Bullis buto cowani  (Corbet, 1940)

Bullis buto cowani ♀ Up. Bullis buto cowani ♀ Un. Bullis buto cowani ♀ Up. Bullis buto cowani ♀ Un.
♀, 2015.06.23. Yala, Thailand. ♀, 2017.01.11. Yala, Thailand.

ON : Tajuria buto cowani Corbet, 1940
OD : Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5):117-118, pl.1, figs.14,♂,15,♀.
TL : Singapore. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Yala), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, {Singapore},
Borneo, Sumatra, Nias, Belitung.
● ssp.buto
ssp.cowani
Bullis buto cowani map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 27.Dec.1937. Blakang Mati, Singapore. C.F.Cowan (NHML, photo examined.)
Allotype ♀, 30.Dec.1936. Singapore. J.N.Eliot (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Bullis buto cowani ; Saito & Inayoshi,2022b : 29, figs.37,♀,37v♀(Un). (Yala: Betong Dist.)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : Betong Dist., 2♀.
2015.06.23. 1♀ Y.Inayoshi (YI) ; 2017.01.11. 1♀ Y.Inayoshi (YI).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

This is the first record from Thailand.
The butterfly is uncommon in montane primary forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 900m) and was found at forest edges.


Literature

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : A revision of the Malayan species of Tajuria Mre. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5):107-120, 27 figs, pl.1.


Bullis buto cowani ♀ Bullis buto cowani ♀
♀, 2015.06.23. Yala, Thailand.

2020.04.30 - 2023.01.31.

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