Neptis sankara guiltoides
Tytler, 1940
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♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Tak, Thailand. |
♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand. |
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♂ (dsf), Phetchabun, Thailand. |
♂ (dsf), Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
ON :
Neptis sankara guiltoides Tytler, 1940
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:117.
TL : North Shan States. (♂♀, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
N. & C.Vietnam, N.W.Yunnan.
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● ssp.guiltoides |
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● ssp.sugimotoi |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Neptis sankara quilta ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Neptis sankara quilta ; Godfrey,1930 : 282. (Chiang Mai)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Eliot,1969 : 91. (N.Siam)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Pinratana,1979 : 49, figs.N82,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 51, pl.30, figs.76,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 392, pl.170, figs.N78,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 404, pl.175, figs.N254,♀,♀(Un). (Umphang)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 80, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Doi Inthanon; Phu Khiewo)
[ LAOS ]
Neptis sankara f.quitta ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Xieng-Khouang; Pang-Bo)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 57, pl.58, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Phatong)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.55, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Lak Sao; Oudomxay)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis sankara ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N / C: Ha Giang, Lao Cai to Gia Lai)
Neptis sankara guiltoides ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):72-73, pl.46, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Van Ban; Na Hang / C: Pu Mat; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 3♂ (incl. photo).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 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 |
Nan : 2♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Tak : 5♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Phetchabun : 2♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chaiyaphum : 3♂.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ LAOS ]
Luang Phabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Xieng Khouang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 2♂ 2♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 500 - 1800m) and is frequently found on the hilltops. Male makes a territory on the trees.
The population in W.Thailand tends to have whiter and larger white markings on the UpF, especially subapical white spots.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Tytler, H.,1940 : Notes on Some New and Interesting Butterflies chiefly from Burma. Part.2.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 42:109-123.
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Rai, Thailand. |
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♂, Tak, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.