Stibochiona nicea nicea

Stibochiona nicea nicea (Gray, 1846)


♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.		♀, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.

♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.		♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam.

ON : Adolias nicea Gray, 1846
OD : Lep. Ins. Nepal :13, pl.12, fig.1.
TL : Nepal.

Distribution : Nepal, N.India to Myanmar, SE.Tibet, Laos, Vietnam, China.

	● ssp.nicea
	● transition zone of ssp.nicea and subucula
	● ssp.subucula

Synonyms

Adolias dolope C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859 : Wien. ent. Monats. 3:184-185. TL. "nördliche Indien (Silhet)" [southern Khasia Hills, India ; north of Sylhet, Bangladesh].
Stibochiona nicea nicea f. viridicans Fruhstorfer, 1912 : in Seitz, Grossschmett Erde 9:569. TL. "Kaschmir an bis Tonkin und West-China" (IFS)

Records taken from Literature

[ LAOS ]
Stibochiana [sic] nicea f. nicea ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 38. (Luang-Prabang)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 61, pl.74, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Phatong; Nam Moh; Luang Prabang)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.76, figs.♂,♀. (Phong Saly)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 46.
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Onodera,2022 : 50, pl.147, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Oudomxai: Chunb Chab)

[ VIETNAM ]
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 569. (Tonkin)
Stibochiana [sic] nicea f. nicea ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 38. (Annam: Keng-Trap; Tonkin)
Stibochiona nicea ; Lemée,1950 : 13. (Hagiang)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Metaye,1957 : 95. (N / C)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.7:5,♀,6,♂,7,♂(Un), fig.9:39(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Stibochiona nicea ; Luong et al.,2004 : 7, 69, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Stibochiona nicea ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: Bach Ma)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 32, figs.N-101,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me; Gung Re)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 34. (N / C)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41, figs.78,♂,78v♂(Un),79,♀,79v♀(Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):155-156, pl.34, fig.3a♂,3b♂(Un),3c♀,3d♀(Un). (N: Hoang Lien; Ba Be; Na Hang; Huu Lien; Kim Hy; Cat Ba; Tam Dao; Ba Vi; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Huong Son; Pu Mat; Vu Quang; Phong Nha Ke Bang; Bach Ma; Son Thanh; Ngoc Linh; Kon Cha Rang; Kon Ka Knh; Chu Yang Sin; Hon Ba)

Specimens Examined

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The population in Nan (Pua Dist.), N.Thailand seems to be intermediate between ssp.nicea and ssp.subochra. The dry season individuals are similar to ssp.subucula, but the rainy season individuals are close to ssp.nicea, suggesting a transition zone.

Literature

Gray, G.R.,1846 : Descriptions and figures of some new lepidopterous insects, chiefly from Nepal.
London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman : 15 pp.

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1859 : Lepidopterologische Fragmente.
Wien. ent. Monats. 3:178-186.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : 6. Familie: Nymphalidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
553-592. (15.May.1912)

2007.10.10 - 2024.08.31.