♂, 2000.04.--. Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)
♂, Lao Cai, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Pratapa bhotea Moore, 1884 OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II(1):37. TL : Sikkim, [N.India]. (NZC) Distribution : Nepal, N.India, N.Myanmar, N.Vietnam.

Type 1♀, Sikkim. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 128, figs.♀,♀(Un).

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Maneca bhotea bhotea ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 29, figs.34,♂,34v♂(Un),35,♀,35v♀(Un). (Ha Giang; Lao Cai)

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂ 2♀.
2000.04.--. 1♂, LC (KS) ; 2002.04.--. 2♀, LC (KS)

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New to Vietnam.
Huang (2022:151) treated the taxon androconia as a subspecies of bhotea and included the populations of Vietnam in it. However, intermediate populations are found throughout its distribution range. Huang also mentioned that "It is possible that a subspecific division is not necessary for Pratapa bhotea". Therefore, until the extent of regional and individual variation in this species is known, the population of Vietnam is provisionally included in the nominopypical subspecies. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Moore, F.,1884 : Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II(1):16-52.

Huang, H.,2022 : Taxonomy and morphology of Chinese butterflies 2
Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Iolaini: Genera Tajuria Moore, 1881, Pratapa Moore, 1881, Dacalana Moore, 1884, Maneca de Nicéville,1890, Creon de Nicéville, 1896 and Bullis de Nicéville, 1897 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Atalanta 53(1/2):136-199.

2020.02.29 - 2023.08.31.