Tajuria cippus cippus

Tajuria cippus cippus (Fabricius,1798)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chanthaburi, Thailand.

♂, Ha Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, Vientiane, Laos. (photo by K.Saito)

♂, Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)		♀, An Giang, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia cippus Fabricius,1798
OD : Ent. syst. Suppl. :429.
TL : India orientali.
Distribution :
India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China.

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria cippus maxentius ; Godfrey,1930 : 342. (E: Muak Lek / Bangkok)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Pinratana,1981 : 129, pl.32, figs.10,♂,11,♀ ; pl.34, fig.17,♂(Un). (Bangkok / Chonburi / Chanthaburi / Phuket / Saraburi / Yala)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 56, fig.33,♂. (Mukdahan: Phu Hin Khan)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 684, pl.312, figs.L352,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin / Kampuan)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Les Day,2011- : Butterflies of Koh Samui, figs. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.03.23)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 724, pl.332, figs.L375,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Wang Chin / Kampuan)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 106, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao / Mouk Leck / Bang Phra / Bangkok / Phuket Hill)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Sa Kaeo / Chachoengsao / Chanthaburi / Surat Thani / Yala) (accessed: 2021.07.20)
Tajuria cippus maxentius ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 37, figs.98,♂,♂(Un). (Yala)

[ LAOS ]
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 76, pl.107, figs.B3,♀,B4,♀(Un). (Vientiane / Luang Prabang)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.125, figs.♂,♀. (Vientiane)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.

[ CAMBODIA ]
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria cippus ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (no loc.)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Hao et al.,2004 : 11, 81, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Tajuria cippus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 65, fig.L-123,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 25, fig.L-123,♂. (Lam Dong: Dambri ; Madagui)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Saito et al.,2017 ; 78-79. (S: Nui Cam / Nui Ket)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 66. (C: Thua Thien Hue ; Lam Dong)
Tajuria cippus malcolmi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 66. (by literature)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 3♂ 1♀.

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

Sa Kaeo : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).

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

Chonburi : 1♂.

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

Chanthaburi : 1♀.

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

Yala : 3♂ 4♀ (incl.photo by E.Ikari & S.Atdhabhan).

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

[ LAOS ]
Vientiane : 1♀.

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

[ VIETNAM ]
Ha Giang : 1♂.

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

Yen Bai : 1♂.

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

Vinh Phuc : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Kon Tum : 2♀.

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

Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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

An Giang : 2♂ 2♀.

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

Notes
The butterfly is not rare in montane forest at low to moderate elevations and is occasionally found at secondary forest or garden trees in a town. Male is frequently found at the hilltops and makes a territory on the tree canopy.
Examples from P.Thailand seem to be a transition between nominotypical subspecies and ssp.maxentius. The post-discal line is more prominent on the underside of the both wings, however the orange markings on the unh is not large as typical maxentius. Saito & Inayoshi,2018 reported it as ssp.maxentius, however, it should be considered ssp.cippus.

Literature

Fabricius, J.C.,1798 : Entomologia systematica emedata et aucta. secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Supplemente : [iv] + 572 pp. Copenhagen. C.G.Proft.


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

1999.07.18 - 2021.07.31.