Neptis harita harita
Moore, 1875
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
♀, Satun, Thailand. |
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♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
♀, Trang, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Nan, Thailand. |
♀, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. |
ON :
Neptis harita Moore, 1875
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):571, pl.66, fig.8,♂.
TL : "East Bengal" [E.Bengal, India]. (NHML)
Distribution : NE.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, N. & C.Vietnam, Yunnan, Tibet, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, {Singapore}.
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Synonym
Neptis vikasi sakala Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):351-352. TL. Chiem-Hoa, "Tonkin" [N.Vietnam]. (MNHN)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Godfrey,1930 : 281. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Neptis harita harita ; Eliot,1969 : 85. (Siam)
Neptis harita harita ; Pinratana,1979 : 48, figs.N79,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Yala) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 49, pl.29, figs.72a,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Neptis harita preeyae ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 49. (Phisanulok; Tak) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 70, fig.153,♂. (Umphang)
Neptis harita harita ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 390, pl.169, figs.N75a♂[♀],♂(Un)[♀](Un). (Than To)
Neptis harita harita ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.06.10)
Neptis harita harita ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 402, pl.174, figs.N250a♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Neptis harita harita ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Phetchaburi; Prachuap Khiri Khan) (accessed: 2023.06.13)
Neptis harita harita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thung Saleng Luang; Doi Musso; Muang Shone; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Neptis harita harita ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 52-53, figs.Abb.N-291-296. (Phang Nga)
[ LAOS ]
Neptis vikasi f. sakala ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Vientiane)
Neptis ilira cindia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.59, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Pakse)
Neptis harita harita ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.54, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♀. (Vang Vien; Nam Dhua)
Neptis harita harita ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thabok; Namdhua)
Neptis harita harita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis harita harita ; Onodera,2022 : 35, pl.110, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 612. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Neptis sakala ; Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Tonkin)
Neptis vikasi f. sakala ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Tonkin / Annam: Hue)
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N / C)
Neptis harita harita ; Eliot,1969 : 85. (N)
Neptis harita harita ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.4:12,♂,13,♀, fig.9:24(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis harita ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis harita ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40, figs.61,♂[♀],61v,♂[♀](Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Neptis harita harita ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N / C) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):68-69, pl.45, figs.1a♂,1b♂. (N: Muong Nhe; Van Ban; Na Hang; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Ben En; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Ngoc Linh; Dong Xuan; Hon Ba)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 11♂ 3♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 2♂ 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phrae : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nan : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Uttaradit : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nong Khai : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 1♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Kanchanaburi : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).
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Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.
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Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
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Trang : 1♀.
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Satun : 1♀.
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Yala : 2♀.
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[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 3♂ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).
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[ VIETNAM ]
Khanh Hoa : 1♀.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m) and is frequently found on forest paths or forest edges.
Literature
Moore, F.,1875 : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Versuch einer monographischen Revision der Indo-Australischen Neptiden.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):240-412, 3 pls. (May.1908)
Eliot, J.N.,1969 : An Analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Supple.15. London.
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♂, Phrae, Thailand. |
♂, Nan, Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♂, Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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