Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Common Grass Yellow, Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Moore)

This is a very common butterfly and can be seen at the usual spots at all elevations. It does not have the chocolate marking on the apex of the undersides of its forewings and  has faint markings on the undersides of its wings. It can be distinguished by the presence of 2 cell spots on the undersides of its forewings. Undersides can be very variable.

Habitat indicator

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

2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
S
HSSSSSSSSSS
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
 S
 S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S

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










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

















Above 4 photos from 13 June 2013 @ 13:04

18 December 2013 @ 12:17

12:45


13:14

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11:59

 12:49

12:51
Above photos 27 December 2013

29 May 2016 @ 11:27

18 June 2016 @ 18:38

23 July 2016 @ 13:06

12:32

12:43
Above pictures 18 Mac 2017

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Fuller winged variants are usually abundant during the wetter season, found mostly in much wooded localities in Raub...


Above picture of a solitary specimen taken along a moist jungle track in 19 Dec 2013 @ 13:26.


Above photos of a specimen from the same locality, a year later: 02 Dec 2014 @ 12:48

 05 Dec 2014 @ 13:02

12 June 2016 @ 11:48

And they are back in 2018...

14:11

14:14
Above pictures 10 Feb 2018

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