Cigaritis lohita senama
(Fruhstorfer, 1912)
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♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. |
♀, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. |
ON :
Aphnaeus lohita senama Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):219.
TL : Nordost-Sumatra.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Belitung.
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● ssp.himalayanus |
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● ssp.senama |
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Synonym
Spindasis lohita milleri Corbet, 1940 : Entomologist. 73:42. TL. "Langkawi Islands" [Langkawi Islands, W.Malaysia].
Type Materials Information
milleri ;
Holotype ♂, Langkawi Islands. J.V.Miller ; Allotype ♀, 17.Apr.1928. Langkawi Islands. H.M.Pendlebury.
Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Spindasis lohita senama ; Pinratana,1981 : 112, pl.20, fig.9,♂(Un). (Krabi; "Nakhon Ratchasima"; Trang)
Spindasis seliga seliga ; RDPB & DNP,2006-2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.05 ; accessed: 2024.06.03)
Spindasis lohita senama ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 596, pl.270, figs.L176b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Cigaritis lohita senama ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,['♀'](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.10.04)
Cigaritis seliga seliga ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, fig.['♀'](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.10.04)
Cigaritis lohita senama ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 624, pl.283, figs.L201b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Krabi)
Spindasis lohita senama ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 147, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong; Tarutao Is; Hadjaai)
Cigaritis syama terana ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : fig.Abb.L-335. (Phang Nga) (in part)
Cigaritis lohita senama ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 191-192, figs.Abb.L-337-340. (Phang Nga)
Spindasis lohita senama ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.31)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 1♂.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ 2♀.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Trang : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 5♂ 10♀.
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Yala : 1♂ 2♀ (photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane and secondary forests at low elevations (Alt. 10 - 400m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on undergrowth at forest edeges.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)
Corbet, A.S.,1940 : Revisional notes on Malayan Rhopalocera.
Entomologist 73:39-43.
Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song. L. & Grishin, N.V.,2023 : Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics
The taxonomic report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 11(3):1-93.
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♂, Yala, Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
♀, Yala, Thailand. |
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