The Royal Assyrian, Terinos terpander robertsia (Butler)

This is common butterfly frequenting moist spots along a forest path or rock quarries and often times, they are found singly in the earlier part of the morning. It is a nervous butterfly and is rather restless as it flutters and skits around the same spot for some time.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
		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

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

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S

S

S

S

S

S

S2S3S4

S2S4

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S3	S3	S2S3	S	S	S	S	S2	S2	S2		S20

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S20	S3S20	S1S3S5

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

A male sunning itself on bamboo leaves: 25 March 2013 @ 10:09.

Another male skitting nervously over a bed of limestone gravels meant for parking: 25 March 2013 @ 10:12.

Above specimen from 21 September 2013 @ 11:54

The beautiful sheen of its uppersides in full glory: 19 December 2013 @ 13:49

*     *     *     *     *

13:44

13:46

 13:46

Above 4 photos from 15 March 2014 @ 13:46

26 July 2014 @ 12:33

Above photos: a male came to "puddle" on the handle of my knapsack 29 Mac 2015 @ 12:09

11 Feb 2016 @ 12:21

 13:55

13:56
Above pix 18 mac 2017


*     *     *     *     *

Females have a tendency to keep to the darker understoreys, often perched upside down on broad leaves. Every now and then, they come out to greet the sun. They are recognisable by the lesser patch of violet on the uppersides of the wings: 30 July 2016 @ 14:33

A female sunning on an overcast day: 24 Dec 2016 @ 14;23