Nacaduba pavana vajuva

Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916


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

♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.		♀, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba pavana vajuva Fruhstorfer, 1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(14):108-109.
TL : "Siam" [Thailand]. (NHML)

Distribution : India (Sikkim), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Langkawi.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 913. (Siam)
'Nacaduba vajuva ; Godfrey,1930 : 321. (Chiang Rai)'
'Nacaduba pavana ; Godfrey,1930 : 321. (Prae: Me Song forest)'
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Pinratana,1981 : 62, pl.10, fig.14,♂(Un) ; pl.31, figs.18,♀,19,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.263, figs.L131b♂,♂(Un). ('Ranong; Yala')
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 582, pl.263, figs.L131b♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Nacaduba hermus swatipa ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.05.12)
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.05.12)
Nacaduba pavana vajuna ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 604, pl.273, figs.L158,♂,♂(Un). (Trat; Ranong)
Nacaduba pavana vajuna ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 157, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Kao Saverb; Khlong Naka; Tarutao Is.)
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.22)
Nacaduba pavana vajuna ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 163, figs.Abb.L-200-201. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
'Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 72, not fig. (list only)'
'Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, not fig. (list only)'
'Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.'

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba pavana ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Nacaduba pavana ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Huong Thuy)
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2007c : 40, fig.L-154,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, fig.L-144,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Nacaduba pavana vajuva ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 53. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Trat : 1♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : 1♂ 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 elevation (Alt. 50 - 300m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The records from N. Thailand need to be re-examined. Hitherto, no confirmed record from Laos. Further distributional research is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1916 : Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane.
Zool. Meded. 2(14):103-140, pl.4-5. (30.Aug.1916)

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.

Eliot, J.N.,1984 : On some butterflies from Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand
Malayan Nat. J. 38(2):99-111.


♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2024.06.30.