Sunday, August 17, 2014

Thrix scopula nisibis (de Nicéville)

Secretive and has a tendancy to hide under broad leaves, this is a habitant of the sun-speckled understorey in undisturbed forests. It ressembles the Common Imperial, C. freja and but has shorter tails.

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
2014
Nov
Dec
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Feb
Mac
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S2(F)



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







S2




S3

2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
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Dec






 S2






2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
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Above photos 06 June 2014 @ 15:16


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The male has a distinctive forewing brand made of nacreous scales visible in the above pictures. They are larger than the females. 03 July 2016 @ 15:00

2 comments:

  1. Nice to meet you, this is my first contact with you, although I follow from a while your blog.

    Congratulation for the spot of a so unusual and not so well known butterfly.

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  2. Thanks. It's true that this is not a very common butterfly and they seem to be seasonal in certain localities

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