Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi  Eliot, 1987

Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Up. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Un. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♀ Up. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Nan, Thailand.
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Up. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Un. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Up. Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Chrysozephyrus nigroapicalis philipi Eliot, 1987
OD : Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 38(1):24-25, figs.10,♂, 11,♂(Un),
12(♂,genitalia).
TL : Doi Pha Hom Pok, Phang [Fang], Thailand. (♂, NHML)
Distribution : N.Thailand.
● ssp.philipi
ssp.ueharai
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi map

Type Material Information

Holotype ♂, 25.Apr.1986. Doi Pha Hom Pok, Dong Pu Mueng, Phang [Fang], Thailand. S.Panpichit. (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ; Koiwaya & Osada,1998 : 20.
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 599, pl.271, figs.L185,♂,♂(Un),♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; 'Doi Inthanon' [loc.err.])
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ; Koiwaya,2007 : 221-222, pl.97, fig.138-10a♂,11a♂,12a♀ ; pl.98, fig.138-10b♂(Un),11b♂(Un),12b♀(Un). (Chiang Mai: Fang)
Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 51, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Phu Kha)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 8♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 12♂ 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at high elevations (Alt. 2100 - 2200m) and is frequently found on top of mountains. Males are territorial on shrubs.
Ek-Amnuay,[2007],2012 recorded it from 'Doi Inthanon', however it is considered to be a misidentification or erroneous location. Hitherto this species has never been found there.


Literature

Eliot, J.N.,1987 : On Some Butterflies from Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand.
Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan. 38(1):21-29.

Koiwaya, S. & Osada, S.,1998 : On six Theclini species (Lycaenidae) from northern Laos
Butterflies 19:18-23.


Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂ Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.11 - 2022.03.31.

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