Flos fulgida singhapura  (Distant, 1885)

Flos fulgida singhapura ♂ Up. Flos fulgida singhapura ♂ Un. Flos fulgida singhapura ♀ Up. Flos fulgida singhapura ♀ Un.
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.
Flos fulgida singhapura ♂ Up. Flos fulgida singhapura ♂ Un. Flos fulgida singhapura ♀ Up. Flos fulgida singhapura ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Panchala singhapura Distant, 1885
OD : Rhop. malayana : 273, fig.84,♀.
TL : Singapore. (♂)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Nias, Borneo,
Java.
● ssp.fulgida
ssp.singhapura
Flos fulgida singhapura map

Synonyms

Arhopala fulgida zohar Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):129. TL. Borneo. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala fulgida tenea Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):129. TL. E.Java. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala fulgida tifata Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):129-130. TL. Sumatra. (♂, NHML)
Arhopala fulgida tifata ♂.forma batis Fruhstorfer, 1914 : Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):132. TL. N.Sumatra. (♂, NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Flos fulgida singhapura ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 650, pl.296, figs.L287b♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia).'
'Flos fulgida singhapura ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 686, pl.313, figs.L310b♂(Malaysia),♂(Un,Malaysia).'
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Khlong Naka) (in part)
Flos fulgida singhapura ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani : 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1100m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.


Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882-1886 : Rhopalocera Malayana : a Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula.
London, Author, Penang, Logan : xvi+482+[4]pp, 46 pls.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1914 : Neue Arhopala Rassen.
Deut. ent. Zeit. [Iris] 28(2):121-137.


Flos fulgida singhapura ♂
♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

2009.08.10 - 2023.04.30.

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