Nacaduba angusta albida Riley & Godfrey, 1925

Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Up. Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Un.
♂, Phrae, Thailand. ♂, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba angusta f. albida Riley & Godfrey, 1925
OD : Entomologist 58: 141, pl.3, fig.2,♂.
TL : 'Phar Mieng, N.Siam' ['Chiang Rai', N.Thailand]. (NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
● ssp.albida
ssp.kerriana
Nacaduba angusta albida map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba angusta kerriana ; Godfrey,1930 : 320-321. (Chonburi: Hup Bon)
Nacaduba angusta f.albida ; Godfrey,1930 : 321. (Chiang Rai: Phar Mieng)
Nacaduba angusta kerriana ; Pinratana,1981 : 60, pl.10, figs.8,♀,9,♂(Un) ; pl.35, figs.13,♂,14,♀,18,♂(Un),19,♀(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Chanthaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima) (partim)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Pinratana,1981 : 60. not fig. (Chiang Mai)
Nacaduba angusta kerriana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 578,580, pl.262, figs.L128a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Lamphun)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 602, pl.272, figs.L153a♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Lamphun)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 156, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thung Saleng Luang; Phu Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Sa Kaeo) (accessed: 2023.04.22)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Nishimura,2026 : 39, figs.75,♂,75v♂(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Na Pu Pon)

[ LAOS ]
Nacaduba angusta ssp. ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 72, pl.102, fig.B6,♀(Un). (Luang Prabang; Phatong; Vientiane)
'Nacaduba angusta albida ; Osada et al.,1999 : 215, not fig. (list only)'
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Miyamoto & Nakamura,2016 : 24, figs.12A♂,B♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai; Champasak)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Onodera,2022 : 81, pl.211, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Khammouan: Nahin)

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba kerriana angusta ; Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Miyazaki et al.,2006d : 56, figs.L-49,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 53. (C / S: Binh Phuoc)
Nacaduba angusta albida ; Saito & Vu,2020a : 178. (Ha Giang: Dong Van)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 11♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phrae : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1300m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops and are frequently observed mud-puddling along stream banks and at puddles.
The white patch on the upperside of the male is very variable. Some specimens lack it.


Literature

Riley, N.D. & Godfrey, E.J.,1925 : New Rhopalocera from Siam and Hainan.
Entomologist 58: 140-143, pl.3.

Tite, G.E.,1963 : A Synonymic List of the Genus Nacaduba and Allied Genera (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 13(4): 69-116, 91 tf, 2 pls. London.


Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Nacaduba angusta albida ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nacaduba angusta albida ♂ Nacaduba angusta albida ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.11 - 2026.05.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.