be this taxon rather than Isma iapis. The populations from the continental region of Indochina have been treated as ssp.bicolor. However, they may be separate taxa from a biogeographical point of view. Further taxonomic and distributional studies are needed.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1926 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies (9-11)
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31(1):49-83, pl.30 ; (2):427-446, pl.31 ; (3):615-637, pl.32.


Isma protoclea bicolor ♂
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

1999.09.11 - 2023.08.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.