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

Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Chocolate Tiger, Parantica melaneus sinopion (Fruhstorfer)

This is a common butterfly of the hills and in the region of Raub, descending to about just the lowest about 500 M. It is not found in the lower valley of the region. It is instantly recognisable by its large semi-transparent blue-spoted wings lined with dark chocolate brown and a rather yellowish brown abdomen that is visible in flight.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
			H	S5

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
	S5		S5						S5	S5

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S3S5

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
				S5

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
											S12

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

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

The male was attracted to the dried plant of the White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima which is commonly found growing wild along the roadsides in Malaysia. Above 3 photos from the roadside in the Telekom Loop, Fraser's Hills 12 June 2013 @ 12:17.

Above 2 photos from the way down to Jeriau, Fraser's Hills 14 June 2013 @ 11:33.

A male from Gunung Brinchang: 14 Dec 2014 @ 11:49

The Chocolate Royal, Remelana jangala travana (Hewitson)

The undersides of this butterfly is entirely dark chocolate brown, much like an Arhopala but it has no visible markings on its underside except for a long post-discal line that transverse the two wings in a darker brown. It has two prominent black spots on the end of its hindwings crowned with brilliant metallic green scales.

Habitat indicator