Flos adriana

Flos adriana (Nicéville, [1884])


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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.

ON : Nilasera adriana Nicéville, [1884]
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt.2. 52(2/4):79, pl.9, figs.5,♂,5a♀.
TL : Sikkim. (♂)

Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos.

Type Materials Information

Type 1♂ 1♀, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 110, figs.♂,♂(Un) ; 111, figs.♀,♀(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia adriana ; Godfrey,1932b : 328. (Petchaburi: Tung Luang)
Flos adriana ; Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 52-53, pl.6, figs.45,♀,46,♀(Un). (Doi Inthanon)
Flos adriana ; Pinratana,1981 : 105, pl.31, fig.14(Un). (Kanchanaburi)
Flos adriana ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55, fig.30,♂. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Huai Sing; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan; Phu Pung; Ban Ba Hai)
Flos adriana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 652, pl.297, figs.L291,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phu Kha)
Flos adriana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 688, pl.314, figs.L315,♂,♂,♀,♀(Un). (Doi Phu Kha)
Flos adriana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 86, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo; Phu Huay Sing)
Flos adriana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2023.04.11)

[ LAOS ]
Flos adriana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.120, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Xam Neua; Xiang Khouang)
Flos adriana ; Nimura & Wakahara,2005 : 47. (Laksao)
Flos adriana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♀.

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

Chiang Mai : 6♂ 6♀ (incl. photo by T.Laola).

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

Lampang : 3♂ (photo by T.Laola).

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

Notes

The butterfly is not rare in semi-dried montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 700m).
The relationship between this taxon and asoka is still unclear. Evans,1947 mentioned in his note on adoriana: "Same genitalia as asoka of which it may be a dimorph or an ecological sub-species: it is not a seasonal form". Further taxonomic study, including DNA analysis, is needed.

Literature

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


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

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

1999.07.18 - 2023.04.30.