Semanga superba deliciosa Seitz, 1926

Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Up. Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Un. Semanga superba deliciosa ♀ Up. Semanga superba deliciosa ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Satun, Thailand.
Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Up. Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Un. Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Up. Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Semanga superba deliciosa Seitz, 1926
OD : Grossschmett. Erde 9:983, fig.158b.
TL : Sumarta.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Satun and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Singapore, Sumatra.
● ssp.siamensis
ssp.deliciosa
Semanga superba deliciosa map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Pinratana,1981 : 107. not fig. (Satun)
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 654, pl.299, figs.L298b♂[♀],♂[♀](Un). (Satun)
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 692, pl.316, figs.L322b♀,♀(Un). (Satun)
Semanga superba deliciosa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 87, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Than To)
Semanga superba deliciosa ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Yala) (accessed: 2023.04.19)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 7♂ 1♀ (incl. photo, photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 800m). Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops, and occasionally rest on leaves with their wings spread.


Literature

Seitz, A.,1926 : 8. Familie: Lycaenidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 9
9:977-984. (18.Dec.1926)


Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Semanga superba deliciosa ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂(territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
Semanga superba deliciosa ♂ Semanga superba deliciosa ♂
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♂(territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.
Semanga superba deliciosa ♀ Semanga superba deliciosa ♀
♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀ (laying eggs), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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