Saturday, June 8, 2013

The Great Sergeant, Athyma larymna siamensis (Fruhstorfer)

This is the rarer and larger of the Genus Athyma and can be seen in wooded areas. It is instantly recognisable by its much larger size and a white spot dividing the cell streak on its forewings.

Habitat indicator

RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN






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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


S3



S3


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




S3
S2S2S2


2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

S3




S1

S1
S1




2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S3

S1
S2








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



 S3
 S1
S5 


S3
S1S5



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














Observe the beautiful sheen of the thorax under natural sunlight. 25 May 2013 @ 13:16. This insect was photographed puddling on a moist spot in the shades.


Above 2 photos from 09 September 2010 @ 15:23

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Below are a series of photos of a same insect on 21 September 2013 @ 11:50.





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22 September 2013 @ 13:15

13 Dec 2014 @ 12:03


Above 2 photos of a male: 02 Jan 2016 @ 13:26

16 April 2017 @ 12:20

Unusual that it ascends the hills till 1300M - 07 Oct 2017 @ 11:05

23 July 2022 @ 11:04



1 comment:

  1. Hi Liew,

    Athyma larymna is usually called the Great Sergeant, rather than Common Sergeant. Athyma perius is the one that is referred to as the Common Sergeant. Nice shots, by the way. :)

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