Neptis nata gononata  Butler, 1879

Neptis nata gononata ♂ Up. Neptis nata gononata ♂ Un. Neptis nata gononata ♀ Up. Neptis nata gononata ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Neptis nata gononata ♂ Up. Neptis nata gononata ♂ Un. Neptis nata gononata ♀ Up. Neptis nata gononata ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

ON : Neptis gononata Butler, 1879
OD : Trans. linn. Soc. Lond.,(2)Zool. 1(8):541, pl.69, fig.2.
TL : Malacca. (♂, labelled 'Neptis leuconata', MNHN)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and southward), W.Malaysia.
● ssp.adipala
ssp.gononata
Neptis nata gononata Map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis nata gononata ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 48, pl.28, figs.68b♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala)
Neptis nata gononata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 388, pl.168, figs.N71b♂,♂(Un). ('Tham Than Lod' [loc.err.])
Neptis nata gononata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 400, pl.173, figs.N246b♂,♂(Un). ('Tham Than Lod' [loc.err.])
Neptis nata gononata ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 76, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
Neptis nata gononata ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 53, figs.Abb.N-287-288. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 10♂ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 900m) and is frequently found on forest paths or forest edges.


Literature

Butler, A.G.,[1879] : The Butterflies of Malacca.
Trans. linn. Soc. Lond., (2)Zool. 1(8):533-568, pl.68,69.


Neptis nata gononata ♂ Neptis nata gononata ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.
Neptis nata gononata ♂ Neptis nata gononata ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
Neptis nata gononata ♂ Neptis nata gononata ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2006.02.20 - 2023.09.30.

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