Thursday, November 27, 2014

Potanthus ganda ganda (Fruhstorfer)

This is one of the many intricately similar and variable species of the genus Potanthus to be encountered along a sunny jungle path. This species is probably the commonest Potanthus to be encountered on the field.

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

 x
 x
 x
 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


 S
S
S
S
S
S

2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
SSSSSSSSSSSS
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S
S
S
S
S
S
S



S
S
S


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














Above photos 14 August 2013 @ 10:30 (S3)

A pristine specimen, same locality @ 10:30 (S3)

Sharing a sunny spot with Notocrypta clavata 


11:04

11:07

11:08
Above photos 17 Nov 2013(S3)


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Above photos 18 Jan 2014 @ 13:21(S3)

Puddling on a bird dropping: 13 Dec 2014 @ 11:58(S3)

 12:11

12:13

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16 Dec 2014 @ 12:31(S6)

25 Dec 2014 @ 12:19 (S4)

18 April 2015 @ 10:51


One sunning itself: 24 May 2015 @ 8:41

11 Oct 2015 @ 10:30

18 Oct 2015 @ 10:41

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