Hypolycaena othona semanga (Corbet, 1940)

Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂ Up. Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂ Un. Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂ Up. Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

ON : Chliaria tora semanga Corbet, 1940
OD : Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)9(5):91.
TL : Perak, Selangor, "Malay Peninsula" [W.Malaysia]. (NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala ; Satun), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman.
● ssp.othona
transition zone of othona and semanga
ssp.semanga
Hypolycaena othona semanga map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, Jan.-Feb.1890. Perak, Malay Peninsula. W.Doherty (NHML)
Allotype ♀, 28.May.1837. 'The Gap', Selangor, Malay Peninsula. C.F.Cowan (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Suasa lisides suessa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 696, pl.318, figs.L378b♀,♀(Un). ('Than To')
Hypolycaena othona semanga ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 130, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Nam Tok Bolipat)
Hypolycaena othona semanga ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2020- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.10.06)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 6♂ (incl. photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane primary forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 600m). Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Corbet, 1940 : A revision of the Malayan species of Chliaria. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B)9(5):90-92.

Seki, Y., Takanami, Y. & Otsuka, K.,1991 : Butterflies of Borneo. Vol.2, No.1. Lycaenidae.
Tobishima Corporation.


Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂ Hypolycaena othona semanga ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♂, Yala, Thailand.

2020.06.30 - 2023.11.30.

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