Thamala marciana maia Corbet, 1944

Thamala marciana maia ♂ Up. Thamala marciana maia ♂ Un. Thamala marciana maia ♀ Up. Thamala marciana maia ♀ Un.
♂, 2016.11.27, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. ♀, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

ON : Thamala marciana maia Corbet, 1944
OD : Entomologist 77(3):41.
TL : "Tavoy" [Dawei, Myanmar].
Distribution : Myanmar (Dawei to Myeik), Thailand (Kanchanaburi to Phetchaburi).
● ssp.maia
ssp.
ssp.sarupa
ssp.marciana
Thamala marciana maia map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Thamala marciana maia ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Phetchaburi) (accessed: 2023.07.04)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Kanchanaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (1♂ genitalia dissected).
Thong Pha Phum Dist. 2016.11.27, 1♂, LC. (YI).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Phetchaburi : 1♂ 1♀ (photo by A.Giudici).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 30 - 1000m).
I tentatively treat the populations from Kanchanaburi to Phetchaburi as ssp.maia. However, details of the Phetchaburi population are uncertain as there are no specimens, only photos taken in the wild. Confirmation of the female specimen and further taxonomic studies are needed.


Literature

Seitz, A.,1924-1927 : Family Lycaenidae in Seitz' "Macrolepidoptera of the world" 9:903-1026, pls. (part)
Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart.

Evans, W.H.,1932 : The identification of Indian butterflies. second edition revised.
Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., Madras : 10+454pp, 32 pls, 9f.

Corbet, A.S.,1942 : Miscellaneous notes on the butterflies of the Malay Archipelago.
Entomologist 75:172-174.

Corbet, A.S.,1944 : Some notes on the Butterflies of the Langkawi Islands
Entomologist 77(3):39-42.


Thamala marciana maia ♂ Thamala marciana maia ♀
♂, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) ♀, Phetchaburi, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici)

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