Tajuria illurgis illurgis  (Hewitson, [1869])

Tajuria illurgis ♂ Up. Tajuria illurgis ♂ Un. Tajuria illurgis ♀ Up. Tajuria illurgis ♀ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria illurgis ♂ Up. Tajuria illurgis ♂ Un. Tajuria illurgis ♂ Up. Tajuria illurgis ♂ Un.
♂, Nan, Thailand. ♂, 2015.04.--. Lam Dong, Vietnam. (photo by K.Saito)

ON : Iolaus illurgis Hewitson, [1869]
OD : Ill. diurn. Lep. Lycaenidae 1,Suppl.:10, 2:Suppl.,
pl.4, figs.37,♂(Un),38,♂.
TL : Darjeeling.
Distribution : Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, N.Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam, Yunnan, Guangxi.
Tajuria illurgis illurgis map

Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 686, pl.313, figs.L354,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Phu Kha)
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 726, pl.332, figs.L377,♂,♂(Un). (Doi Phu Kha)
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Kimura et al.,2014 : 115, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un). (Doi Pha Hom Pok; Doi Phu Kha)
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2023- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai; Kamphaeng Phet) (accessed: 2023.08.20)

[ LAOS ]
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 218. pl.125, fig.♀(Un). (Phong Saly)
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 55, pl.21, figs.Ly-231,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phou Samsoum; Oudomxay)

[ VIETNAM ]
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 67. (N: Ha Giang)
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ; Saito & Inayoshi,2018 : 37, figs.93,♂,♂(Un). (Lam Dong)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 1♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Nan : 5♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


[ VIETNAM ]
Lam Dong : Di Linh. 2015.04.--. 1♂, V.Dan (KS)
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is locally not rare in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1400 - 2200m) and is occasionally found at hilltops.


Literature

Hewitson, W.C.,1863-1878 : Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae.
London, van Vorst. x+229pp. and 14a-14h, Suppl. 1-47; pls. (108, numbered;)
1-85, 88-92, 3a,3b,3c, Suppl.I-VII, Ia, Ib, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, Va, Vb. In 8 parts.

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.


Tajuria illurgis illurgis ♂ Tajuria illurgis illurgis ♂
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Tajuria illurgis illurgis ♀
♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.18 - 2023.08.31.

A Check list of Butterflies in Indo-China, Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM. Copyright © 1996- Y.Inayoshi.