Nacaduba subperusia lysa  Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Up. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Un. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♀ Up. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Up. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Un. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♀ Up. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♀ Un.
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Up. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Un. Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ genitalia Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ genitalia
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba pavana lysa Fruhstorfer, 1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(14):109, pl.4, fig.1.
TL : Sumatra. (NHML)
Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Andamans, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman, {Singapore}, Sumatra.
Nacaduba subperusia lysa map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Pinratana,1981 : 61, pl.10, fig.12,♂(Un). (Trang)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 580, pl.262, figs.L132,♂,♂(Un). (Trang)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 602, pl.273, figs.L156,♂,♂(Un). (Trat)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Kradung; Kratchin WF; Kao Chamao; Wang Kaeo; Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Nacaduba berenice aphya ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 159, figs.♀(Doi Suthep),♀(Un,Doi Suthep). (Doi Suthep) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Onodera,2015 : 41, figs.8,♂.8v♂(Un). (Nahin)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Onodera,2022 : 81, pl.212, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Nacaduba subperusia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba subperusia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 56, figs.L-52,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 53. (C: Lam Dong / S: Dong Nai)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200 - 1100m). Males are territorial on shrubs around hilltops and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
It is indistinguishable from allied species by the underside markings. The color on the upperside or the male genitalia need to be examined.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1916 : Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane
Zool. Meded. 2(14):103-140, pl.4-5.

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4):69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.


Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂ Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ♂
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2024.01.31.

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