Cigaritis seliga ssp.
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Tak, Thailand. |
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♂, Champasak, Laos. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, blue-shot in a side light |
♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
ON :
Cigaritis seliga ssp.
OD :
TL :
Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos.
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Spindasis seliga seliga ; Pinratana,1981 : 113, pl.20, figs.10,♂,11,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Chiang Mai; Tak)
Spindasis seliga seliga ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 596, pl.270, figs.L177,♂,♂(Un),♀[♂],♀[♂](Un). (Chiang Mai)
Cigaritis lohita himalayanus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : pl.282, figs.L201a♂(right),♂(Un,right). (in part)
Cigaritis seliga ssp. ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 624, pl.283, figs.L202a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Spindasis seliga seliga ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 148, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Phu Kradung; Phu Khiewo) (in part)
[ LAOS ]
Spindasis seliga ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.122, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀. (Oudomxay; Xiang Khouang)
Spindasis seliga ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 53.
Spindasis seliga ; Onodera,2022 : 91, pl.223, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Houaphan: Phou Pan; Oudomxai)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 2♂.
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Chiang Mai : 13♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Lampang : 4♂ (incl. photo).
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Nan : 3♂.
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Tak : 1♂ 2♀.
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Champasak : 1♂.
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane dry forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 350 - 1300m).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Male specimens from N.Thailand and Laos are larger and the blue marking on the UpF is wider and purplish than the nominotypical subspecies.
Further taxonomic study is needed.
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♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Lampang, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.