Neptis cartica burmana  Nicéville, 1886

Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Un. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Un. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Un. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.
Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Un. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Up. Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Un.
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. ♂ (wsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Neptis burmana Nicéville, 1886
OD : Butts. India Burmah Ceylon. 2:89, pl.11, fig.9,♂.
TL : Upper Tenasserim. (♂, NZC)
Distribution : S.Myanmar, Thailand (excluding Nan).
● ssp.burmana
ssp.cartica
ssp.???
ssp.teshirogii
Neptis cartica burmana Map

Synonym

Neptis cartica meraca Riley & Godfrey, 1921 : J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):177, pl.5, fig.4,♂. TL. Prae, N.Siam. (♂, NHML)


Type Materials Information

burmana : Type ♂, 16.Feb. Sekkan, Thoungyeen. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 234, figs.♂,♂(Un).
meraca : ♂ Type, Rh.136, Apr.1918. Mae Song forest, Prae, N.Siam. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis cartica meraka ; Godfrey,1930 : 282. (Prae: Me Song forest)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Eliot,1969 : 93. (N.Siam)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Pinratana,1979 : 49, figs.N83,♂,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 51, pl.30, figs.77,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Loei; Chaiyaphum)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 392, pl.170, figs.N79,♂,♂(Un). (no loc.)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 404, pl.175, figs.N255b♂,♂(Un),♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)
Neptis cartica burmana ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 80, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Suthep; Khun Lao villege; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo)
Neptis cartica burmana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2017- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2023.06.13)


Specimens Examined

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

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 5♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 3♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 2♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1300m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1886 : The butterflies of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
A descriptive handbook of all the known species of rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border, with numerous illustrations. Volume II (Nymphalidae, Libytheidae, Nemeobiidae).
Calcutta Central Press : vii + 332 pp, frontispiece, pls.18-24.

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1921 : Some Undescribed Rhopalocera from Siam.
J. nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4(3):167-190, 4 pls.


Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Neptis cartica burmana ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Neptis cartica burmana ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ (wsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Neptis cartica burmana ♂ Neptis cartica burmana ♂
♂ (wsf), Lampang, Thailand. ♂ (wsf), Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2023.06.30.

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