Lethe naga naga
Doherty, 1889
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♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
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♂, Luang Prabang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) |
♂, Gia Lai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito) |
ON :
Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(1):123-124, pl.10, fig.4,♀.
TL : Margherita, Assam. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
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Type Materials Information
Holotype ♀, Rh2574, Margherita, Assam. (NHML)
Neallotype ♂ (by Tytler), Rh15665, Manipur, Burma. (NHML)
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Lethe naga naga ; Pinratana,1988 : 12, pl.13, figs.22,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiyaphum)
Lethe naga naga ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 244, pl.94, figs.S23,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khieo)
Lethe naga ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 242, pl.93, figs.N59,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Khieo)
Lethe naga naga ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Lethe naga naga ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 169. (by literature)
[ LAOS ]
Lethe naga naga ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 8, pl.2, figs.9,♂,♂(Un),10,♀,♀(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Lethe naga ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 210, pl.92, figs.♂,♀. (Lak Sao; Xiang Khouang)
Lethe naga ; Uémura,2003 : 5, fig.35,map. (Lak Sao)
Lethe naga ; Uémura,2006 : 4, fig.16,map. (Lak Sao)
Lethe naga ; Uémura,2007 : 2, fig.8,map. (C: near border to Vietnam)
Lethe naga ; Onodera,2009b : 38. (Vientiane: Vang Vieng)
Lethe naga ; Uémura,2011 : 2. (C: near border to Vietnam)
Lethe naga ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 48.
Lethe naga ; Onodera,2022 : 57, pl.167, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Somboun; Bolilhamxai: Lak Sao)
[ VIETNAM ]
Lethe naga ; Funahashi,2003 : 16. (Vin Phu: Tam Dao)
Lethe naga ; Monastyrskii,2005 : 68, pl.18, figs.1a♀,1b♂,1c♂(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Van Ban; Na Hang; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Pu Luong / C: Pu Mat; Xuan Lien; Pu Hoat; Huong Son)
Lethe naga ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 23. (N / C)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 2♂ (photo & photo by A.Giudici).
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Lampang : 3♂ 1♀.
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 2♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Luang Prabang : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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[ VIETNAM ]
Gia Lai : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1200 - 1700m) and is especially found in and around bamboo forests.
Males are territorial on shrubs or trees.
Literature
Doherty, W.,1889 : Notes on Assam Butterflies.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(1):118-134, pl.10.
Lang, S.Y.,2018 : Additional notes on the genus Lethe Hübner,1819 from China - I (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae & Satyrinae)
Atalanta 49(1-4):121-126.
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| ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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| ♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
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