Flos fulgida fulgida  (Hewitson, 1863)

Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Up. Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Un. Flos fulgida fulgida ♀ Up. Flos fulgida fulgida ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Up. Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Un. Flos fulgida fulgida ♀ Up. Flos fulgida fulgida ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Trat, Thailand.

ON : Amblypodia fulgida Hewitson, 1863
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(1):11, pl.5, fig.31,♀(Un).
TL : 'Philippines' [recte Sikkim] (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Assam to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan.
● ssp.fulgida
ssp.singhapura
Flos fulgida fulgida map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia fulgida fulgida ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia fulgida fulgida ; Godfrey,1930 : 338. (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Siam)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.5.♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.146,♂,147,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Sa Duak Bua; Ban Naudom)
Fulos [sic] fulgida ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 650, pl.296, figs.L287a♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 686, pl.313, figs.L311a♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo) (in part)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Ubon Ratchathani; Nakhon Nayok; Chanthaburi; Trat) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, figs.38,♀,39,♀. (Xiang Khouang)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.119, figs.♂,♀(Un),♀. (Xiang Khouang; Boun Neua)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Onodera,2022 : 88, pl.219, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Cambodia)
'Flos fulgida singhapura ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Cambodia)'
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong)

[ VIETNAM ]
Flos fulgida ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Flos fulgida ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,2006d : 61, figs.L-98,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 7♂ 6♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 2♀ (photo & photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Loei : 3♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Tak : 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]


Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Flos fulgida fulgida ♀
♂, Loei, Thailand. ♀, Lampang, Thailand.
Flos fulgida fulgida ♂ Flos fulgida fulgida ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Loei, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Flos fulgida fulgida ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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