Athyma selenophora aoyamai Saito & Inayoshi, 2023

Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♂ Up. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♂ Un. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♀ Up. Athyma selenophora aoyamai ♀ Un.
♂, 1989.04.29, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. Paratype ♀, 1992.02.08, Satun (Koh Tarutao), Thailand. Paratype

ON : Athyma selenophora aoyamai Saaito & Inayoshi, 2023
OD : Butterflies 93: 35, figs.22(HT,♂), 22v(HT,♂Un), 23(PT,♀), 23v(PT,♀Un).
TL : Bkt. Panchor, Kg. Keda, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. (RIEB)
Distribution : P.Thailand (Koh Tarutao), W.Malaysia (Langkawi).
● ssp.bahula
● transition zone of bahula and amharina
● ssp.amharina
● ssp.aoyamai
Athyma selenophora aoyamai Map

Type Materials Information

Holotype ♂, 19.Jul.2008, Bkt, Panchor, Kg. Keda, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, Y. Aoyama leg. (RIEB, examined.)
Paratypes: 3♂ 2♀, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. (in coll. K. Saito, examined.) ; 1♂ 1♀, Koh Tarutao, Satun, P.Thailand, P. Sukkit leg. (in coll. Y. Inayoshi, examined.)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Athyma selenophora aoyamai: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2024– : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Satun) (accessed: 2024.03.03)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Satun (Koh Tarutao) : 1♂ 1♀ (Paratypes).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not uncommon in lowland forests (30–50 m a.s.l.).


Literature

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y, 2023. Descriptions of new species and new subspecies of Nymphalidae and Lycaenidae from Thailand and Vietnam.
Butterflies, 93: 31–50.


2024.02.29 - 2024.03.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.