Neptis harita harita  Moore, [1875]

Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♀ Up. Neptis harita harita ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♀ Up. Neptis harita harita ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♀ Up. Neptis harita harita ♀ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.
Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♀ Up. Neptis harita harita ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Tak, Thailand.
Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♀ Up. Neptis harita harita ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
Neptis harita harita ♂ Up. Neptis harita harita ♂ Un. Neptis harita harita ♂ genitalia Neptis harita harita ♂ genitalia
♂, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) ♂ genitalia, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Neptis harita Moore, [1875]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):571, pl.66, fig.8,♂.
TL : East Bengal. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : N.E.India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
N. & C.Vietnam, Yunnan, Tibet, Langkawi, W.Malaysia,
Tioman, {Singapore}.
● ssp.harita
ssp.preeyai
Neptis harita harita Map

Synonym

Neptis vikasi sakala Fruhstorfer, 1908 : Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):351-352. TL. Chiem-Hoa, Tonkin. (MNHN)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Godfrey,1930 : 281. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Neptis harita harita ; Eliot,1969 : 85. (Siam)
Neptis harita harita ; Pinratana,1979 : 48, figs.N79,♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat; Yala) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 49, pl.29, figs.72a,♂,♂(Un). (Ranong; Trang; Yala)
Neptis harita preeyae ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 49. (Phisanulok; Tak) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Katsuyama et al.,2005 : 70, fig.153,♂. (Umphang)
Neptis harita harita ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 390, pl.169, figs.N75a♂[♀],♂(Un)[♀](Un). (Than To)
Neptis harita harita ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.06.10)
Neptis harita harita ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 402, pl.174, figs.N250a♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Neptis harita harita ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchabun; Phetchaburi; Prachuap Khiri Khan) (accessed: 2023.06.13)
Neptis harita harita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thung Saleng Luang; Doi Musso; Muang Shone; Ranong Hot Spring; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
Neptis harita harita ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 52-53, figs.Abb.N-291-296. (Phang Nga)

[ LAOS ]
Neptis vikasi f.sakala ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Vientiane)
Neptis ilira cindia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.59, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng; Pakse)
Neptis harita harita ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.54, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♀. (Vang Vien; Nam Dhua)
Neptis harita harita ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 42. (Thabok; Namdhua)
Neptis harita harita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis harita harita ; Onodera,2022 : 35, pl.110, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Vientiane: Vang Vieng; Bolikhamxai: Phon Si)

[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Fruhstorfer,1912 : 612. (Tonkin: Chiem Hoa)
Neptis sakala ; Vitalis,1919 : 229. (Tonkin)
Neptis vikasi f.sakala ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 40. (Tonkin / Annam: Hue)
Neptis vikasi sakala ; Metaye,1957 : 96. (N / C)
Neptis harita harita ; Eliot,1969 : 85. (N)
Neptis harita harita ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.4:12,♂,13,♀, fig.9:24(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis harita ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 63, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Neptis harita ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 41. (Thua Thien Hue: A Luoi; Huong Thuy)
Neptis pseudovikasi ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 40, figs.61,♂[♀],61v,♂[♀](Un). (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Neptis harita harita ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (N / C) (in part)
Neptis harita harita ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):68-69, pl.45, figs.1a♂,1b♂. (N: Muong Nhe; Van Ban; Na Hang; Ba Be; Cuc Phuong; Pu Luong / C: Ben En; Pu Hoat; Pu Mat; Huong Son; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Ngoc Linh; Dong Xuan; Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 11♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai (Omkoi dist.) : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂ 1♀ (incl. photo & photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Uttaradit : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nong Khai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

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

Ranong : 3♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Satun : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 3♂ (incl. photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Khanh Hoa : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 600m) and is frequently found on forest paths or forest edges.


Literature

Moore, F.,[1875] : Descriptions of New Asiatic Lepidoptera.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874(4):565-579, pls.66,67.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1908 : Versuch einer monographischen Revision der Indo-Australischen Neptiden.
Stett. ent. Ztg. 69(2):240-412, 3 pls.


Neptis harita harita ♂ Neptis harita harita ♂
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♂, Nan, Thailand.
Neptis harita harita ♂ Neptis harita harita ♂
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♂, Nan, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2006.02.20 - 2023.09.30.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.