Thamala marciana marciana

Thamala marciana marciana (Hewitson, [1863])


♂, Yala, Thailand.		♂, Yala, Thailand.

♂, Trang, Thailand.		♂, Trang, Thailand.

ON : Myrina marciana Hewitson, [1863]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:34, 2:pl.12, figs.12,13,♀; pl.16, fig.44,♂.
TL : Sumatra ; Sarawak.

Distribution : P.Thailand (Trang and Southward), W.Malaysia, Tioman,
{Singapore}, Sumatra, Borneo, Karimata.

	● ssp.maia
	● ssp.
	● ssp.sarupa
	● ssp.marciana

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
'Thamala miniata ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)'
'Thamala marciana ; Pendlebury,1923 : 46. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram)'
'Thamala miniata ; Godfrey,1930 : 345. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram; Khao Luang)'
'Thamala marciana ; Godfrey,1930 : 346. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Khao Ram) (in part)'
Thamala miniata ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Thamala marciana ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Pinratana,1981 : 120. (Trang) (in part)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 668. (Trang) (in part)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 670, pl.306, figs.L321d♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Yala)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 706. (Trang) (in part)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 708, pl.323, figs.L345c♂,♂(Un),♀(Malaysia),♀(Malaysia,Un). (Yala)
Thamala marciana sarupa ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 101, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Ka Chong) (in part)
Thamala marciana marciana ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 101. (by literature)
Thamala marciana marciana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2022.07.30)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Trang : 4♂.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Yala : 10♂ 3♀ (incl. photo & photo by S.Atdhabhan).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low elevations (Alt. 100 - 300m). Males are territorial on shrubs.
The markings of the male UpF is highly variable. I provisionally treat the populations from Trang and southwards as the nominotypical subspecies. However, confirmation with female specimens is needed. A dark form that somewhat looks like Thamala moultoni occurs very occasionally in Yala. Further taxonomic study is needed.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.


♂, Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♀, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand.	♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

2009.11.20 - 2022.07.31.