Neptis zaida prasobchoki Saito & Inayoshi, 2014

Neptis zaida prasobchoki ♂ Up. Neptis zaida prasobchoki ♂ Un.
♂, 1993.03.22, Phetchaburi, Thailand. Holotype

ON : Neptis zaida prasobchoki Saito & Inayoshi,2014
OD : Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 65: 10, figs.55(HT,♂),(HT,♂Un).
TL : Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Phetchaburi).
● ssp.inayoshii
● ssp.thawgawa
● ssp.hasegawai
● ssp.putoia
● ssp.prasobchoki
Neptis zaida prasobchoki Map

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 22.Mar.1993, Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand. P.Sukkit leg. (NHML, examined.)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Neptis zaida prasobchoki: Kimura et al.,2016 : 82. (by literature)
Neptis zaida prasobchoki : Sophonviwatkul et al.,2020– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.06.30)


Specimen Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Phetchaburi : 2♂ (incl. photo by W.Tangtung).
Kaeng Krachan dist., 1993.03.22, 1♂ (Holotype), P.Sukkit (NHML)
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Notes

The butterfly is rare in forests at moderate elevations (900–960 m a.s.l.).
It is very similar to ssp.putoia. However, the color of the white band on the upperside is pure white in this taxon, whereas ssp.putoia is creamy-white.

Neptis zaida
Comparison of 4 subspecies


Literature

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


Neptis zaida prasobchoki ♂ Neptis zaida prasobchoki ♂
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by Wanpen Tangtung)

2014.07.12 - 2024.02.29.

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