Miletus biggsii biggsii

Miletus biggsii biggsii (Distant, 1884)


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Trang, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♀, Ranong, Thailand.

ON : Gerydus biggsii Distant, 1884
OD : Rhop. malayana: 206, pl.22, fig.12,♀.
TL : 'Malay Peninsula; Malacca'.

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (south of Ranong), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung, Weh.

Synonyms

Gerydus biggsi [sic] biggsi [sic] forma atomaria Fruhstorfer, 1913; Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(10): 307; Loc: not stated. ["Rhio Archipelago" Riau Archipelago, Indonesia]. (NHML) (IFS)
Gerydus boisduvali hyllus Fruhstorfer, 1915; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 818; TL: 'Sumatra' [N.E.Sumatra]. (NHML)
Gerydus boisduvali xeragis Fruhstorfer, 1915; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 818; TL: Insel Singapore. (NHML)
Gerydus biggsii sebethus Fruhstorfer, 1915; In: Seitz, Gross-Schmetterl. Erde 9: 819; TL: 'Süd-liehen Borneo' [W.Borneo]. (NHML)
Gerydus biggsi [sic] extraneus Toxopeus, 1929; Tijdschr. Ent. 72(3/4): 211–212; TL: "Pulu Weh" [Pulau Weh, Indonesia].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Miletus biggsii: Godfrey,1932a : 271. (P)
Gerydus bigsii [sic]: Pendlebury,1923 : 43. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Luang)
Miletus biggsii: Godfrey,1930 : 312. (Nakon Sri Thammarat)
Miletus biggsii biggsii: Pinratana,1981 : 28, pl.3, fig.8,♂. (Phuket; Trang)
Miletus nymphis porus: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.244, figs.L26a♀,♀(Un) (partim).
Miletus biggsii biggsii: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 540, pl.244, figs.L28,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phuket; Krabi; Trang)
Miletus biggsii biggsii: Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.09.28)
Miletus nymphis fictus: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.249, figs.L50,♀,♀(Un) (partim).
Miletus biggsii biggsii: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 554, pl.250, figs.L52,♂,♂(Un) (partim).
Miletus nymphis fictus: Kimura et al.,2014 : 36, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Than To WF.)
'Miletus biggsii biggsii: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 124–125, figs.Abb.L-040–041. (Phang Nga)'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 2♂ 3♀.

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

Trang : 4♂ 2♀.

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

Yala : 1♂ 6♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in primary forests at low to moderate elevations (30–800 m a.s.l.). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at forest edges.

Literature

Distant, W.L, 1884. Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
Author, care of West, Newman & Co., London, part VII: 193–248.

Fruhstorfer, H, 1913. Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie, 9(10): 307–310. (15.Oct.1913)

Fruhstorfer, H, 1915. 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae. In: Seitz, A. (Ed.), Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde.
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart, 9: 809–823, pls. 141–142. (4.Aug.1915)

Toxopeus, L.J, 1929. Beschreibung einiger Schmetterling (Riodinidae und Lycaenidae) von Pulu Weh bei Sumatra.
Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 72(3/4): 204–214.

Eliot, J.N, 1961. An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, 26: 154–177.

♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2024.08.31.