Caleta roxus roxana

Caleta roxus roxana (de Nicéville,1897)


♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♀, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Nan, Thailand.		♂, Nan, Thailand.

♂, Tak, Thailand.		♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand.

ON : Castalius roxana de Nicéville,1897
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(4):633.
TL : N. Shan States ; N. Chin Hills, Burma. (NZC)

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi.

Type Material Information

Type ♀[♂], Khang, N.Shan States. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 97, figs.♀[♂],♀[♂](Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Castalius roxus roxana ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 888. (Siam)
Castalius roxus roxana ; Godfrey,1930 : 315-316. (Prae: Me Song forest / Pak Jong)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Pinratana,1981 : 38, 161, pl.6, figs.4,♂,5,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi / Nakhon Ratchasima / Ratchaburi)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.173,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Mu ; Phu Shang)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak / Ubon Ratchathani: Kaeng E-Keow)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 66, fig.69,♂. (Umphang: Tha Sai)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 556, pl.252, figs.L67a,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Wang Chin / Khao Soi Dao)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 572, pl.259, figs.L92a,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Khao Soi Dao / Wang Chin)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Okamoto et.al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 167, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Phang WF / Doi Chang / Wan Ko Sai / Charn Phui / Phu Khiewo / Saraburi / Wan Nam Khiewo / Ban Na Lak / Kao Soi Dao / Sai York Noi / Erawan WF)
Caleta roxus roxana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Ratchaburi / Nakhon Ratchasima) (accessed: 2020.10.05)

[ LAOS ]
Caleta roxus roxana ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, pl.99, figs.A7,♀,A8,♀(Un). (Vientiane / Tha Ngone / Luang Prabang / Phatong)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, pl.108, figs.♂(dsf.,Un),♂(Un). (Lak Sao / Nong Het)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 45. (Namdhua)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Onodera,2009b : 35,43. (Vientiane: Namsong Riverside / Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Caleta roxus ; Onodera,2007 : 24,25,26, fig.78,♂. (Rattanakiri: Ou Chum; Yeak Laom)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Castalius roxus roxana ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 888. (Tonkin)
Castalius roxus angustior ; Godfrey,1919 : 469. (S: Daban)
Caleta roxus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 42. (Thua Thien Hue: Phong Dien)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 52, fig.L-18[16],♂. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me ; Madagui / Bin Thuan: Dong Tien)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 40, fig.L-14,♀. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Caleta roxus roxana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 49. (N / C / S)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 2♀ (incl.photo).

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

Phrae : 1♂.

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

Nan : 10♂ 4♀.

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

Tak : 7♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 10♂ 1♀.

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

Phetchaburi : 10♂ (incl.photo by M.Hayashi).

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

[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♂.

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

Notes

Individuals that occur in the winter season, December to February, tend to have a very broad white markings and reduced black spots of both wings. The species was described by de Nicéville, based on the male specimen of winter season form. The type specimen shown in Sheela et al.,2019 is possibly male, not female.
The butterfly is locally common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (alt.200m - 1200m) and is often found around streams or forest edge.

Literature

de Nicéville, C.L.A.,1897 : Descriptions of two new species of Butterflies from Upper Burma.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(4):633.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

*♂ with D.ethion, Chiang Mai, Thailand.*	♂ (ab.), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)

♀ (laying egg), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.24 - 2020.11.30.