The Branded Straw Ace, Pithauria marsena (Hewitson)

This is a common bigger-sized hesperiid to be found around moist spots in a jungle trail.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
		S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	H	S1S2S3

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
S1S2S3	S1S2S3			S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3	S1S2S3

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1

S1

S1S2S3

S1S2S3

S1

S1S3

S1S2S3

S1-S3

S1-S3

S1-S3

S5

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S1S3	S3	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S3S20	S3	S1S3

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

27 July 2013 @ 12:07

26 April 2014 @ 13:31

06 June 2014 @ 10:59


06 June 2014 @ 11:23


11:32

26 Oct 2014 @ 12:15

09 Nov 2014 @ 13:11

02 Dec 2014 @ 12:32

02 Feb 2015 @ 12:44

18 April 2015 @ 10:45

 11:13

11:19
Above photos 25 April 2015

12 Feb 2016 @ 12:06

04 Mac 2017 @ 14:33

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Females are very rare and visits flowers: 05 Dec 2015 @ 12:34

Female nectaring in the late afternoon at mid-elevations: 30 Jan 2017 @ 17:10

Consult a male voucher specimen from Site 1:  http://nlliew66butterflies2.blogspot.my/2015/10/pithauria-marsena-hewitson-1886.html