The Siamese Black Prince, Rohana parisatis siamensis (Fruhstorfer)

This is a tiny butterfly, about the size of a Junonia orithya and is easily recognisable by its uniformly purple-black uppersides (male). It is a very swift flyer and reacts to camera flashes...

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 mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
						S2(F)	S2	S2	S2

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S2

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
						S2			S17(H)

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 photos of a male found along a rocky jungle path with cement structures. When disturbed, it came back repeatedly to the same spot: 13 May 2014 @ 12:04-12:13

12:39

Above 2 photos 17 May 2014

25 May 2014 @ 11:42

 11:46

11:46

Above 2 photos 05 June 2014 @ 13:07

Feeding on dung: 20 June 2014@ 11:24

11:27

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 A newly eclosed female but unfortunately suffering from malformities (left hindwing): 11:26

 11:31

 11:34

11:36

11:42

Above pictures of females 17 October 2016