Athyma selenophora aoyamai Saito & Inayoshi, 2023

Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♂ Up. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♂ Un. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♀ Up. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♀ Un.
♂, 1989.04.29. Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. Paratype ♀, 1992.02.08. Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. Paratype

ON : Athyma selenophora aoyamai Saaito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93:35, figs.22(HT,♂), 22v(HT,♂Un),
23(PT,♀), 23v(PT,♀Un).
TL : Bkt. Panchor, Kg.Keda, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. (RIEB)
Distribution : P. Thailand (Koh Tarutao), W. Malaysia (Langkawi).
● ssp.bahula
transition zone of bahula and amharina
ssp.amharina
ssp.aoyamai
Athyma selenophora aoyamai Map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 19.Jul.2008. Bkt, Panchor, Kg.Keda, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, Y.Aoyama leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: 3♂ 2♀, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. (in coll. K.Saito, examined.) ; 1♂ 1♀, Koh Tarutao, Satun, P.Thailand, P.Sukkit leg. (in coll. Y.Inayoshi, examined.)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Athyma selenophora aoyamai ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Satun) (accessed: 2024.03.03)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂ 1♀ (Paratypes).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 30 - 50m).


Literature

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


2024.02.29 - 2024.03.31.

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