Dodona ouida ouida Hewitson, [1866]

Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Un. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Un. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Un. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Un. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Up. Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Dodona ouida Hewitson, [1866]
OD : Ill. exot. Butts 3(57): [104], pl.[52], figs. 4,♂(Un), 5,♂, 6,♀.
TL : "East India (Darjeeling)" [Darjeeling, W.Bengal, India].
Distribution : Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, C.Vietnam.
● ssp.ouida
ssp.palaya
Dodona ouida ouida map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Dodona ouida ouida: Pinratana,1988 : 41, pl.36, figs.3,♂,♀,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Surat Thani)
Dodona ouida ouida: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 504, pl.226, figs.R3,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doi Inthanon; Doi Phu Kha)
Dodona ouida ouida: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 518, pl.231, figs.L3,♂,♂(Un),♀. (Doi Inthanon; Doi Phu Kha)
Dodona ouida ouida: Kimura et al.,2014 : 17, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Inthanon)
Dodona ouida ouida: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2024.05.10)

[ LAOS ]
Dodona ouida ouida: Masui & Uehara,1995 ; 5, pl.2, figs.7,♂,♂(Un). (Phong Sali)
Dodona ouida ouida: Osada et al.,1999 : 213, pl.103, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Phong Saly; Xam Neua)
Dodona ouida ouida: Onodera,2009b : 36. (Xieng Kouang: Muang Kham)
Dodona ouida ouida: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 50.
Dodona ouida ouida: Onodera,2022 : 68, pl.199, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Phou Samsoum; Houaphan: Xam Neua)

[ VIETNAM ]
Dodona ouida ouida: Miyazaki et al.,2007c : 39–40, figs.R-12,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Gung Re)
Dodona ouida ouida: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 45. (C: Dak Lak; Lam Dong)
Dodona ouida: Yokochi et al.,2015 : 41. (Khanh Hoa: Hon Ba)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Rai : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 12♂ 7♀ (incl. photo & photo by M.Hayashi & T.Aoyama).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 10♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Xiang Khouang : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by H.Onodeara).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Houaphan : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodeara).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not uncommon in forests at moderate to high elevations (1,400–2,600 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.
The subspecies classification of the Indochinese area is doubtful. Further taxonomic study is needed.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C, [1866]. Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies, selected chiefly from the Collections of W.Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. John Van Voorst, London, 3(57): [49–50], [91–92], [103–104], [119–120], pls. [25], [46], [52], [60]. ([6.Feb.1866])

Moore, F, 1866. On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal.
Proceedings of the zoological Society of London, 1865(3): 755–822, pls. 41–43. (Apr.1866)


Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Dodona ouida ouida ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Dodona ouida ouida ♀
♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dodona ouida ouida ♂ Dodona ouida ouida ♂
♂ (territorial behaviour), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.

Y.Inayoshi & K.Saito, 2009.07.31 - 2024.08.31.

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