Flos anniella artegal  Doherty, 1889

Flos anniella artegal ♂ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♂ Un. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Flos anniella artegal ♂ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♂ Un. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Un.
♂, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Ranong, Thailand.
Flos anniella artegal ♀ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Un. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Up. Flos anniella artegal ♀ Un.
♀, Ranong, Thailand. ♀, Surat Thani, Thailand.

ON : Flos artegal Doherty, 1889
OD : J. asiat. Soc. Bengal. Pt.2, 58(4):423-424, pl.23, fig.5,♂[♀].
TL : Tavoy. (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Myanmar, W. to P.Thailand (excluding Yala),
Langkawi.
● ssp.yunnanensis
ssp.artegal
ssp.anniella
Flos anniella artegal map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia anniella ; Godfrey,1932a : 272. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Amblypodia anniella ; Godfrey,1932b : 328. (Surat Thani: Khao Poata)
Flos anniella artegal ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Siam)
Flos anniella anniella ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.7(Un). (Trang) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.6(Un). ('Tak'; Trang) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Seki,1986 : 18. (Ranong)
Flos anniella artegal ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 650, pl.296, figs.L288a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Flos anniella artegal ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 686, pl.313, figs.L312a♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ranong) (in part)
Flos anniella anniella ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂(Klong Naka),♂(Un, Klong Naka),♀(Muang Shone),♀(Un,Muang Shone). (Muang Shone; Kao Poh Ta; Kam Puan; Khlong Naka) (in part)
Flos anniella anniella ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 187, figs.Abb.L-298-300. (Phang Nga)
Flos anniella artegal ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2024- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2024.06.08)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kamphaeng Phet : 1♀ (photo by R.Charoenpon).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Ranong : 3♂ 5♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani : 1♂ 2♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂ (photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1300m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops.
The photo example from Kamphaeng Phet, W.Thailand is most likely to be ssp.artegal. I tentatively treat it as this taxon, but confirmation by many specimens is needed.


Literature

Doherty, W.,1889 : On certain Lycaenidae from Lower Tenasserim.
J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Part II. 58(4):409-440, 2 pls.


Flos anniella artegal ♂ Flos anniella artegal ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. ♀, Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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