Stibochiona nicea subucula  Fruhstorfer, [1898]

Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♂, Ranong, Thailand.

Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂ (wsf), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (wsf), Nan, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Un. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Up. Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀ Un.
♂ (dsf), Nan, Thailand. ♀ (dsf), Nan, Thailand.

ON : Stibochiona nicea subucula Fruhstorfer, [1898]
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 42:329-330.
TL : Malay Pen.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand, W.Malaysia.
● ssp.nicea
transition zone of ssp.nicea and subucula
ssp.subucula
Stibochiona nicea subucula map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Davidson & Macbeth,1938 : 76. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Pinratana,1979 : 87, figs.N151,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 93, pl.69, fig.178,♂. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Ranong; Surat Thani)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 474, pl.211, figs.N191,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Wiang Pa Pao)
Stibochiona nicea nicea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N349a♂,♂(Un). (Nan)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 480, pl.213, figs.N349b,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Ranong)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Stibochiona nicea subucula ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 121, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon; Maethro; Doi Montha; Muang Shone; Key Rap Nan)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 13♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 10♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ (photo by M.Hayashi).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 900 - 1800m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees and often settle on trunks of trees. Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water and they often rest on the underside of leaves with their wings spread.
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

Fruhstorfer, H.,[1898] : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem Indo-malayischen Archipel.
Berl. ent. Z. 42:311-344.


Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Phetchabun, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂ Stibochiona nicea subucula ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Lampang, Thailand.
Stibochiona nicea subucula ♀
♀, Nan, Thailand.

2007.10.10 - 2021.08.31.

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