Monday, April 27, 2015

The Formosan Swift, Borbo cinnara (Wallace)

Locally common on wastelands, parks and gardens as well as verges of the secondary growth and forests up to mid-elevation.

Some keys to its ID:
- HW underside has spots on space 2, 3 and 6 (pix above)
- body (especially head and thorax) has greenish tinged hairs

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
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct












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

S7
S6 S7




S5








21 Sept 2013 @ 13:29 (S5)

19 Dec 2014 @ 11:54

21 Dec 2014 @ 14:27



Above photos 31 Jan 2015 @ 11:49-54



Above pictures of a female visiting Lantana at 1200M above sea level: 07 June 2015 @ 12:04


Above 2 specimens next to each other on short grasses: 12 June 2015 @ 11:34

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