Uncommon, found usually on flowering Leea indica and Chromolaena odorata bushes in shaded exposition in wooded countries.
Habitat indicator
Habitat indicator
RSP
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WV
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PG
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VF
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FTR
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SC
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LWDF
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LWPF
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LMEF
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UMN
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MN
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x
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x
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x
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Frequency observation
chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F
for first record)
2014
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2015
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Mac
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S4(F)
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S4
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S1
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S4
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S4(H)
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S4
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Some keys to its ID:
-FW with silverstreak but no small hyaline spot in space 5
-HW vein 8 broadly orange on both sides
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Mac
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2017
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Mac
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S12
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Mac
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S12
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Mac
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25 Dec 2014 @ 12:44
12:45
12:46
12:52
12:53
13:03
Above photos 31 Dec 2014
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Above photos 15 Feb 2015 @ 11:30
S4: 24 Sep 2015 @ 11:36
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in flight @ 10:21
10:22
10:24
10:25
10:26
10:26
10:27
Above photos 04 Oct 2015
a worn male from S4: 11 Oct 2015 @ 11:27
13:40
13:51
13:51
Above 3 different P. natuna from the same locality @ 17 Oct 2015
12:10
12:10
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A number can be seen visiting flowering bushes at certain times of the year where it occurs...
Above photos 04 Oct 2015
13:51
Above 3 different P. natuna from the same locality @ 17 Oct 2015
Above 2 photos 08 Nov 2015 @ 10:32
12:11
Above photos 06 Jan 2018
I was in Brunei in 1985 and photographed this butterfly laying an egg on bird poo. Perhaps part of the life cycle is guano.
ReplyDeleteNot true and true in a way. Many butterflies especially the males (and other insects too) visit animal droppings to get minerals for their reproductive needs. That is why they are often seen congregating on sunny seepages.
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