Acytolepis puspa lambi

Acytolepis puspa lambi (Distant,1882)


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

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

♂, Ranong, Thailand.		♂, Ranong, Thailand.

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.		♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

ON : Polyommatus lambi Distant,1882
OD : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:245-246.
TL : Province Wellesley, Malay Pen.
Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand (Ranong and Southward),
W.Malaysia, Singapore.

Synonym

Cyaniris imperatrix Butler,1900 : Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)5:444-445. TL. Siam. (NHML)

Type Materials Information

lambi ; Holotype ♂, West Malaysia.
imperatrix ; Holotype ♂, Siam. (NHML)

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Cyaniris puspa imperatrix ; Godfrey,1916 : 135. (Chonburi: Dong Rek Hills)
Lycaenopsis puspa imperatrix ; Fruhstorfer,1915-1924 : 869. (Siam)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Pinratana,1981 : 44, 163, pl.7, figs.4,♂,5,♂(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat / Ranong / Satun)
Callenya lenya lenya ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : pl.255, figs.L86,♂,♂(Un). (in part)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 564, pl.255, figs.L88b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ("Kao Soi Dao" [loc.err.] / Khao Phanom Bencha)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Les Day,2011 - : Butterflies of Koh Samui, fig. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2020.12.13)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 582, pl.264, figs.L113b,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ("Kao Soi Dao" [loc.err.] / Khao Phanom Bencha)
Acytolepis puspa lambi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 187, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Kao Poh Ta / Kam Puan / Khlong Naka / Kao Luang / Satun / Than To WF.)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 7♂ 1♀.

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

Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 3♂.

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

Pattania : 1♂.

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

Satun : 2♂ 1♀.

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

Yala : 10♂ 12♀ (incl.photo by S.Atdhabhan).

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

Narathiwat : 1♂.

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

Notes

The butterfly is common in montane forest at low to moderate elevations (alt.20m - 1300m).
Some examples have weak white scales on the UpF. And this characteristic is especially frequent in Koh Phangan.

Literature

Distant, W.L.,1882 : Undescribed Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5)10:245-248.

Butler, A.G.,1900 : A List of the species of Cyaniris, a well-known group of the family Lycaenidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7)5:441-451.


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

♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.	♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

1999.07.04 - 2020.12.31.