This low flying butterfly belongs exclusively to the undergrowth of the forest and can often be seen along jungle trails which cut through bamboo and ginger thickets. It is attracted to dung as well as carrion and on two occasions where it was photographed, it was seen next to a piece of animal dropping. On flight, it is feeble and often settles not far from where it was disturbed.
Habitat indicator
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
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Above two shots taken on 21 April 2013 @ 11:31.
24 May 2013 @ 11:23
Above 2 photos from a hilly cascade (elevation @ 1900 feet above sea level) 19 August 2012 @ 11:35.
15 December 2013 @ 15:32
This one was puddling in an open moist spot by a stream on a hot day: 09 March 2014 @ 11:30. It later came back to the same spot under full sun.
25 March 2014 @ 11:04
08 Mac 2015 @ 11:46
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LIFE HISTORY
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LIFE HISTORY
A female was seen laying egg under a wild ginger leaf at mid elevation @ 550M above sea level on 04 June 2016 noon.
above arrow shows where the single egg was laid underneath a wild ginger leaf: 04 June 2016
the freshly laid egg
a few hours later: the egg is translucent white, smooth and is quite large, about < 2mm
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