The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: 2013

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Common Red Forester, Lethe mekara gopaka (Fruhstorfer)

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
						x	x	x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
	S1				S1	S1	S3				S1

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

This solitary female specimen was seen fluttering across a wide semi-shaded jungle path and nestled itself among the thickets, making it very difficult to get a good shot...17 December 2013 @ 13:08

Above 2 photos 19 April 2014 @ 12:53

A male with damaged hindwings showing off the beautiful russet red occelli of its uppersides HW: 27 April 2014 @ 10:46

02 June 2014 @ 11:58

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This one was taken at Fraser's Hills back on 07 September 2011 @ 13:45 of the Black Forrester, Lethe vindhya.

The Club Silverline, Spindasis syama terana (Fruhstorfer)

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
x				x	x	x		x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
	S1F	S1

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1S6

S4S5S6S11

S3S4S5S6

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

28 December 2013 @ 14:20

14:21

Compare these features to the pix below of S. lohita...

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Above photos of a male: 09 Jan 2015 @ 14:15

25 Jan 2015 @ 10:29

Above pictures of a female: 09 May 2015 @ 18:03

In general, they are active very early in the morning and late in the afternoon - this female was already sunning itself on a rain-soaked meadow early in the morning: 24 May 2015 @ 8:41