Halpe zema zamba  Corbet, 1940

Halpe zema zamba ♂ Up. Halpe zema zamba ♂ Un. Halpe zema zamba ♂ genitalia Halpe zema zamba ♂ genitalia
♂, 1992.03.20. Than To dist., Yala, Thailand. ♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Halpe zema zamba Corbet, 1940
OD : Entomologist 73(2):43.
TL : Selangor, Malay Pen.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia.
● ssp.zema
ssp.zamba
Halpe zema zamba map

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 5.Aug.1936. Selangor. J.N.Eliot.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Halpe zema zamba ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.07.13)
Halpe zema zamba ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 40, figs.131,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 3♂ (incl. photo by A.Giudici) ; Than To dist ; Betong dist.
Than To dist. 1992.03.20. 1♂ Y.Inayoshi (YI)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The above specimen is the first discovery in Thailand.
The butterfly is uncommon in montane forest at low elevations (Alt. 350 - 500m). It resembles allied species, and examination of genitalia is necessary for accurate identification.


Literature

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : Revisional notes on Malayan Rhopalocera.
Entomologist 73:39-43.


Halpe zema zamba ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2017.08.31 - 2023.07.31.

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