The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: November 2015

Monday, November 23, 2015

Euthalia djata rubidifascia (Talbot)

A rare butterfly of pristine lowland and hill forests. Females, like all species from the lubentina group, have tendencies to visit sunlit seepages and moist spots on the forest floor at mid morning.

Habitat indicator

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

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This skittish female was seen visiting rotting figs on a moist sunlit forest floor at 750M above sea level. 23 Nov 2015 @ 10:46

Saturday, November 21, 2015

The Malayan Lascar, Lasippa tiga siaka (Moore)

Locally common in secondary and disturbed environment as well as the forest's edge.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

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Above photos 25 October 2015 @ 12:01

Above photos 31 Oct 2015 @ 14:26

A male from S2: 02 June 2016 @ 12:30

07 August 2016 @ 11:59

Consult a male voucher specimen from Site 6:

http://nlliew66butterflies2.blogspot.my/2015/12/lasippa-tiga-moore-1858-siaka-moore-1881.html

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Jamides zebra lakatti (Corbet)

Superficially the undersides ressemble that of J. celeno but on the uppersides, the FW has a much more intense blue towards the apex and periphery of the wing. The black FW margin is a thread but can be a confusing factor as the cilia are also black, giving a broader impression of the black area. Decidedly a forest insect compared to the much more widespread J. celeno. A possible ID key in the field would be the rather scalloped FW postdical band's outer margin (Thanks Dr Seow). In J. celeno, this is almost always a straight line. (see comparisons on the pix below)