♂, 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, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian.

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria cippus maxentius ; Godfrey,1930 : 342. (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,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,[♀](Un). (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; Bangkok; Chachoengsao; Chanthaburi; Surat Thani; Yala) (accessed: 2023.08.20)
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.
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Onodera,2022 : 94, pl.228, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Keng Sa Doc)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Monastyrskii et al.,2011 : 130. (Phnom Samkos W.S.)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 123. (Koh Kong; Pursat)

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria cippus ; Metaye,1957 : 88. (no loc.)
Tajuria cippus cippus ; Luong 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,2006d : 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)

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 4♂ 1♀.

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

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Chonburi : 1♂.

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Chanthaburi : 1♀.

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

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Vientiane : 1♀.

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Ha Giang : 1♂.

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Yen Bai : 1♂.

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Vinh Phuc : 1♂ 1♀.

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Kon Tum : 2♀.

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Lam Dong : 2♂ 1♀.

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An Giang : 2♂ 2♀.

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The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 100 - 1000m) and is occasionally found at secondary forest or on garden trees in a town. Males are frequently found at hilltops and territorial on canopies.
The populations from P.Thailand seem to be a transition between the nominotypical subspecies and ssp.maxentius. The post-discal line is more prominent on the underside of both wings, however the orange markings on the UnH are not large as typical maxentius. Saito & Inayoshi,2018 reported it as ssp.maxentius, however, it should be considered ssp.cippus.

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.

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.

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

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.