Tajuria dominus dominus  H.H.Druce, 1895

Tajuria dominus dominus ♂ Up. Tajuria dominus dominus ♂ Un. Tajuria dominus dominus ♀ Up. Tajuria dominus dominus ♀ Un.
♂, Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhabhan) ♀ (bred), Yala, Thailand. (photo by S.Atdhaban)

ON : Tajuria dominus H.H.Druce, 1895
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Long. 1895(3):600, pl.33, fig.12,♂.
TL : Kina Balu, Borneo.
Distribution : P.Thailand, Langkawi, W.Malaysia, Singapore,
Nias, Borneo, Palawan, Dumaran.
Tajuria dominus dominus map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria dominus dominus ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 118, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Ban Tung Tong)
Tajuria dominus dominus ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Yala) (accessed: 2024.06.08)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Yala : 1♂ 3♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 700m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.


Literature

Druce, H.H.,1895 : A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895(3):556-627, pls.31-34.


Tajuria dominus dominus ♂
♂ (territorial behavior), Yala, Thailand. (photo by R.Charoenpon)

2009.12.31 - 2024.06.30.

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