Dercas verhuelli doubledayi  Moore, [1905]

Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Up. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Un. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♀ Up. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Up. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Un. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Up. Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

ON : Dercas doubledayi Moore, [1905]
OD : Lep. Ind. 7:31-32, pl.562, figs.1,1a-e.
TL : Sikkim; Bhotan; Assam; Burma.
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim to N.Myanmar,
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China.
● ssp.doubledayi
ssp.parva
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi map

Synonyms

Dercas verhuelli menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1910 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:160-161, pl.67d. TL. Sikkim ; Bhutan.
Dercas verhuelli pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1910 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:161, pl.67d. TL. Assam ; Manipur ; Tenasserim.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dercas verhuelli ; Godfrey,1916 : 115. (by literatur Bingham, Fau.Br.Ind.Butts. 2:226.)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Godfrey,1930 : 228. ('Prae: Me Song forest')
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Pinratana,1983 : 24, pl.19, figs.42a♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Loei; Chaiyaphum; Sakon Nakhon)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 164, pl.54, figs.Pi45a♂,♂,♀,♀. (Chiang Mai: Doi Pui; Chaiyaphum: Phu Khieo)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 149, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Thung Saleng Luang; Doi Phui; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 164, pl.54, figs.Pi45a♂(right),♀,♀. (Doi Pui; Phu Khieo) (in part)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Nan; Phetchabun) (accessed: 2022.10.15)

[ LAOS ]
Dercas verhuelli f. doubledayi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 21. (Laos)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 51, pl.21, fig.8,♀[♂]. (Nam Moh)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 202, pl.39, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 43.
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Onodera,2022 : 18, pl.69, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Phou Samsoum; Bolikhamxai: Lak Sao)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Dercas verhuelii ; Onodera,2008 : 57,59, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 114. (Mondulkiri)

[ VIETNAM ]
Dercas skertehlyi ; Vitalis,1919 : 219. (Tonkin)
Dercas rufolineata ; Vitalis,1919 : 219. (Tonkin)
Dercas verhuelli f.♂ verhuelli ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 21. (Tonkin)
Dercas verhuelli f.♀ rufolineata ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 21. (Tonkin)
Dercas verhuelli f. doubledayi ; Dubois & Vitalis,1921 : 21. (Annam)
Dercas verhuelli ; Lemée,1950 : 5. (Hagiang; Backan; Langson)
Dercas verhuelli verhuelli f. verhuelli ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (N)
Dercas verhuelli verhuelli f.♀. rufolineata ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (N)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Metaye,1957 : 86. (C)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Ikeda et al.,1998 : 19, figs.6:1,♂,10:25(♂genitalia). (Cuc Phuong)
Dercas verhuelli ; Luong et al.,2004 : 2, 34, figs.♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Dercas verhuelli ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 39. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; A Luoi; Huong Thuy; Bach Ma)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006 : 14, figs.Pi-25,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri; Gung Re)
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 17. (N / C: to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 22♂ 6♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chaiyaphum : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 900 - 1600m). Both sexes visit flowers and often rest on the underside of leaves. Males form flight paths along streams or forest edges and frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water


Literature

Moore, F.,1905-1907 : Lepidoptera Indica. vol.VII. Rhopalocera, Family Papilionidae, Sub-family Pierinae (continued). 1-182.
L.Reeve & Co., London.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1910 : 2. Familie: Pieridae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
153-168. (2.Apr.1910)


Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂ with Catopsilia pomona, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♀ Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂ Dercas verhuelli doubledayi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1996.10.31 - 2023.04.30.

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