Neptis zaida putoia

Neptis zaida putoia Evans, 1932


♂, Tak, Thailand.		♂, Tak, Thailand.

♂, Tak, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Neptis zaida putoia Evans, 1932
OD : Ident. Indian Butts. (2nd ed.): 170.
TL : "Dawnas" [Thaton, Mon State, Myanmar]. (NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar, W.Thailand.

	● ssp.inayoshii
	● ssp.thawgawa
	● ssp.hasegawai
	● ssp.putoia
	● ssp.prasobchoki

Type Material Information

♂, Type (red), 9-3-26, Tha Ton, W.Dawnas, 3000ft. (W.H. Evans, 1932-274) (NHML, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis zaida putoia: Eliot,1969 : 102. (Siam)
Neptis zaida: Godfrey,1930 : 280. (by literature Moore, Lep.Ind.4:20; Siam from Grosse-Smith collection.)
Neptis sankara guiltoides: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.170, figs.78a♂,♂(Un). (partim)
Neptis zaida putoia: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 394, pl.171, figs.N85a♂,♂(Un). (Umphang)
Neptis zaida putoia: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 407–408, pl.176, figs.N261a♂,♂(Un). (Umphang)
Neptis zaida putoia: Kimura et al.,2016 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Umphang)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Tak : 14♂ (incl. photo).

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Notes

This is localized species but not uncommon in their habitats. Female is still unknown. The butterfly is found in forests at moderate elevations (900–1,200 m a.s.l.).

Neptis zaida
Comparison of 4 subspecies

Literature

Evans, W.H, 1932. The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay Natural History Society, Madras, 10 + 454 pp., 32 pls.

Eliot, J.N, 1969. An Analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Supplement 15: 1–155, pls. 1–3.


♂, Tak, Thailand.	♂, Tak, Thailand.

♂, Tak, Thailand.	♂, Tak, Thailand.

2006.02.20 - 2022.07.31.