Neptis miah

 

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Neptis miah
Photo taken at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 700m a.s.l.

Although Neptis miah is quite widespread across the region, this species is not particularly common. Both sexes are almost identical in appearance but the female can be slightly lighter in colour. It has a slow leisurely flight, like all the members of this genus. It is multivoltine with several broods per annum. Further study is needed as there is so little information available.

Synonyms and previously used names:   Bimbisara miah


Taxonomy:  Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Limenitidinae - Neptis - miah

Regional subspecies:    Neptis miah batara (S.Thailand, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra-Indonesia), Neptis miah disopa (Kachin-Myanmar, N.Vietnam, S.China), Neptis miah javanica (Java-Indonesia), Neptis miah nolana (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, S.China), Neptis miah thaithummakulorum (Nan-Thailand)

Regional Distribution:  India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Malaysia

Habitat:  Neptis miah is usually found in damp, sunlit glades, in dense broadleaf forest. It has been recorded at elevations up to 1500m a.s.l.

Flight time:  most of the year, depending on location                          Wingspan:  45-60mm

Life History:             egg   3 days            instar 1   2-3 days            instar 2    2-4 days     instar 3    5-8 days        instar 4    5-7 days        instar 5   7 days        pupa   12-15 days     Total egg to adult   36-47 days days.    All times approximate.

Larval Hosts:  not known but possibly Quercus or other trees in the Fagaceae family. Unfortunately the life history study above did not indicate what plant species were used.

Adult Food Sources:  Nectar - not known if it visits flowers.  Other - mud puddling

Neptis miah
Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand

Neptis miah
 Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand

Neptis miah
Lamnamkok N.P., Chiang Rai, Thailand

Butterflies of Thailand and SE Asia  -  BugsAlive Species Information Sheet
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