Flos fulgida fulgida
(Hewitson, [1863])
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Trat, Thailand. |
ON :
Amblypodia fulgida Hewitson, [1863]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1:11, 2:pl.5, fig.31,♀(Un).
TL : 'Philippines' [recte Sikkim] (♀, NHML)
Distribution : Sikkim, Assam to Myanmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Yunnan, Hainan.
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● ssp.singhapura |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Amblypodia fulgida fulgida ; Godfrey,1927 : 126. (N)
Amblypodia fulgida fulgida ; Godfrey,1930 : 338. (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Siam)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Pinratana,1981 : 104, pl.18, fig.5.♂(Un). (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Ratchasima)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 258, figs.146,♂,147,♂(Un). (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep; Phu Sa Duak Bua; Ban Naudom)
Fulos [sic] fulgida ; Yamaguchi, Aoki & Akiyama,2005 : 55. (Mukdahan: Ban Lao Kram; Phu Hin Khan; Ubon Ratchathani: Nam Tok Soi Sawan)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 650, pl.296, figs.L287a♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 686, pl.313, figs.L311a♀,♀(Un),♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 85, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Wan Nam Khiewo) (in part)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs, Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Trat; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2023.04.11)
[ LAOS ]
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Masui & Uehara,1994 : 6, figs.38,♀,39,♀. (Xiang Khouang)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 217, pl.119, figs.♂,♀(Un),♀. (Xiang Khouang; Boun Neua)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 54.
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Onodera,2022 : 88, pl.219, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Bolikhamxai: Thabok)
[ CAMBODIA ]
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Cambodia)
'Flos fulgida singhapura ; Evans,1957 : 131. (Cambodia)'
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 122. (Koh Kong)
[ VIETNAM ]
Flos fulgida ; Vu,2003 : 58. (Phu Quoc)
Flos fulgida ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 43. (Thua Thien Hue: Huong Thuy; Phong Dien)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Miyazaki, Saito & Saito,[2007] : 61, figs.L-98,♂,♀. (Lam Dong: Dambri)
Flos fulgida fulgida ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 62. (C: Thua Thien Hue to Lam Dong)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 1♀.
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Chiang Mai : 7♂ 6♀ (incl. photo & photo by T.Laola).
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Lampang : 2♀ (photo & photo by T.Laola).
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Loei : 3♂.
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Tak : 2♀.
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Trat : 1♀.
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 300 - 1200m).
Males are territorial on trees or shrubs at hilltops.
Literature
Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.
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♂, Loei, Thailand. |
♀, Lampang, Thailand. |
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♂ (territorial behavior), Loei, Thailand. |
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.