The Orange Albatross is particularly common in the month of March -May, seemingly to coincide with the "peak season" whereby many species of pierids and papilionids seem to congregate in certain localities. They are not abundat year-long and tend to be rather seasonal, confined only to deeply forested areas.
Habitat indicator
RSP
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WV
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PG
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VF
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FTR
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SC
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LWDF
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LWPF
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LMEF
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UMN
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MN
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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S1S2S3
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H
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S1S2S3
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S1S2S3
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2013
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2014
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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| S1 | S1S2S3 | S1S2S3H | S1S2S3 | S1S2S3 | S1 | ||||||
2014
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2015
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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June
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1
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S1
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S1(H)
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S1
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2016
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1(H)
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S1
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S1S2(H)
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S1S2
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S1S2
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S2
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S17
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S17
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2017
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1
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S1(H)
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S1S23
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S1
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S1S25
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S1
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2018
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S5
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S5
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S5
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S5
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S5
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2019
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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S1
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s
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s
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s
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2020
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Jan
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Feb
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Mac
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Above photo taken on 27 April 2013 @ 13:06
A female came puddling: 26 April 2014 @ 14:07
11:40
11:20
13:01
13:01
13:02
13:03
13:04
Above two photos taken on 28 April 2013 @ 12:29
Photo of an "old" specimen showing the darker tones of the wings. 01 May 2013 @ 11:38
A female visiting flowers of a jungle shrub, Leea indica found commonly along open paths in forested areas.
17 December 2013 @ 14:37
19 December 2013 @ 13:03
Above 2 photos from 06 April 2014 @ 12:00 noon
13 April 2014 @ 13:02
* * *
26 Oct 2014 @ 12:16
18 April 2015 @ 12:29
This season, strongly marked specimens were seen in the usual places: 09 May 2015 @ 11:52
23 Apr 2016 @ 12:08
This year, instead of a single peak season for the Orange Albatross in April, there were a second high season in June: due to fluctuating weather and a spurt in host plant (?). 18 June 2016 @ 12:36
First arrivee of the season: 08 April 2017 @ 13:21
15 April 2017 @ 12:28
11:25
Above pictures 27 May 2017
* * * * *
When even the females come down to puddle on moist spots along forested trail, it is an indication that it is their peak season...26 June 2016 @ 12:16.
A female from disturbed environment, 22 Oct 2016 @ 12:38
29 Oct 2016 @ 12:18
13:02
13:05
13:15
Above photos 28 May 2019
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