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, [W.Malaysia].

Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), 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. TL. not stated. ["Rhio Archipelago" Riau Archipelago, Indonesia]. (NHML) (IFS)
Gerydus boisduvali hyllus Fruhstorfer, 1915 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:818. TL. 'Sumatra' [NE.Sumatra]. (NHML)
Gerydus boisduvali xeragis Fruhstorfer, 1915 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. Erde 9:818. TL. Insel Singapore. (NHML)
Gerydus biggsii sebethus Fruhstorfer, 1915 : in Seitz, Grossschmett. 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) (in part).
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) (in part).
Miletus biggsii biggsii ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 554, pl.250, figs.L52,♂,♂(Un) (in part).
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 (Alt. 30 - 800m). Males are territorial on shrubs or undergrowth at forest edges.

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1913 : Uebersicht der Gerydinae und Diagnosen neuer oder verkannter Formen (Lep., Lyc).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 9(10):307-310. (15.Oct.1913)

Fruhstorfer, H.,1915 : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae, 2. Subfamilie: Gerydinae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9.
809-823, pls. 141-142.(4.Aug.1915)

Toxopeus, L.J.,1929 : Beschreibung einiger Schmetterling (Riodinidae und Lycaenidae) von Pulu Weh bei Sumatra.
Tijdschr. Ent. 72(3/4):204-214.

Eliot, J.N.,1961 : An analysis of the genus Miletus Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Bull. Raffles Mus. 26:154-177.

♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.07.24 - 2024.08.31.