♂, Yala, Thailand. | ♀, Yala, Thailand. | ||
♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. | ♀, Yala, Thailand. |
ON :
Catapoecilma [sic] elegans emas Fruhstorfer, 1912 OD : Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):235. TL : ' "Malayische Halbinsel" [W.Malaysia]; NordostSumatra'. Distribution : P.Thailand (Surat Thani and Southward), Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore.
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Catapoecilma [sic] major tyana Fruhstorfer, 1915 : Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 11(7/8):221. TL. "Malayishce Halbinsel" [W.Malaysia].
[ 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)
[ THAILAND ]
Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.) : 2♂ (incl. photo).
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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.
Fruhstorfer, H.,1912 : Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors.
Berl. ent. Z. 56(3/4):197-272, 4 figs. (Apr.1912)
Fruhstorfer, H.,1915 : Das männliche Copulationsorgan als Hilfsmittel zum Artnachweis in der Gattung Catapoecilma BUTL. (Lep., Lyc.).
Z. wiss. InsektBiol. 11(7/8):220-222, 2 figs. (5.Sep.1915)
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. | ♀, Yala, Thailand. |
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. | ♂, Surat Thani (Koh Phangan dist.), Thailand. |
1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30. |