Dacalana sulabha sulabha

Dacalana sulabha sulabha Saito & Inayoshi, 2022


♂, 1999.02.27. Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Holotype (photo by RIEB)		♀, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Paratype (photo by RIEB)

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

♂, Quang Binh, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)

♂ genitalia, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Dacalana sulabha Saito & Inayoshi, 2022
OD : Butterflies 88:52-53, figs.45(HT,♂),(HT,♂Un), 46(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un), 47(PT,♂),(PT,♂Un), 48(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un), 49(PT,♂),(PT,♂Un), 50(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un), 69(♂ genitalia), 72f(♂ Fore-tarsus), 73i(♂ FW-venation), 74f(Map).
TL : Phu Chong Na Yoi, Ubon Ratchathani. (RIEB)

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

	● ssp.sulabha
	● ssp.tonkiniana

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 27.Feb.1999. Phu Chong Na Yoi, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. S.Yamaguchi & T.Aoki leg. (RIEB)
Paratypes ; 1♂, Mukdahan, Thailand ; 1♂ 1♀, Ubon Ratchathani ; 1♀, Paxse, Laos ;
1♂ 2♀, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam ; 3♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam ; 2♂ 1♀, Dong Nai, Vietnam. (RIEB ; in coll. K.Saito)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dacalana burmana ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 39, fig.116,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Gok Tum; Ubon Ratchathani: Phu Chong Na Yoi)
Dacalana penicilligera ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 110, figs.♂(Phu Chong Na Yoi),♂(Un,Phu Chong Na Yoi),♀(Phu Chong Na Yoi),♀(Un,Phu Chong Na Yoi). (Phu Chong Na Yoi) (in part)
Dacalana sulabha sulabha ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022 : 52-53, figs.45(HT,♂),(HT,♂Un),46(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un),74e(Map). (E: Ubon Ratchathani; Mukdahan)

[ LAOS ]
Dacalana burmana ; Masui & Uehara,2015 : 24, figs.5a♂,5b♂(Un),5c♂(genitalia),6a♀,6b♀(Un). (Pakse)
Dacalana sulabha sulabha ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022 : 52-53, fig.74e(Map). (Paxse)

[ VIETNAM ]
Dacalana burmana ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Phong Dien)
Dacalana burmana ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 65. (C: Thua Thien Hue)
Dacalana sulabha sulabha ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022 : 52-53, figs.47(PT,♂),(PT,♂Un),48(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un),49(PT,♂),(PT,♂Un),50(PT,♀),(PT,♀Un),69(♂,genitalia),72f(♂,Fore-tarsus),73i(♂,FW-venation),74f(Map). (Khanh Hoa; Lam Dong; Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mukdahan : 1♂ (Paratype).

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

Ubon Ratchatani : 2♂ 1♀ (Type series).

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

[ LAOS ]
Pakse : 1♀ (Paratype).

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Quang Binh : 1♂.

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

Khanh Hoa : 1♂ 2♀ (Paratypes).

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

Lam Dong : 3♂ (Paratypes).

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

Dong Nai : 2♂ 1♀ (Paratypes).

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.
This taxon is similar in appearance to Dacalana sinhara aoyamai, but the male genitalia is quite different.

Literature

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2022 : A revision of the vidura group of the genus Dacalana Moore, 1884.
Butterflies 88:39-63.

2022.08.31 - 2024.10.31.