Tajuria culta

Tajuria culta (Nicéville, 1896)


♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂, Chonburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)		♂, Chonburi, Thailand. (photo by K.Yano)

♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Creusa culta Nicéville, 1896
OD : J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(2):177-179, pl.T, figs.36,♂, 37,♀.
TL : Khasi Hills, [Meghalaya, India]. (NZC)

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, S.Yunnan.

Type Materials Information

Types 1♂ 1♀, Khasi Hills. (NZC) ; Sheela et al.,2019 : 165, figs.♀,♀(Un),♂,♂(Un).

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria culta ; Pinratana,1981 : 129, pl.34, fig.12,♀ ; pl.35, fig.7,♀(Un). (Bangkok)
Tajuria isaeus tyro ; Yamaguchi & Aoki,2000 : 259, fig.159,♀. (Mukdahan: Phu Pha Thaep)
Tajuria culta ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 684, pl.312, fig.L349,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai)
'Tajuria dominus dominus ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 690, pl.314, figs.L363,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phuket')'
Tajuria dominus culta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 724, pl.331, figs.L372a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
'Tajuria dominus dominus ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 724, pl.331, figs.L372b♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). ('Phuket')'
Tajuria culta ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 118, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Doi Suthep; Bangkok)
Tajuria culta ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2021- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs., Early Stages. (Chiang Mai; Nakhon Pathom) (accessed: 2024.06.08)

[ LAOS ]
Tajuria dominius [sic] dominius [sic] ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 76, pl.107, figs.B5,♂,B6,♂(Un). (Luang Prabang)
Tajuria dominus ssp. ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, not fig. (list only)
Tajuria dominius culta ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria culta ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 9♂ 4♀ (incl. photo and photo by T.Laola).

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Chonburi : 1♂ 1♀.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Notes

The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at low to moderate elevations (Alt. 50 - 900m) and often rests on the underside of leaves. Males are territorial on trees at hilltops, but occasionally they occur in the parks of cities.
The individual shown in Ek-Amnuay ([2007],2012) as Tajuria dominius was a specimen from the Pinratana collection, and it was identified as Tajuria culta by A.Pinratana.

Literature

Nicéville, L. de,1896 : On new and little-known Lepidoptera from the Indo-Malayan Region,
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10(2):169-194, pls.R,S,T.

Corbet, A.S.,1940 : A revision of the Malayan species of Tajuria Mre. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 90(5):107-120, 27 figs, pl.1.

Huang, H.,2022 : Taxonomy and morphology of Chinese butterflies 2
Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Iolaini: Genera Tajuria Moore, 1881, Pratapa Moore, 1881, Dacalana Moore, 1884, Maneca de Nicéville,1890, Creon de Nicéville, 1896 and Bullis de Nicéville, 1897 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Atalanta 53(1/2):136-199.


♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.	♀ (bred), Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by T.Laola)

1999.07.18 - 2024.06.30.