Tajuria ister ister

Tajuria ister ister (Hewitson, 1865)


♂ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.		♀ (ds), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

♀ (bred, ds), Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. (photo by Sophonviwatkul)

ON : Iolaus ister Hewitson, 1865
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1(2):43-44, pl.19,
figs.15,♂(Un) nec '♀', 16,♂ nec '♀'.
TL : India. (NHML)

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

	● ssp.ister
	● ssp.tussius

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria ister ister ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 116, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Tha Ton; Doi Inthanon)
Tajuria ister ister ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig., Early Stages. (Nakhon Nayok) (accessed: 2024.02.19)

[ LAOS ]
Tajuria ister ister ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218, pl.125, figs.♂,♀. (Xam Neua; Thakhek)
Tajuria ister ister ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55.

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria ister ister ; Luong et al.,2004 : 11, 81, figs.♀,♀(Un). (Cuc Phuong)
Tajuria ister ; Monastyrskii et al.,2006 : 44. (Thua Thien Hue: Nam Dong; Phong Dien)
Tajuria ister ister ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 67. (N: Ninh Binh / C: Thua Thien Hue)

Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 1♀.

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

Nakhon Nayok : 1♀.

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

Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 700 - 1400m). Males are territorial on trees at hilltops.

Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878; Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Part I. Lycaenidae.
London, John Van Voorst.
(1):1-37 [sic], pls.1-16. (6.Jul.1863) ; (2):37-76, pls.17-30. (24.Jun.1865) ; (3):77-114, pls.31-46. (1.Apr.1867) ; (4):115-136, 14a-14h, supplementary pp.1-16, pls.47-54, 3a-3c, supplementary pls.1-5. (30.Apr.1869) ; (5):137-151 [sic], pls.55-59, supplementary pl.6. (10.Feb.1873) ; (6):151-185 [sic], pls.60-73. (1.Dec.1874) ; (7):185-209 [sic], pls.74-83 (Jan.1877) ; (8):209-228, supplementary pp. 17-35 [sic], 35-47, pls.84-85, 88-92, supplementary pls.1a-1b, 3a-3b, 4a, 5a-5b, 7-8. (Nov.1878) [pls. 86-87 were never published]

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.

♂ (territorial behavior), ChiangMai, Thailand.

2006.02.06 - 2024.02.29.