Catapaecilma major emas  (Fruhstorfer, 1912)

Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Up. Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Un. Catapaecilma major emas ♀ Up. Catapaecilma major emas ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Up. Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Un. Catapaecilma major emas ♀ Up. Catapaecilma major emas ♀ Un.
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.

ON : Catapoecilma [sic] elegans emas Fruhstorfer, 1912
OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):235.
TL : Malay Pen.
Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani and Southward),
Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
● ssp.albicans
ssp.emas
Catapaecilma major emas map

Synonym

Catapoecilma [sic] major tyana Fruhstorfer, 1915 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 11(7/8):221. TL. Malayishce Halbinsel.


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Catapaecilma elegans emas ; Godfrey,1930 : 346-347. (Surat Thani: Kao[Koh] Samui)
Catapaecilma elegans emas ; Godfrey,1932a : 273. (P)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Pinratana,1981 : 114. not fig. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 662, pl.302, figs.L310b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Les Day,2011-2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♀,[♀](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2022.07.01)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 700, pl.320, figs.L334b♂,♂(Un). (Nakhon Si Thammarat) (in part)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 95, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂. (Sai Kao WF; Than To WF.)
Catapaecilma major emas ; Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 192, figs.Abb.L-341-342. (Phang Nga)
Catapaecilma major emas ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. ('Chumphon'; Nakhon Si Thammarat; Yala) (accessed: 2023.06.17)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nakhon Si Thammarat : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Yala : 7♂ 3♀ (incl. photo and photo by S.Atdhabhan).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is not rare in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 550m). Males are territorial on shrubs or trees at forest edges from 12:30 to 14:00.
S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021 recorded this taxon from 'Chumphon' but only the photo of the underside in nature is available and cannot be identified. It needs to be confirmed with a specimens.


Literature

Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 :
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begrundet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs.

Fruhstorfer, H.,1915 :
Das mannliche Copulationsorgen als Hilfsmittel zum Artnachweis in der Gattung Catapoecilma Butl. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 11(7/8):220-222, 2 figs.


Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Catapaecilma major emas ♀
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. ♀, Yala, Thailand.
Catapaecilma major emas ♂ Catapaecilma major emas ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.

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