Caleta decidia decidida

Caleta decidia decidida (Hewitson, 1876)


♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ (dsf), Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

ON : Lycaena decidia Hewitson, 1876
OD : Ill. exot. Butts. 5(99): pl.[46], fig.4.
TL : "Neilgherries" [Nilgiri Hills], India.

Distribution : India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia. Vietnam, Yunnan.

Synonym

Castalius interruptus Nicéville, 1884 : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):74-75, pl.1, fig.12,♀. TL. 'Khurda, Orissa; Bholahât, Malda, Bengal; Sikkim'. (NZC)

Type Materials Information

interruptus ;
Type ♀, Khurda, Orissa. (NZC), ♂, 'Khurda, Orissa Bholaghat, Malda Sikkim' [Bholaghat, Sikkim]. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 98, figs.♀,♀(Un) ; 99. figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Castalius caleta decidia ; Godfrey,1930 : 315. (Chiang Sen)
Caleta decidia ; Pinratana,1981 : 38, 161, pl.6, figs.12,♂,13,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Loei; Tak; Uthai Thani)
Caleta decidia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 257, fig.174,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Naudom)
Caleta decidia ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2002 : 32, 34. (Mukdahan: Ban Na Lak)
Caleta decidia ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 53. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram)
Caleta decidia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 558, pl.253, figs.L69,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Caleta decidia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 574, pl.259, figs.L94,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Caleta decidia ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 168, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Ban Na Lak; Doi Musso)
Caleta decidia decidia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2024.04.06)

[ LAOS ]
Caleta decidia decidia ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 69, col.pl.15,♂ ; pl.99, figs.A11,♂,A12,♂(Un). (Vientiane)
Caleta decidia ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 214, not fig. (list only)
Caleta decidia decidia ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 51.
Caleta decidia decidia ; Onodera,2022 : 73, pl.205, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Muang Kham)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Caleta decidea [sic] ; Onodera,2008 : 58. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Caleta decidia decidia ; Kosterin,2019b : 29. (Mondulkiri)
Caleta decidia decidia ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 120. (Mondulkiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Castalius caleta decidia ; Metaye,1957 : 91. (no loc.)
Caleta decidia decidia ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 34, figs.64,♂,♂(Un). (Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 10♂ 4♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).

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

Kanchanaburi : 3♂ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1100m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1852-1877 : Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies, selected chiefly from the Collections of W.Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson.
5 vols. John Van Voorst, London.

Nicéville, L. de,1884 : On new and little-known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 52(2/4):65-91. pls.1,9,10.


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

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.06.24 - 2024.04.30.