Neptis zaida inayoshii

Neptis zaida inayoshii Saito, 2014


♂, 1991.03.11. Doi Phu Kha, Nan, Thailand. Holotype		♂, 1991.05.--. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype

♂, 1985.03.24. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype		♂, 1988.03.12. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype

♂, 2004.04.--. Xam Neua, Houaphan, Laos. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)		♂, 2004.04.--. Xam Neua, Houaphan, Laos. Paratype (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Neptis zaida inayoshii Saito, 2014
OD : In Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 65:9-10, figs.53(HT,♂),(HT,♂Un),54(PT,♂),(PT,♂Un).
TL : Doi Phu Kha, Nan, Thailand. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, C.Vietnam.

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

Synonym

Neptis zaida inayoshii Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : Butterflies of Thailand 1:394, pl.171, figs.85b,♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). [Unavailable name]

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 11.Mar.1991. Doi Phu Kha, Nan, N.Thailand. Y.Inayoshi leg. (NHML, examined.)
Paratypes : 3♂, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand (THNHM ; in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined) ; 2♂, Xam Neua, N.Laos. (in coll. K.Saito, examined)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis zaida putoia ; Pinratana,1979 : 51, fig.N88,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Neptis zaida putoia ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 50. pl.32, fig.75,♂. (Chaiyaphum)
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 394, pl.171, figs.N85b♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Doi Pomeun; Doi Phu Kha; Phu Khieu)
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 406,408, pl.177, figs.N261b♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Inthanon; Doi Pomeun; Doi Phu Kha; Phu Khieu)
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.06.30)
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 82, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon; Doi Phu Kha)

[ LAOS ]
Neptis zaida putoia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 58, pl.58, figs.7,♂,8,♂(Un). (Phatong)
Neptis zaida putoia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.56, fig.♂. (Phatong)
Neptis zaida ssp. ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 45.
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Onodera,2022 : 34, pl.109, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 37, pl.9, figs.30a♂,30b♂(Un). (C: Ha Tinh)
Neptis zaida inayoshii ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(2):78-79, pl.51, figs.1a♂,1b♂(Un). (C: Vu Quang; Kon Ka Kinh; Ngoc Linh)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 15♂ 1♀ (incl.type series and photo).

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

Nan : 9♂ (incl.type series).

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

[ LAOS ]
Oudomxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).

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

Houaphan : 2♂ (type series).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (1000 - 1700m).
Some specimens from Chiang Mai, N.Thailand have slightly yellowish orange bands.

Neptis zaida
Comparison of 4 subspecies

Literature

Ek-Amnuay, P.,[2007] : Butterflies of Thailand. Fascinating insects Vol.1. (1 edition)
Amarin Printing and Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 849 pp. : ill.(Col.). Bangkok.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2014 : Some notes of Limenitidinae from Indochina.
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 65:4-19.


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2014.07.12 - 2024.02.29.