Tajuria culta culta

Tajuria culta culta (Nicéville, 1896)


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

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

♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♂ 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" [Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India]. (NZC)

Distribution : Assam, Myanmar, S.Yunnan, Thailand (except Peninsular region), Laos, Vietnam.

	● ssp.culta
	● ssp.dayi
	● ssp.

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 culta ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 724, pl.331, figs.L372a♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai)
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)
Tajuria culta ; Inayoshi,1999 - 2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.2♂ 2♀. (Chiang Mai, Chonburi) (30.Jun.2024 last update. 31.Jan.2026 changed.)
Tajuria culta culta ; Saito & Inayoshi,2026 : figs.50,♂,50v,♂(Un),51,♂,51v,♂(Un),52,♀,52v,♀(Un),53,♀,53v,♀(Un),54(♂genitalia). (Chiang Mai; Chonburi)

[ 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.
Tajuria culta ; Inayoshi,1999 - 2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China. (by literature) (30.Jun.2024 last update. 31.Jan.2026 changed.)

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria culta ; Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam)
Tajuria culta ; Inayoshi,2017 - 2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China, (by literature) (30.Jun.2024 last update. 31.Jan.2026 changed.)

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 not rare 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. Further distributional research is needed.

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.

Saito, K. & Inayoshi, Y.,2026 : Description of two new species and two new subspecies of Lycaenidae from Thailand.
Butterflies 98: 20-32.


♂ (territorial behavior), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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

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

2026.02.28.