Inhabits lowland pristine forests and is attracted to rotting fruits on the forest floor. Unlike T. kugius, the male only has an oblique blue apical stripe on the uppersides of its FW. Rare.
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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10:40
10:41
Above pictures of a male sharing its bounty of a rotting wild mango on the forest floor with a Thauria aliris and Neorina lowii. 17 Mac 2016
Females are larger and more quadrate wings.Eventhough basically a lowland forest insect, females have been recorded from submontane zone at 1200M. Above picture of a female attracted to rotten figs on the jungle floor. 19 Feb 2018 @ 12:50.
