Kallima alicia ruangriti Saito & Inayoshi, 2023

Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ Up. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ Un. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♀ Up. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♀ Un.
♂, 1976.03.10. Ranong, Thailand. Holotype ♀, 1986.01.27. Ranong, Thailand. Paratype
Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ Up. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ Un. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♀ Up. Kallima alicia ruangriti ♀ Un.
♂, 1986.03.10. Ranong, Thailand. Paratype ♀, 1995.03.08. Ranong, Thailand. Paratype
Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ genitalia Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ genitalia Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ genitalia Kallima alicia ruangriti ♂ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Kallima alicia ruangriti Saito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93:33-34, figs.9(HT,♂), 9v(HT,♂Un), 10(PT,♂), 10v(PT,♂Un), 11(PT,♀), 11v(PT,♀Un), 12(♂ genitalia), 13(♀ genitalia).
TL : Bang Non, Mueang Ranong, P.Thailand. (RIEB)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong).
● ssp.kishii
ssp.ruangriti
Kallima alicia ruangriti map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 10.Mar.1976, Bang Non, Mueang Ranong Dist., P.Thailand. Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes ; All specimens were obtained in Muang Chone, Ranong. (examined.) (Some of the paratypes will be preserved in NHML and THNHM.)
1♂, 10.Mar.1986, Y.Kimura leg. (RIEB) ; 1♀, 27.Jan.1986, P.Sukkit leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi) ;
2♂, 16–17.Apr.1987, Y.Inayoshi leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi) ; 2♀, 8–9.Mar.1995, S.Ruangrit leg. (RIEB ; in coll. Y.Inayoshi)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Kallima incognita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 64. (Ranong Hot Spring; Muang Shone) (in part)
Kallima alicia ruangriti ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Ranong) (accessed: 2024.03.03)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 4♂ 3♀ (Holotype and Paratypes).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 800m) and is sympatric with Kallima limborgi at lower altitude. Males are territorial on shrubs or trees.


Literature

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2023 : Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam
Butterflies 93:31-50.


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