Ragadia critolaus critolaus

Ragadia critolaus critolaus de Nicéville, 1893


♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.		♀, Tak, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.

♂, Tak, Thailand.		♂, Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.), Thailand.

ON : Ragadia critolaus de Nicéville, 1893
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):322-323, pl.H, fig.1.
TL : Daunat Range, Middle Tenasserim, Burma. (♂♀, NZC)
Distribution : Myanmar, W.Thailand. [W.Malaysia]

Type Materials Information

1♂ 1♀ Types, Dawnat Range, Burma. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 244-245, fig.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Ragadia critolaus ; Godfrey,1927 : 122. (Me Wong)
Ragadia crisilda critolaus ; Godfrey,1930 : 253. (Me Wong)
Ragadia crisilda critolaus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 292. (Mae Wong) (in part)
Ragadia crisilda critolaus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 292. (Mae Wong). (in part)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 9♂.

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

Tak : 3♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).

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

Notes

There is a very similar taxon at montane forest in W.Malaysia. It could be a relict species. Further study is needed in future.

Literature

de Nicéville, C.L.A.,1893 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):322-357, pls.H,I,J.

Eliot, J.N.,2006 : Updating The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Malay. Nat. J. 59(1):1-49.

♀, Tak, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1998.12.06 - 2019.08.31.