Cigaritis lohita senama

Cigaritis lohita senama (Fruhstorfer, 1912)


♂, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.		♀, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♀, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

♂, 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.

	● ssp.himalayanus
	● ssp.senama

Synonym

Spindasis lohita milleri Corbet, 1940 : Entomologist. 73:42. TL. 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).

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

Trang : 1♀.

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

Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 5♂ 10♀.

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

Yala : 1♂ 2♀ (photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

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.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand.

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

1999.07.18 - 2024.08.31.