Tajuria maculata (Hewitson, 1865)

Tajuria maculata ♂ Up. Tajuria maculata ♂ Un. Tajuria maculata ♀ Up. Tajuria maculata ♀ Un.
♂ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria maculata ♂ Up. Tajuria maculata ♂ Un. Tajuria maculata ♀ Up. Tajuria maculata ♀ Un.
♂ (ws), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. ♀ (bred, ws), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria maculata ♂ Up. Tajuria maculata ♂ Un. Tajuria maculata ♀ Up. Tajuria maculata ♀ Un.
♂ (bred, ab.), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀ (bred, ab.), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

ON : Iolaus maculata Hewitson, 1865
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(2): 47, pl.21, figs.29, 30.
TL : "Silhet" [southern Khasia Hills, India ; north of Sylhet, Bangladesh].
Distribution : Nepal, N.India, Assam, Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, W.Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.
Tajuria maculata map

Synonyms

Tajulia maculata maculata forma nova albipicta Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 211. Loc. Assam. (dsf) (IFS)
Tajulia maculata nigella Fruhstorfer, 1912 : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 211. Loc. Nord-Borneo. (Unavailable name)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria maculata ; Pinratana,1981 : 129, pl.23, fig.10,♀ ; pl.32, fig.9,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Tak)
Tajuria maculata ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 684, pl.312, figs.L351,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Omkoi)
Tajuria maculata ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 724, pl.331, figs.L374,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Omkoi; Mae Hong Son)
Tajuria maculata ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 114, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chieng Dao; Doi Montha)
Tajuria maculata ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2018- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Phitsanulok; Kamphaeng Phet; Nakhon Nayok; Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.20)

[ LAOS ]
Tajuria maculata maculata ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, fig.40,♂. (Xiang Khouang)
Tajuria maculata ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.125, fig.♂(Un). (Xiang Khouang)
Tajuria maculata ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.
Tajuria maculata ; Onodera,2022 : 94, pl.228, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria maculata ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 66. (N: Ha Giang; Lang Son / C: Quang Binh)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 7♀ (incl. photo and photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Lampang : 1♂ (photo by T.Laola).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 2♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Nayok : 1♂ (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 6♂ 6♀ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to high elevations (Alt. 350 - 1700m). Males are territorial on canopies at hilltops.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1865 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
1(2): 37-76, pls.17-30 (24.Jun.1865), London, John Van Voorst.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 197-272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)

Huang, H.,2022 : Taxonomy and morphology of Chinese butterflies 2.
Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Iolaini: Genera Tajuria Moore, 1881, Pratapa Moore, 1881, Dacalana Moore, 1884, Maneca de Nicéville,1890, Creon de Nicéville, 1896 and Bullis de Nicéville, 1897 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Atalanta 53(1/2): 136-199.


Tajuria maculata ♂ Tajuria maculata ♀
♂, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria maculata ♂ Tajuria maculata ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria maculata ♀ Tajuria maculata ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by M.Hayashi)
Tajuria maculata ♀ Tajuria maculata ♀
♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)
Tajuria maculata ♀ Tajuria maculata Eggs
♀ (laying eggs), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) Eggs, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan)

1999.07.18 - 2024.02.29.

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