The Malay Viscount, Tanaecia pelea pelea (Fabricius)

Principally an insect of the forest's edge and openings along a jungle tract - it is not uncommonly encounter especially the latter part of the morning sunning itself.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
						S3

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
S1	S1	S1

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1

S1S2

S2S4

S3

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

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

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

2020
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

2021
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

2022
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Above 2 photos 15 Dec 2013 @ 11:57.

This one came down to puddle on a rocky river's edge: 29 Sept 2013 @ 11:10

15 Mac 2016 @ 12:27

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Above photos of a female - 13 August 2016 @ 12:00

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The caterpillar is leafy green with a series of dorsal spots which are purple-centred. This caterpillar was found feeding in the most unexpected host plant: the Tanjung tree, Mimusops elengi.

Above a mature last instar caterpillar.