Monday, September 9, 2013

The Spotted Sawtooth, Prioneris thestylis malaccana (Fruhstorfer)

A true hill insect, Prioneris thestylis malaccana (Fruhstorfer) is found in a more elevated locality than the Redspot Sawtooth. It looks very much like a darker version of the Redspot Sawtooth but minus the red spot.


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
 S3


 S3

 S3



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


S1S3

S3S1




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


S3


S3
S1S3
S1S3






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



 S1
 S1
 S1S2S3
S1S2 






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


 S1
 S1
 S1S3S5
 S1S5
 S5



S5
S5

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

S1










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













17 March 2013 @ 12:46


Above 2 photos from 25 May 2013 @ 13:09

13 June 2013 @ 15:03


Above 2 photos 14 August 2013 @ 11:38


05 Jan 2014 @ 14:35

27 April 2014 @ 12:44

Essentially a hill insect, it was seen frequenting wooded lowland dipterocarp forests lately, puddling among groups of Appias and Graphiums (Pictures below).

02 May 2015 @ 13:54

09 May 2015 @ 11:27

06 June 2015 @ 11:53

11 June 2015 @ 12:58

 11:58

12:08
Above picture 15 July 2017

10 Feb 2018 @ 13:29

03 April 2021 @ 14:15


Females are very rare and resemble a large Delias belladona. Above picture 09 Dec 2017 @ 11:27

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