Astictopterus jama jama

Astictopterus jama jama C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860


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

♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

ON : Astictopterus jama C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860
OD : Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12): 401.
TL : paeninsula Malayica.

Distribution : P.Thailand (South from Nakhon Si Thammarat), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Tioman, Aur, Singapore, Sumatra, Java.

	● ssp.olivascens
	● transition zone of jama and olivascens
	● ssp.jama

Synonyms

Tagiades pulligo Mabille, 1876 : Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5)6: xxvi. TL. Java.
Isoteinon melania Plötz, 1885 : Berl. ent. Z. 29: 230. TL. "Malacca" [W.Malaysia].

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Astictopterus jama jama ; Pinratana,1985 : 59,127. not fig. (Yala)
'Astictopterus jama jama ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 782, pl.359, fig.H141b♀(Un,Malaysia).'
Astictopterus jama jama ; Kimura et al.,2011 : 60-61, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Than To WF.)
'Astictopterus jama jama ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 834, pl.385, fig.H137b♀(Un,Malaysia).'

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.

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

Yala : 2♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).

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

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in secondary and montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 1000m) and is often found at forest edges and grasslands. Both sexes visit flowers.

Literature

Felder, C. & Felder, R.,1860 : Lepidoptera nova in paeninsula Malayica collecta diagnosibus instructa.
Wien. ent. Monats. 4(12): 394-402.

Mabille, P.,1876 : Diagnoses de nouvelles especes d'Hesperides. 14-23.
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (5)6(1): xxv-xxvii.

Plötz, C.,1885 : Neue Hesperiden des Indischen Archipels und Ost Africa's aus der Collection des Herrn H.Ribbe in Blasewitz-Dresden, gesammelt von den Herren: C.Ribbe auf Celebes, Java und den Aru-Inseln; Kunstler auf Malacca (Perak); Kuhn auf West-Guinea (Jekar); Menger auf Ceylon.
Berl. ent. Z. 29: 225-232.

♀, Yala, Thailand.

1999.09.04 - 2023.07.31.