Neptis reducta prasiti Kimura & Saito, 2016

Neptis reducta prasiti ♂ Up. Neptis reducta prasiti ♂ Un.
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

ON : Neptis reducta prasiti Kimura & Saito, 2016
OD : in Kimura et al., The Butterflies of Thailand. Based on Yunosuke KIMURA Collection 3:77, figs.♂(HT),♂(HT,Un), ♂(PT),♂(PT,Un), ♂(PT),♂(PT,Un).
TL : Phu Khieo, Chaiyaphum Prov., East Thailand. (RIEB)
Distribution : CN. Thailand (Chaiyaphum).
Neptis reducta prasiti Map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 9.Feb.1975. Phu Khieo, Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB)
Paratypes 4♂, 8-9.Feb.1975. Phu Khieo, Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis yerburii pandoces ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 48, pl.27, figs.66,♂,♂(Un). ('Chiang Mai' [loc.err.]; Chaiyaphum)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chaiyaphum : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

This is very localized species and is found in montane forests at moderate elevations.
The species is very similar to Neptis soma and Neptis nata. Male has a small triangular grayish black spot between the silvery-white sex brand and the discal band in space 6 on the Upf.
Neptis reducta prasiti


Literature

Kimura, Y., Aoki, T., Yamaguchi, S., Uémura, Y. & Saito, T.,2016 : The Butterflies of Thailand. Based on Yunosuke KIMURA Collection vol.3. Nymphalidae.
Mokuyosha. (264pp)


Neptis reducta prasiti ♂ Neptis reducta prasiti ♂
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2020.07.31 - 2022.06.30.

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