Drupadia ravindra fuscoapicalis

Drupadia ravindra fuscoapicalis Nakamura, 2025


♂, Sekong, Laos.		♀, Sekong, Laos.

ON : Drupadia ravindra fuscoapicalis Nakamura, 2025
OD : Butterflies 96: 32, figs.3A(HT,♂), 3B(PT,♂), 3C(PT,♀).
TL : Attapeu, S.Laos. (in coll. N.Nakamura)

Distribution : E.Thailand, S.Laos, Vietnam.

	● ssp.boisduvalii
	● fuscoapicalis
	● ssp.corbeti
	● ssp.moorei

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 19.Oct.2007, 45km east of Attapeu, alt.220m, Attapeu, S.Laos. (Holotype will be deposited at RIEB)
Paratypes : 14♂ 8♀, Attapeu, S.Laos; 2♂ Champasaki, S.Laos; 1♀, Bao Lam, Lam Dong, C.Vietnam.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39, fig.114,♂. (Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi; Phu Hin Dang) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 105-106, figs.♂(Phu Hin Dang),♂(Un),♀(Phu Chong Na Yoi),♀(Un). (Phu Hin Dang; Phu Chong Na Yoi) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra ssp. ; Inayoshi,2019-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Jul.2022 last updated ; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)

[ LAOS ]
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : pl.124, figs.♂(Un). (Pakxe) (in part)
Drupadia ravindra ssp. ; Inayoshi,2019-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.1♂ 1♀. (Sekong) (31.Jul.2022 last updated ; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Marmessus lisias boisduvali ; Seitz,1924-1927 : 989. (Annam)
Marmessus lisias lisias ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (S)
Marmessus lisias lisias f.hib.alcira ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (no loc.)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Cowan,1974 : 301. (S)
'Drupadia ravindra ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)'
Drupadia ravindra corbeti ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 64, figs.L-116,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Dai Duc Me; Madagui; Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 65. (C / S)
Drupadia ravindra ssp. ; Inayoshi,2019-2022 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (31.Jul.2022 last updated ; 30.Apr.2025 changed.)

Specimens Examined

[ LAOS ]
Sekong : 1♂ 2♀.

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

Notes

The population from Sa Kaeo, S.E. Thailand is usually typical ssp.boisduvalii, but occasionally individuals resembling ssp.fuscoapicalis occur during the rainy season. It may be beginning to approach ssp.fuscoapicalis.

Literature

Nakamura, N.,2025 : Notes on the butterflies of Laos (XIII): descriptions of four new subspecies.
Butterflies 96: 28-37.

2025.04.30.