Neptis nashona ssp.  


ON : Neptis nashona ssp.
OD :
TL :
Distribution : Laos (Bolikhamxai), C.N.Vietnam (Ha Tinh).
ssp.nashona
● ssp.aagaardi
ssp.chapa [? loc.err.]
ssp.kishii
ssp.???
ssp.tamamitsui
Neptis nashona kishii Map


Records taken from Literature

[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis nashona chapa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (C: to Ha Tinh) (in part)
Neptis nashona aagaardi ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):76-77, pl.49, fig.2c♂. (C: Vu Quang) (in part)


Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♀.
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Notes

The specimens from Ha Tinh, C. Vietnam, shown as Neptis nashona aagaardi in Monastyrskii (2019), and a specimen from Bolikhamxai, E.Laos, are slightly different from ssp.nashona, ssp.tamamitsui and ssp.kishii. It is more similar to ssp.aagaardi from Thailand, but considering the distribution pattern, it could be a transitional population from ssp.tamamitsui to the nominotypical subspecies. I will hold off on treating this population until more specimens are available for comparison. Further taxonomic study is needed.


2024.04.30.

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