Neptis magadha magadha
C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. |
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♂, Dong Nai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂ (wsf), Lak Sao, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀ (wsf), Da Nang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
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♂ (wsf), Cao Bang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀ (wsf), Cao Bang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Neptis magadha C. Felder & R. Felder,[1867]
OD : Reise öst. Fregatte Novara. Zool. Theil (3):427.
TL : "India septentrionalis". (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.
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Synonyms
Neptis cineracea Grose-Smith, 1886 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)18:151. TL. Toungoo, "Burmah" [Myanmar]. (NHML)
Neptis magadha annamitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):308-309, pl.1, fig.2,♂. TL. "S.-Annam, Xom-Gom bei Nha-Trang" [near Phan Rang, Ninh Thuan, S.Vietnam]. (MNHM)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Neptis magadha magadha ; Godfrey,1927 : 123. (N)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Godfrey,1930 : 279. (W: Klong Klung; Me Wong; Hue Tak Sot)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Eliot,1969 : 94. (W.Siam)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Pinratana,1979 : 50, figs.N84,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chiayaphum; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 51, pl.31, figs.78,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Chiayaphum; Nakhon Ratchasima; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 27, fig.72,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 50. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Pung)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Katsuyama et al.,2006 : 49-50, fig.114,♂. (Nan: Ban Nam Poon)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 392, pl.170, figs.N80a♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 392, pl.170, figs.N80b♂,♂(Un). (Ubon Ratchathani; Mukdahan)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 404, pl.175, figs.N256a♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Nayok)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 404, pl.175, figs.N256b♂,♂(Un). (Ubon Ratchathani; Mukdahan)
Neptis magadha magadha ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun; Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2023.06.13)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 80, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 80, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Kaen E-Keow)
[ LAOS ]
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.59, figs.1,♂,2,♂(Un). (Pakse)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.55, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Thabok; Lak Sao)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Onodera,2022 : 35, pl.111, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok; Khammouan: Nahin)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Neptis magadha ; Onodera,2007 : 28, fig.55,♂. (Siem Reap: Phnum Kuhlen)
Neptis magadha ; Onodera,2009 : 36. (Mondolkiri: Sen Monorom)
Neptis magadha magadha ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117. (Koh Kong; Mondulkiri; Siem Reap)
[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 604. (S.Annam: Nha Trang)
Neptis annamitica ; Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Annam)
Neptis magadha f. annamitica ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 39. (S.Annam: Nhatrang)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (C)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Metaye,1958b : 175. (Dong Nai: Ben Nom)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Eliot,1969 : 94. (S.Annam)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 63, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis magadha ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 22, figs.N-50,♂[♀],♀[♂]. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N / C / S)
Neptis magadha annamitica ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):75-76, pl.48, figs.2a♂,2b♂(Un). (N: Cuc Phuong / C: A Luoi; Yok Don; Chu Yang Sin; Cat Loc / S: Cat Tien)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♂.
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Chiang Mai : 8♂ 4♀ (incl. photo).
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Lampang : 2♂ (photo).
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Phetchabun : 2♂ (incl. photo).
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Nakhon Nayok : 3♂ (photo & Photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 4♂ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).
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Khammouan : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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[ VIETNAM ]
Cao Bang : 1♂ 1♀.
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Da Nang : 1♀.
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Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.
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Dong Nai : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m).
The populations in the Indo-china region are quite variable, and individual and seasonal variation seems to be more pronounced than geographic variation.
The width of white bands of the rainy season form tends to be much narrower in Eastern Laos and Central to Northern Vietnam.
On the other hand, some examples of the dry season form in north Thailand and south-central Vietnam have very wide bands.
However, there are variations within the same locality that make it difficult to separate them clearly.
Therefore, I provisionally treat these as the nominotypical subspecies.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
Literature
Felder, C. & Felder, R.,[1865]-1874 : Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair.
Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abtheilung: Lepidoptera. Wien, Carl Gerold's Sohn.
(1):[4] + 1-136, pls. 1-21 ([12 January 1865]) ; (2):[2] + 137-378, pls. 22-47 ([after October] 1865) ; (3):[2] + 379-536, pls.48-74 ([25 April] 1867) ; (4):[6] + 1-9 [explanation of plates] ([31 December] 1874)
Grose-Smith, H.,1886 : Descriptions of four new Species of Butterflies from Burmah.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)18:149-151.
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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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (Photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.
