Pratapa icetoides icetoides

Pratapa icetoides icetoides (Elwes, [1893])


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂ (dwf, bred), Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

♂ (dsf), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

ON : Carmena icetoides Elwes, [1893]
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4):636-637, pl.44, fig.3.♂.
TL : Karen Hills, Burma.

Distribution : N.India, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia,
Laos, Vietnam, Hainan.

	● ssp.icetoides
	● ssp.calculis

Synonym

Camena carmentalis Nicéville, [1893] : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):335-336, pl.H, fig.10,♂. TL. Khashi Hills.

Type Materials Information

carmentalis ; Type 1♂, Khasi Hills. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 150, figs.♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Pinratana,1981 : 127. not fig. (Chiang Mai)
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 681, pl.311, figs.L345a,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 722, pl.330, figs.L369a,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 113, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Phu Khiewo)
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2016- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2022.08.23)

[ LAOS ]
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.21, figs.Ly-225,♂,♂(Un). (Phou Bia)

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Pratapa icetoides icetoides ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 66. (by literature)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 12♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).

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

Kanchanaburi : 2♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 1♂.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Vinh Phuc : 1♂.

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

Lam Dong : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 400 - 900m) and is frequently found at hilltops. Males are territorial on trees. In some places, it occurs sympatrically with Pratapa icetas.

Literature

Elwes, H.J.,[1893] : On butterflies collected by Mr. W.Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and Perak, Part.2.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892(4):617-664, pls.43,44.

Nicéville, L.de,[1893] : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan Region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 7(3):322-357, pls.H,I,J.


♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (with Iraota rochana), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2022.08.31.