Taractrocera luzonensis zenia  Evans, 1934


ON : Taractrocera ziclea zenia Evans, 1934
OD : Entomologist 67:149.
TL : Mergui, S.Burma. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : S.Myanmar (Mergui), Thailand,
W.Malaysia (Kedah; Penang).
Taractrocera luzonensis zenia map


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Taractrocera samadha ; Godfrey,1916 : 143-144. (Bangkok)'
'Taractrocera ziclea samadha ; Godfrey,1930 : 381. (Chiang Rai; Bangkok)'
Taractrocera ziclea zenia ; Evans,1949 : 360. (P)
Taractrocera ziclea zenia ; Pinratana,1985 : 97, pl.34, fig.213,♂. (Chiang Mai)
Taractrocera luzonensis zenia ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 93. (by literature)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Notes

The butterfly is uncommon and there are only a few reliable records from Thailand. The previous records are unreliable because of confusion with other species. The records of Taractrocera samadha in Godfrey,1916 and Taractrocera ziclea samadha in Godfrey,1930 are probably Taractrocera archias. Further distributional research is needed.


Literature

Evans, W.H.,1934 : Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: Description of new Genera, Species and Subspecies.
Entomologist 67(2):33-36 (part.1), (3):61-65 (part.2), (7):141-151 (part.3), (8):181-184 (part.4), (9): 206-209 (part.5), (10): 231-234 (part.6).

de Jong, R.,1991 : A note on three species of Taractrocera Butler (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Zool. Med. Leiden 65(19):257-265.


Taractrocera luzonensis zenia ♂
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

2018.04.30 - 2023.10.31.

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