Prosotas gracilis ni

Prosotas gracilis ni (de Nicéville,1902)


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

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

ON : Nacaduba ni de Nicéville,1902
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14(2):247-248, pl.FF, fig.8,♂.
TL : N.E.Sumatra. (♂, NZC)

Distribution : Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, W.Malaysia, Sumatra.

Synonym

Nacaduba basiatrata Strand,1910 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:203-204. TL. Sumatra.

Type Material Information

ni ; Type ♂, N.E.Sumatra. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 151, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Pinratana,1981 : 64, pl.10, fig.21,♂(Un). ("Chiang Mai"; Chanthaburi; Kanchanaburi; Nakhon Ratchasima)
"Prosotas gracilis ni ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 584, pl.264, fig.L142,♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia)"
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 608, pl.275, figs.L167,♂,♂(Un). (Trat)
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 164, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Nakohn Nayok / Kao Soi Dao; Khlong Khavia; Kaeng Krachan; Than To WF.)
Prosotas gracilis ni ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Sa Kaeo; Saraburi) (accessed: 2021.06.14)

[ LAOS ]
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 215, pl.111, fig.♂. (Lak Sao)
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.

[ VIETNAM ]
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 57, fig.L-57,♂. (Lam Dong: Madagui)
Prosotas gracilis ni ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 54. (C: Ha Tinh to Lam Dong)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.

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

Surat Thani : 1♂.

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

Yala : 8♂ 2♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt.50m - 1200m).
Pinratana,1981 recorded it in Chiang Mai, however there have been no additional records at all since then. The distribution record in N.Thailand need to be reconfirmed.

Literature

de Nicéville, C.L.A.,1902 : On new and little-known Butterflies, mostly from the Oriental region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 14(2):236-251, pl.FF.

Strand, E.,1910 : Schmetterlinge aus Zentral und West Sumatra, gesammelt von Herrn Dr. Max Moszkowski.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 24:190-208.

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.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.11 - 2021.07.31.