Losaria neptunus manasukkiti

Losaria neptunus manasukkiti Cotton, Racheli & Sukhumalind, 2005


♂, 1988.03.28. Kampuan, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype		♀, 1992.04.14. Muang Chone, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype

♂, 1994.03.18. Muang Chone, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype	♂, 1984.03.26. Muang Chone, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype	♀, 1991.03.20. Kampuan, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype	♀, 1991.03.23. Kampuan, Ranong, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Losaria neptunus manasukkiti Cotton, Racheli & Sukhumalind, 2005
OD : Fragmenta entomologica, Roma. 37(1):129-136. figs.1(HT,♀),2(PT,♂).
TL : Kam Phuan, Ranong, Thailand. (♂, NHML)

Distribution : S.Myanmar (Tavoy ; Mergui), P.Thailand (Chumphon to Ranong).

	● ssp.manasukkiti
	● ssp.neptunus

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 02.Jan.2005. Kam Phuan, Ranong, Thailand. K.Ruengrith leg. (NHML)
Paratypes ; 44♂ 26♀, Ranong, Thailand. (THNHM ; in coll. A.M.Cotton ; Y.Inayoshi ; K.Sukhumalind ; A.Pinratana ; P.Ek-Amnuay ; V.Namkang ; T.Racheli)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Atrophaneura neptunus neptunus ; Pinratana,1977 : 17, fig.P12,♀. (P)
Pachliopta neptunus neptunus ; Pinratana & Eliot,1992 : 16,40, pl.17, figs.14,♂,♀. (Ranong)
Atrophaneura neptunus manasukkiti ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 74, pl.8, figs.P19b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong)
Losaria neptunus manasukkitti [sic] ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 117, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kam Puan; Khlong Naka)
Losaria neptunus manasukkiti ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 74, pl.8, figs.P18b♂,♂(Un),♀. (Ranong)
Losaria neptunus manasukkiti ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chumphon; Ranong) (accessed: 2023.05.19)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chumphon : 1♂ (photo by T.Danglaaun).

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

Ranong : 17♂ 7♀ (type series and incl. photo by T.Danglaaun).

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

Notes

This taxon has a very localized distribution and has only been found from Chumphon to Ranong. The butterfly is not rare in montane primary forests at low elevations (Alt. 20 - 150m). It is often seen flying gently in the dark areas inside the forest.
Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) recorded ssp.neptunus from Khao Phanom Bencha, Krabi, however it is considered doubtful. Hitherto no one has seen any specimens from Krabi area. Of course, it might be distributed in this region, but we need to confirm which subspecies it is by reliable specimens, because there is a possibility that it is ssp. manasukkiti. Further distributional research is needed in the future.

Literature

Ollenbach, O.C.,1921 : A list of butterflies collected in the Tavoy District, Burma
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 27(4):883-897.

Ollenbach, O.C.,1921 : A list of butterflies collected in the Tavoy District, Burma
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 28(1):123-139.

Cotton, A.M., Racheli, T. & Sukhumalind, K.,2005 :
A New Subspecies of Losaria neptunus from Ranong Province, Southern Thailand. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
Fragmenta entomologica, Roma. 37(1):129-136, 4 figs.


♂, Chumphon, Thailand. (photo by T.Danglaaun)	♀, Ranong, Thailand. (photo by T.Danglaaun)

2005.12.19 - 2023.05.31.