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♂, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. | ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Tao), Thailand. (photo by P.Kosierb) | ||
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♂, Surat Thani (Koh Tao), Thailand. (photo by P.Kosierb) | ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Tao), Thailand. (photo by P.Kosierb) |
ON :
Chilades lajus tavoyana Evans,1925 OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):344. TL : Kanbauk, Tavoy, Burma. (♂, NHML) Distribution : S.Myanmar, P.Thailand, W.Malaysia. |
Lectotype ♂, BMNH(E)#264384, Kanbauk, Tavoy. 26.11.'20. W.H.Evans. designated by Balint,1999 (NHML)
Paralectotypes 1♂ 2♀. Tavoy, Burma. designated by Balint,1999 (NHML)
[ THAILAND ]
Chilades lajus lajus ; Pinratana,1981 : 53. (Prachuap / Krabi) (in part)
Chilades lajus tavoyanus ; Pinratana,1981 : 53, pl.8, figs.2,♂,3,♀,4,♂(Un). (Phuket / Prachuab Kiri Khan / Satun) (in part)
Chilades lajus tavoyanus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 570, pl.258, figs.L105b[L106b],♀,♀(Un). (Prachuab Khiri Khan)
Chilades lajus tavoyanus ; Les Day,2011 - : Butterflies of Koh Samui, figs. (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.01.30)
Chilades lajus tavoyanus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 590, pl.267, figs.L131b,♀,♀(Un). (Prachuab Khiri Khan)
Chilades lajus tavoyanus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 196, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Koh Samui / Satun / Sonkhla)
[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist: Koh Phangan ; Koh Tao) : 5♂ (incl.photo by A.Giudici).
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The butterfly is not rare locally in citrus plantations or gardens at low to moderate elevations.
The identification and distribution of nominotypical subspecies and ssp.tavoyanus in Thailand is still unclear.
I follow Kimura et al.(2014) provisionally, however the populations from S.E.Thailand and Phetchaburi, P.Thailand might be ssp.tavoyanus.
Further taxonomic study with a large number of specimens from various places is needed.
Evans, W.H.,1925 : The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Part VI.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30(2):322- 351, 2 pls.
Balint, Z.,1999 : Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Neue ent. Nachr. 46:1-89.
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♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) | ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan), Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |