Nacaduba sanaya naevia

Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929


♂, Dong Nai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♀, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929
OD : Tijdschr. Ent. 72(3/4):232-233.
TL : W.Java.

Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Nicobars, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java.

Synonyms

Nacaduba sanaya elioti Corbet, 1938 : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):133-134, pl.1, figs.25,♀,32,♂. TL. Singapore. (♂, NHML)
Nacaduba sanaya thalia Corbet, 1938 : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):134. TL. Sawarak, Borneo. (♂, NHML)

Type Materials Information

elioti ; Holotype ♂, 11.Jun.1936. Singapore, Malay Peninsula. J.N.Eliot ; Allotype ♀, 26.Feb.1936. Singapore, Malay Leninsula. J.N.Eliot
thalia ; Holotype ♂, 10.Oct.1932. Mt.Dulit, Sarawak, Borneo. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Pinratana,1981 : 61, pl.10, fig.13,♂(Un) ; pl.30, fig.4,♀. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Phuket; Ranong; Sakon Nakhon; Trang)
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 35, fig.102,♀. (Ubon Ratchathani: Ban Na Pho Krang; Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Hin Dang)
Nacaduba pactolus continentalis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.262, figs.L129,♀,♀(Un). (in part)
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 580, pl.263, figs.L133,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 604, pl.273, figs.L157,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kaeng Krachan; Ranong; Narathiwat)
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khlong Tariew; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Kao Luang; Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.04.22)
'Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 163, fig.Abb.L-202. (Phang Nga)'

[ LAOS ]
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.111, fig.♂(Un). (Nam Dhua)
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 46. (Thabok; Namdhua)
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Onodera,2022 : 81, pl.212, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Savannakhet; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Nacaduba sanaya elioti ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Koh Kong; Pursat; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba sanaya ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Nacaduba sanaya ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Phong Dien)
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 56,57, figs.L-53,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Nacaduba sanaya naevia ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 53. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong / S: Con Son Is; Phu Quoc Is.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♀.

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

Surat Thani : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀.

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

Yala : 3♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♀.

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

Dong Nai : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1300m). Females are not rare, but males are hard to find.

Literature

Toxopeus, L.J.,1929 : Lycaenidae Australasiae VI. De Riodinidae en Lycaenidae van het island Java.
Tijdschr. Ent. 72(3/4):215-244.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : A Revision of the Malayan species of the Nacaduba group of Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 87(5):125-146, pl.1.

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.

♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2023.09.30.