Rapala rosacea Nicéville, 1889

Rapala rosacea ♂ Up. Rapala rosacea ♂ Un. Rapala rosacea ♀ Up. Rapala rosacea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Rapala rosacea ♂ Up. Rapala rosacea ♂ Un. Rapala rosacea ♀ Up. Rapala rosacea ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Rapala rosacea Nicéville, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 57(4):285, pl.14, fig.12,♂.
TL : Sikkim, [N.India].
Distribution : India (Sikkim; Assam), N.Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.
Rapala rosacea map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Rapala rectivitta ; Pinratana,1981 : pl.28, fig.16,♂(Un). (in part)
Rapala rosacea ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 716, pl.327, figs.L423,♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Rapala rosacea ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 764, pl.351, figs.L444,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Rapala rosacea ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 142, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep)

[ LAOS ]
Rapala rosacea ; Miyamoto & Nakamura,2016 : 26-27, figs.20A♂,B♂(Un),C♀,D♀(Un). (Xieng Khouang)
Rapala rosacea ; Onodera,2022 : 97, pl.231, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Tha)

[ VIETNAM ]
Rapala rosacea ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 68, fig.L-145,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Rapala rosacea ; Yokochi et al.,2015 : 42. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)
Rapala rosacea ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 69. (C: Gia Lai)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lao Cai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vinh Phuc : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Dac Nong : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lam Dong : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

This is a rather localized species, but is not rare in its habitats. The butterfly is found in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1300 - 1600m).


Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1889 : On new or little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 57(4):273-293, pls.13,14.


1999.07.21 - 2023.10.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.