The Malayan Zebra, Graphium (Pathysa) delessertii delessertii (Guérin-Méneville)

This is quite a common insect in wooded countries and can be seen in moist spots with other Pathysas and Graphiums. However, it seldoms gather in large numbers and often, solitary males are seen puddling with other species on a sunny moist spot. They tend to be seasonal at times, mostly commonner in the earlier months of the year from February till May but the congregations may peak from mid February till early March.

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
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
S1	S1				S1	S1

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
			S1H	S1H	S1S2					S2	S2

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1H

S1

S1

S1S2

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S1(H)S3S15	S3	S1	S1S3	S1S3	S1S3

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S3S20	S1(H)	S	S				S3	S1S3

2018
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S1

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S1(H)

2020
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

14 April 2013 @ 14:22

Above 4 photos 12 August 2013 @12:14

01 September 2013 @ 12:30

Above 2 photos 15 September 2013 @ 13:39

 19 Feb 2014 @ 11:15

11:16

Above 2 photos 23 Feb 2014 @ 13:37. There is a surge in numbers, maybe due to weather conditions but at the moment restricted to Pathysa species only (notice there are 4 different species of Pathysas in the photos).

Above pictures of the first arrivals of the season at the debut of the warmer months after the rains: 08 Feb 2015 @ 13:40

Females are uncommonly seen and they tend to keep to the flowering bushes and can be mistaken for an Ideopsis gaura. Above picture 14 Feb 2015 @ 11:49

The congregation starting to build up...14 Feb 2015

Later on in the afternoon...

and the day after...

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S15: 24 Jan 2016 @ 14:59

22 May 2016: 11:35

A male sunning itself: 18 Mac 2017 @ 12:59

25 Mac 2017 @ 13:41

Below are first arrivals of the season in 2018...

13:41

14:02

Above pictures 10 Feb 2018

The first arrivees of the season: 08 Feb 2019 @ 12:41