Kallima incognita  Nakamura & Wakahara, 2013

Kallima incognita ♂ Up. Kallima incognita ♂ Un. Kallima incognita ♀ Up. Kallima incognita ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ Up. Kallima incognita ♂ Un. Kallima incognita ♀ Up. Kallima incognita ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ Up. Kallima incognita ♂ Un. Kallima incognita ♀ Up. Kallima incognita ♀ Un.
♂, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. ♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ Up. Kallima incognita ♂ Un. Kallima incognita ♂ Up. Kallima incognita ♂ Un.
♂, Tak, Thailand. ♂ Tak, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ genitalia Kallima incognita ♂ genitalia Kallima incognita ♂ genitalia Kallima incognita ♀ genitalia
♂ genitalia, Tak, Thailand. ♀ genitalia, Tak, Thailand.

ON : Kallima limborgii incognita Nakamura & Wakahara, 2013
OD : Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 63:22, figs.9a(HT,♂),9a1(HT,♂Un),
9b(PT,♂),9d(PT,♀),9d1(PT,♀Un).
TL : Paksong, S.Laos. (♂, RIEB)
Distribution : Nepal, Bhutan, India (Uttar Pradesh, W.Bengal),
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.E.Tibet, Yunnan.
Kallima incognita map

Type Materials Information

Holotype 1♂, 27.Jul.2011. P.Thevada, Paksong, S.Laos. (RIEB)
Paratypes : 12♂ 2♀, Laos (Lak Sao; Pakkading; Phonsavan; Muang Kham; Nong Het; Paksong; Oudomxai; Nahin).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Kallima inachus siamensis ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 37, pl.19, figs.45,♂,♀,♂(Un),♂(Un).
Kallima limborgi ssp. ; Okamoto et al.,2013 : 9, 20, photo.29,♂. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2013 : 24. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura,2014 : 28. (Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep; Omkoi; Phitsanulok: Toong Sleng Luang; Nan: Doi Phu Kha; Kanchanaburi: Ban Lin Thin)
Kallima incognita ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 64, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Doi Pa Chang; Toon Slang Luang; Phu Khiewo; Sarika; Kao Saverb; Kao Soi Dao; Kratching WF; Pliewn WF.) (in part)
Kallima incognita ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum) (accessed: 2023.04.24)

[ LAOS ]
Kallima inachus siamensis ; Osada, Uemura & Uehara,1999 : 206, pl.53, fig.♂. (Luang Phrabang) (in part)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2013 : 24, figs.9a(HT,♂),9a1(HT,♂Un),9b(PT,♀),9d(PT,♀),9d1(PT,♀Un). (Lak Sao; Nam Dhua; Phonsavan; Muang Kham; Nong Het; Paskgon; Oudomxai; Nahin)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura,2014 : 34, figs.12A(HT,♂),12C(PT,♀). (Champasak)
Kallima incognita ; Onodera,2022 : 31, pl.104, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Luang Phabang: Thapeb; Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ VIETNAM ]
Kallima inachus inachus ; Ikeda et al.,2000 : 30, figs.3:9,♂,10,♂(Un),11,♀, fig.9:17(♂,genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Kallima inachus ; Luong et al.,2004 : 6, 61, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2013 : 24, fig.9c♂. (Binh Thuan / Lam Dong)
Kallima limborgii incognita ; Nakamura,2014 : 28, 34, figs.12E♀. (N: Bac Giang; Bac Kan; Vinh Phuc; Ha Giang; Lao Cai; Minh Luong / S: Lam Dong)
Kallima incognita ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 33. (N / C)
Kallima incognita ; Monastyrskii,2019 : 4(1):138-139, pl.31, figs.1a♀,1b♂. (N: Ba Be; Na Hang; Huu Lien; Hoang Lien; Cuc Phuong; Tam Dao; Ba Vi / C: Kon Ka Kinh; Hon Ba; Chu Yang Sin; Bu Gia Map; Cat Loc)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 4♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 11♂ 3♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 4♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Uttaradit : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 2♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchabun : 2♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 2♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chanthaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Luang Pabang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Vientiane : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 300 - 1600m) and it has been observed frequently they prefer to rest on dead leaves on trees. Males are territorial on shrubs or trees and occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
The distribution is similar to that of inachus and both species are sympatric in many localities and this species is commoner than inachus.
In Western and South Eastern Thailand, three species of Kallima are sympatric. inachus, incognita and limborgii in W.Thailand and inachus, incognita and alicia in S.E.Thailand.
The previous records seem to be a mixture of many species. Therefore, only records confirmed by a specimen photo have been selected.


Literature

Nakamura, N. & Wakahara, H.,2013 : Notes on the butterflies of Laos (VIII): review of the genus Kallima Doubleday,[1849] (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) with descriptions of two new subspecies
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 63:14-28.

Nakamura, N.,2014 : Distribution of Kallima inachus (Doyere,[1840]) and related species (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) in Indochina and adjacent regions with status alteration of Kallima inachus alicia Joicey & Talbot,1921
Butterflies (Teinopalpus) 66:22-39.

Kimura, Y., Aoki, T., Yamaguchi, S., Uémura, Y. & Saito, T.,2016 : The Butterflies of Thailand. Based on Yunosuke KIMURA Collection vol.3. Nymphalidae.
Mokuyosha. (264pp)


Kallima incognita ♂ Kallima incognita ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ Kallima incognita ♂
♂, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♂ Kallima incognita ♂
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Kallima incognita ♀and ♂ Kallima incognita ♀and ♂
♀ and ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2020.05.31 - 2024.02.29.

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