Ge geta (de Nicéville)

This rather distinctively dark brown skipper was seen visiting flowers of the Leea indica in a shaded riverine secondary growth. It is decidedly a rare insect of the forested areas.

Habitat indicator

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

Some keys to its ID (C&P pg 375):
- wings unmarked in the male except for a circular patch of recumbent blackish hairs on the FW,
- dorsal area is broadly paler and of a distinct ochreous hue

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

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
		S4(F)

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S4

S3

S4S6

S3

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

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
											S3

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

a male (almost ressembling a male Quedara from certain angle): 12:28

12:28

minus the flash: 12:30

12:32

12:32

12:36

12:39

Above photos 25 Dec 2014

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Above pictures of a female: 18 Jan 2015 @ 10:10

2 males visiting Leea indica: 18 Jan 2015 @10:13

A female from lower mid-elevation @ 550M: 17 Jan 2014 @ 12:38

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Above photos of a seemingly more robust male from mid-elevation (compare to the lowland males above): 31 Jan 2015 @11:20

Above pictures of a pristine male from lowland wasteland ! 17 Oct 2015 @ 12:32. This one came out after a long morning shower despite the haze, visiting flowers on an overcast mid-day.

 11:43

11:44

Above photos 21 Dec 2015

Above pix 17 Jan 2020 @ 11:53