Polyura eudamippus giudicii

Polyura eudamippus giudicii Saito & Inayoshi, 2023


♂, 2019.05.08. Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Holotype		♂, 2022.07.08. Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Polyura eudamippus giudicii Saito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93: 34-35, figs.16(HT,♂), 16v(HT,♂Un), 17(PT,♂), 17v(PT,♂Un).
TL : Ron Phibun Dist., Nakhon Si Thammarat, P.Thailand. (RIEB)

Distribution : P.Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat).

	● ssp.nigrobasalis
	● transition zone of jamblichus and nigrobasalis
	● ssp.jamblichus
	● ssp.celetis
	● ssp.giudicii
	● ssp.

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 8.May.2019. Ron Phibun Dist., Nakhon Si Thammarat, P.Thailand. Y.Inayoshi leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: same locality as holotype, 1♂, 8.Jul.2022. A.Giudici leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) ; 1♂, 22.Jul.2022. A.Giudici leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.) (These paratypes will be preserved in NHML and THNHM)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Polyura eudamippus giudicii ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (accessed: 2024.03.03)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 5♂ (Holotype and Paratypes; incl. photo).

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

Notes

The holotype specimen shown above is the first record from Thailand.
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600 - 985m). Males are territorial on canopies at hilltops and rarely fly down. The female is unknown. Further research is needed.

Literature

Saito & Inayoshi,2023 : Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam.
Butterflies 93: 31-50.


♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.	♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2024.02.29 - 2024.03.31.