Nacaduba subperusia lysa

Nacaduba subperusia lysa Fruhstorfer,1916


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Phrae, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba pavana lysa Fruhstorfer,1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(14):109, pl.4, fig.1.
TL : Sumatra. (NHML)

Distribution : Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, Vietnam, Andamans, W.Malaysia, Tioman,
{Singapore}, Sumatra.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Pinratana,1981 : 61, pl.10, fig.12,♂(Un). (Trang)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 580, pl.262, figs.L132,♂,♂(Un). (Trang)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 602, pl.273, figs.L156,♂,♂(Un). (Trat)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 158, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phu Kradung; Kratchin WF; Kao Chamao; Wang Kaeo; Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka; Ka Chong; Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Nacaduba berenice aphya ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 159, figs.♀(Doi Suthep),♀(Un,Doi Suthep). (Doi Suthep) (in part)

[ LAOS ]
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Onodera,2015 : 41, figs.8,♂.8v♂(Un). (Nahin)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Nacaduba subperusia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Nacaduba subperusia ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 56, figs.L-52,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Nacaduba subperusia lysa ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 53. (C: Lam Dong / S: Dong Nai)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂.

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

Phrae : 1♂.

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

Ranong : 2♂ 2♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂.

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

Yala : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 200m - 1100m).
It is indistinguishable from allied species by underside markings. The color on the upperside or the male genitalia need to be examined.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1916 : Revision der Gattung Nacaduba auf Grund der Morphologie der Generationsorgane
Zool. Meded. 2(14):103-140, pl.4-5.

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.


♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.11 - 2021.06.30.