Phaedyma columella singa  (Fruhstorfer, 1899)
Phaedyma columella singa ♂ Up. Phaedyma columella singa ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Andrapana columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 44(3/4):286.
TL : Singapore. (♂, MNHM)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), W.Malaysia,
Singapore, Sumatra.
● ssp.martabana
● ssp.columella
● ssp.singa
Phaedyma columella singa Map
Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Phaedyma columella singa ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 84, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 2♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in peninsular Thailand and is found in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 550 - 800m).
The species is highly variable and more subject to seasonal and individual variation than to geographic variation. It is unclear whether this taxon can be clearly separated from ssp.martabana, as Eliot,1969 pointed out. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1899 : Neue Rhopaloceren aus dem malayischen Archipel
Berl. ent. Z. 44(3/4):285-288, pl.2.

Phaedyma columella singa ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
2020.10.31 - 2022.08.31.
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