Neptis pseudovikasi

Neptis pseudovikasi (Moore, 1899)


♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Hagiang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 1993.02.18. Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

♂, 2012.03.22. Bolikhamxai, Laos.		♂ genitalia, Nan, Thailand.

ON : Bimbisara pseudovikasi Moore, 1899
OD : Lep. Ind. 4:7-8, pl.291, figs.1,1a-c.(♂♀)
TL : 'Sikkim; Khasia and Garro Hills, [Meghalaya, India]; Bhotan [Bhutan]'. (NHML)

Distribution : Sikkim, Assam to Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos, N.Vietnam.

Synonym

Neptis vikasi suavior Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):351. TL. Assam. (MNHN)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Saito et al.,2011 : 50, figs.8A♂,8B♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Ban Mai Klai)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 402, pl.174, figs.N252,♂,♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 79. (by literature)

[ LAOS ]
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 31, figs.28,♂,♂(Un). (Lak Sao)

[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Eliot,1969 : 86. (Tonkin)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N: Lao Cai)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):70, pl.45, figs.3a♂,3b♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien ; Ha Giang)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : Mae Hong Son dist., 1993.02.18. 1♂, P.Sukkit (YI).

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

Nan : 3♂ 1♀.

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

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : Lak Sao, 2012.03.22, 1♂, K.Phongpiyamit (YI).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 6♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

This is the first record from Thailand and Laos.
The butterfly is uncommon and localized in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1300m) and is found on forest edges. Males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Moore, F.,1899-1900 : Lepidoptera Indica.
London, Lovell Reeve & Co.
Vol. 4(37/41):1-112, pls.287-324 (1899) : (42/48):113-260, pls.325-378 (1900).

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.


♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.

2007.07.20 - 2024.05.31.