Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Banded Peacock, Papilio palinurus palinurus (Fabricius)

This is neither a common nor a rare butterfly as it can be seen on the edge of villages as well as fluttering on flowering bushes in a jungle path from time to time. It has a powerful and erratic flight almost like the Banded Swallowtail and can be a very difficult butterfly to catch on the lenses. Its darkly mottled undersides bellies its magnificent peacock green uppersides and can be instantly recognised even in flight by its sheer green metallic flashes.

Habitat indicator
RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN
 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
S1
S1
S1






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




S1
S1






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

S4



S4
S2



S4
S4
S4
S4
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec












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













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

















Above all photos 25 March 2013 @ 11:13.

a female was seen depositing eggs on a shrub: 11 Dec 2015 @ 11:33

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12:30

12:58
Males can come to a drunken stupor at puddles, usually in the earlier part of the afternoon where they will rest undisturbed by shaded puddles at the edge of the forest. Above pictures 06 June 2017.

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