Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Plain Banded Awl, Hasora vitta vitta (Butler)

Probably the commonest of the Hasora, it is found even in towns and villages, sometimes entering houses at dawn or at dusk. However, its presence seems to be seasonal and coincides with the peak season between March to August. Other times it is rarer and along the jungle path, is seldom seen except in areas frequented by humain where this butterfly has the habit of licking on stained concrete walls and metal poles in recreational places. They are all swift and powerful flyers and are very skittish to human presence, reacting nervously to the camera's flash. In their rapid whirring flight, they make a faint "clicking" sound: a signature of Hasoras and certain large Coeliadiniids.

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



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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

 S1





S3

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




S1S2S2S2S2


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





S1







S5
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec


S1S2
S1S2
S1S2
S1S2
S2






S1:  This one was doing some "vertical puddling" on an oily kitchen plastic sheet by a village stall. It came back repeatedly to the same spot after being harassed by my camera. 27 April 2013 @ 10:10


S1:  Not far off, another perfect specimen was doing the same act on a painted metal pole of a shade by a popular recreational spot. 27 April 2013 @ 10:42.

S3: 11 October 2013 @ 9:32

S2: 17 May 2014 @ 10:10


S1: Puddling on a granite boulder: 12 Apr 2015 @ 10:03

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a female visiting Chromolaena odorata: 05 Dec 2015 @ 11:20

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