Nacaduba berenice icena  Fruhstorfer, 1916

Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ Up. Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ Un. Nacaduba berenice icena ♀ Up. Nacaduba berenice icena ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ Up. Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ Un. Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ genitalia Nacaduba berenice icena ♂ genitalia
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Nacaduba berenice icena Fruhstorfer, 1916
OD : Zool. Meded. 2(14):127.
TL : Macromalayana. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore.
● ssp.aphya
ssp.icena
Nacaduba berenice icena map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Pinratana,1981 : 63, pl.10, fig.18,♂(Un). (Trang; Yala; Satun: Ko Tarutao)
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 582, pl.264, figs.L137b♀,♀♂(Un). (Yala; Trang)
'Nacaduba kurava nemana ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.05.12)'
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♂](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.05.12)
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 606, pl.274, figs.L161b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala; Trang)
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 159, figs.♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Than To WF.)
Nacaduba berenice icena ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 164-165, fig.Abb.L-205. (Phang Nga)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Tao) : 1♂ (photo by P.Kosierb).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 19♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 150 - 700m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


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.


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