Jamides caerulea caerulea (H. Druce, 1873)

Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Up. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Un. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♀ Up. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Up. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Un. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♀ Up. Jamides caerulea caerulea ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Cupido caerulea H. Druce, 1873
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):349, pl.32, fig.6,♂.
TL : Borneo.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra.
● ssp.somnuki
ssp.caeruleus
Jamides caerulea caerulea map

Synonym

Lampides bochides Nicéville, 1891 : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):367-368, pl.F, fig.15,♂. TL. S.-E. Borneo. (NZC).


Type Material Information

bochides : Type ♂, 'S.E.Burma' [recte S.E.Borneo] (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 119, figs.♂,♂(Un).


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Jamides caeruleus caeruleus ; Pinratana,1981 : 58, pl.9, figs.8,♂,9,♀,10,♂(Un). (Ranong; Yala) (in part)
Jamides elpis pseudelpis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 576. pl.261, figs.L122,[♂,♂(Un). (Than To)
Jamides caeruleus caeruleus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 598, pl.271, figs.L146,♂(left),♂(left,Un). (in part)
Jamides caeruleus caeruleus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 174, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Than To WF.)
Jamides caeruleus caeruleus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Yala) (accessed: 2021.04.21)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trang : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 11♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m).


Literature

Druce, H.,1873 : A List of the Collections of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr.Lowe in Borneo, with Descriptions of new Species.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873(2):337-361, 2 pls.

Nicéville, L. de,1891 : On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indo-Malayan region.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 6(3):341-398.


Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)
Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂ Jamides caerulea caerulea ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.07.11 - 2024.10.31.

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