Cigaritis syama terana
(Fruhstorfer, 1912)
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
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♂, Ranong, Thailand. |
♀, Ranong, Thailand. |
ON :
Aphnaeus syama terana Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4): 217.
TL : 'Perak, [W.Malaysia]; Nordost-Sumatra'.
Distribution : P.Thailand (south of Ranong), W.Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra.
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● ssp.peguanus |
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● ssp.sepulveda |
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● ssp.terana |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Spindasis syama terana: Pinratana,1981 : 112, pl.20, fig.6(Un) ; pl.32, figs.2,♂,3,♀,4,♂(Un). (Narathiwat; Yala)
Spindasis syama terana: Seki,1986 : 18. (Ranong)
Spindasis syama terana: RDPB & DNP,2006–2008 : Butterflies in Hala-Bala Forest, fig.[♂](Un). (Narathiwat: Hala Bala) (last update: 2007.01.05 ; accessed: 2024.06.03)
Spindasis syama terana: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 596, pl.269, figs.L175b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Cigaritis syama terana: Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,['♂'](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.10.04)
Cigaritis syama terana: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 624, pl.282, figs.L200b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Yala)
Spindasis syama terana: Kimura et al.,2014 : 147, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Hat Supin; Ban Tung Tong; Thung Wa)
Cigaritis syama terana: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 191, figs.Abb.L-333–334,336. (Phang Nga) (partim)
Spindasis syama terana: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2023– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.05.31)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Ranong : 5♂ 3♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 1♂ (photo by A.Giudici).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Yala : 1♂ (photo by S.Atdhabhan).
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Notes
The butterfly is locally not uncommon in lowland forests (150–450 m a.s.l.).
Both sexes visit flowers.
Males are territorial on undergrowth at forest edges.
Literature
Fruhstorfer, H, 1912. Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift, 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)
Zhang, J, Cong, Q, Shen, J, Song, L. & Grishin, N.V, 2023. Butterfly classification and species discovery using genomics.
The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 11(3): 1–93.
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| ♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) |
♂, Surat Thani, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
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