Tajuria harukoae Saito & Inayoshi, 2026

Tajuria harukoae ♂ Up. Tajuria harukoae ♂ Un. Tajuria harukoae ♀ Up. Tajuria harukoae ♀ Un.
♂, 2013.02.21. Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Holotype (photo by K.Saito)
♀, 2019.02.21. Phou Phet, Bolikhamxai, Laos.
Paratype (photo by K.Saito)
Tajuria harukoae ♂ Up. Tajuria harukoae ♂ Un. Tajuria harukoae ♂ genitalia Tajuria harukoae ♂ genitalia
♂, 1993.04.12. Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype ♂ genitalia, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paratype

ON : Tajuria harukoae Saito & Inayoshi, 2026
OD : Butterflies 98: 26, 28, figs.29(HT,♂), 29v(HT,♂Un), 30(PT,♂), 30v(PT,♂Un), 31(PT,♂), 31v(PT,♂Un), 32(PT,♀), 32v(PT,♀Un), 33(PT,♀), 33v(PT,♀Un), 35:a-h(♂genitalia).
TL : Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand. (RIEB)
Distribution : S.E.Myanmar, N.Thailand, Laos.
Tajuria harukoae map

Type Materials Information

Holotype, ♂, 21.Feb.2013, Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand, Y.Harada leg. (RIEB)
Paratypes (2♂ 2♀): 1♂, 12.Apr.1993, Omkoi Dist., Chiang Mai, N. Thailand, LC (YI); 1♂, 29.Apr.2024, Mae On Dist, Chiang Mai, N.Thailand, A.Giudici leg. (YI); 1♀, 3.Feb.1926, "Thaton, E. Dawnas" [Thaton, Mon State, Myanmar], W.H.Evans leg. (NHML); 1♀, 21.Feb.2019, Phou Phet, Bolikhamaxai, Laos, Khamboune leg. (in coll. A.Watanabe)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Tajuria berenis larutensis ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2022- : Butterflies of Thailand, fig. (Chiang Mai) (accessed: 2022.08.23)
Tajuria berenis larutensis ; Inayoshi,1999-2024 : Butterflies in Indo-China, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Chiang Mai) (partim) (31.Aug.2024 last updated ; 31.Jan.2026 changed.)


Specimens Examined

[ MYANMAR ]
Mon State : 1♀ (Paratype, NHML).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


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


[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♀ (Paratype).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is uncommon in montane forests at moderate to high elevations (Alt. 1000 - 1600m).


Literature

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.

Eliot, J.N.,1973 : More revisional Notes on oriental Butterflies.
Entomologist 106(1316): 1-15, 10figs.

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


Tajuria harukoae ♂ Tajuria harukoae ♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by S.Sophonviwatkul) ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2026.03.31.

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