Halpe zema zamba

Halpe zema zamba Corbet, 1940


♂, 1992.03.20. Than To dist., Yala, Thailand.		♂ genitalia, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Halpe zola zamba Corbet, 1940
OD : Entomologist 73(2): 43.
TL : "Selangor" [Selangor, W.Malaysia].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia.

	● ssp.zema
	● ssp.zamba

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. 1992.03.20. 1♂ (genitalia, dissected), Y.Inayoshi (YI)

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

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.

Eliot, J.N.,1978 : In Corbet & Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula, edn. 3.
Malayan Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Eliot, J.N.,1980 : New information on the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Malayan Nat. J. 33(3/4): 137-155, 16 figs.

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2017.08.31 - 2023.07.31.