Dacalana penicilligera

Dacalana penicilligera (de Nicéville,1890)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Arrhenothrix penicilligera de Nicéville,1890
OD : Butts. India Burmah Ceylon 3:337, pl.28, fig.214,♂.
TL : Khasi Hills.
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

Type Material Information

Type 1♂, Sylhet. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 107, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dacalana vidura ; Godfrey,1916 : 140. (Prae: Me Song forest) (in part)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Godfrey,1930 : 341-342. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Pinratana,1981 : 126, pl.23, fig.4♂(Un) ; pl.32, figs.7♂,8♂(Un). (Chiang Mai / "Nakhon Nayok") (in part)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 111, figs.♂(Doi Suthep),♂(Doi Suthep,Un),♀(Doi Suthep),♀(Doi Suthep,Un). (Doi Suthep) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Dacalana penicilligera penicilligera ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.124, fig.♂. (Lak Sao)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.

[ VIETNAM ]
Dacalana penicilligera ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 65. (C / S: Tay Ninh)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (alt. 900m - 1200m) : 2♂.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chaiyaphum : 2♂.

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

Notes
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forest at moderate elevations and is often rested under the leaves.

Literature

de Nicéville, C.L.A.,1890 : The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon. A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume III (Lycaenidae).
Calcutta Central Press 4 to : xii + 503 pp, frontispiece, pls.25-29.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2020.01.31.