Neptis harita preeyai

Neptis harita preeyai Kimura, 1993


♂ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♀, (dsf) Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂ (wsf), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.		♀ (wsf), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand.

♀ (dsf), Chanthaburi, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Neptis harita preeyai Kimura,1993
OD : Gekkan-Musi 271:12-14, figs.3(HT,♂), 4(HT,♂Un), 5(PT,♀), 6(PT,♀Un).
TL : "Wan Nam Khiewo, Nakhonradjashima" [Wang Nam Khiao, Nakhon Ratchasima], Thailand. (RIEB)

Distribution : SE.Thailand, Cambodia, C. & S.Vietnam. [? S.Laos]

	● ssp.harita
	● ssp.preeyai

Synonym

Neptis harita preeyae Pinratana & Eliot, 1996 : Butterflies in Thailand 3 Nymphalidae (second and revised edition) :49. [unjustified emendation]

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♀, 10.Jun.1978. Wan Nam Khiewo, Nakhonradjashima. (RIEB)
Paratypes :
1♂, 16.Mar.1985. Khao Soi Dao, Chanthaburi. (RIEB) ; 1♀, 20.Sep.1975. Kratchin Waterfall, Chanthaburi. (RIEB)
'1♂, 7.May.1978. Doi Musso, Tak. (RIEB)' [This specimen is considered to be Neptis harita harita]

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis visaki harita ; Godfrey,1916 : 129. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Neptis harita ; Godfrey,1930 : 281. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Neptis harita harita ; Pinratana,1979 : 48, fig.N79,♀. (Chanthaburi) (in part)
Neptis harita preeyae ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 49, pl.29, figs.72b♀,♂(Un). (Nakhon Ratchasima; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi) (in part)
Neptis harita preeyae ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 390, pl.169, figs.N75b♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Chanthaburi)
Neptis harita preeyai ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 402, pl.174, figs.N250b♀,♀(Un). (Chanthaburi)
Neptis harita preeyai ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Nakhon Nayok; Sa Kaeo; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.13)
Neptis harita preeyai ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 78, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Yai; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF.)

[ LAOS ]
Neptis harita (ssp.sakala ?) ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.59, figs.5,♀,6,♀(Un). (in part)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Neptis harita preeyai ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 117, fig.'2F' [2E]. (Koh Kong; Siem Reap)

[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis harita ; Vu,2003 : 57. (Phu Quoc)
Neptis harita preeyai ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006b : 20, fig.N-40,♂. (Lam Dong: Dai Duc Me)
Neptis harita harita ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37. (C / S) (in part)
Neptis harita preeyai ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):62-63, pl.43, figs.2b♂,2c♂(Un),2d♀,2e♀(Un) (shown as ssp.harita). (C: Da Teh; Ba Lam; Cat Loc / S: Nam Cat Tien; Nghia Trung)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ 2♀ (photo by M.Hayashi and S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Chanthaburi : 1♂ 4♀.

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

Trat : 1♂ (photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in lowland montane forests (Alt. 50 - 300m) and is frequently found on forest paths or forest edges.
Kimura (1993) designated a male from Doi Musso, Tak as paratype, however it seems to be ssp.harita. The specimen is illustrated in Kimura et al. (2016), figs.♂,♂(Un) as ssp.harita.
The subspecific name has a nomenclatural problem. The name was dedicated to Mrs. Preeya Intaburan, however Kimura (1993) has used a masculine noun to describe this subspecies. Pinratana & Eliot (1996) changed it as preeyae, but this is an unjustified emendation. In this case, unfortunately, the ICZN does not allow the original name to be changed.

Literature

Kimura, Y.,1993 : Report on Two New Subspecies of Genus Neptis in Thailand. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Gekkan-Mushi 271:12-14, 6 figs.

Pinratana, A. & Eliot, J.N.,1996 : Butterflies in Thailand. Vol.3. Nymphalidae (second and revised edition)
Bosco Offset, Bangkok. 140 pp, 84 col. pl.


♂, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)	♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

♂, Trat, Thailand.	♀, Sa Kaeo, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul)

2006.02.20 - 2024.08.31.