Hypolycaena merguia skapane

Hypolycaena merguia skapane H.H. Druce, 1895


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangai dist.), Thailand.

ON : Hypolycaena skapane H.H. Druce,1895
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):604, pl.33. figs.16,♂, 17,♀.
TL : Kina Balu, [Borneo].

Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani and Southward), W.Malaysia, Borneo.

	● ssp.watsonis
	● ssp.merguia
	● ssp.skapane

Synonym

Chliaria merguia sobanas Fruhstorfer,1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):177. TL. Sintang, Westborneo.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; Pinratana,1981 : 140, pl.24, fig.15,♀. (Yala)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Pinratana,1981 : 140, pl.25, fig.7,♂(Un) ; pl.31, fig.7,♂(Un) ; pl.34, fig.14,♂ ; pl.35, fig.9,♂(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.320, figs.L386a♀,♀(Un). (Yala) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 700, pl.320, figs.L386b♂,♂(Un). (Yala) (in part)
Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♀](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.06 ; accessed: 2023.08.22)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, 'fig.[♂](Un)' [This photo is not taken at Koh Phangan]. (Koh Phangan) (accessed: 2022.09.03)
Hypolycaena merguia merguia ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 744, pl.341, figs.L408b♂,♂(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 744, pl.341, figs.L408c♂,♂(Un),♀(right),♀(right,Un). (Yala) (in part)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 111, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Thaleban; Than To WF.)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 203, figs.Abb.L-414,♀,415,♀(Un),416,♀,417,♀(Un). (Phang Nga)
Hypolycaena merguia skapane ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.09.02)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♀.

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).

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

Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan and A.Giudici).

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane primary forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 580m).

Literature

Druce, H.H.,1895 : A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):556-627, pls.31-34.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Lycaeniden.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 27(4):172-178. (31.Jan.1914)

♀, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

1999.07.21 - 2024.06.30.