Saturday, November 2, 2013

The Dark Brand Bush Brown, Mycalesis mineus micromalayana (Fruhstorfer)

This is a common butterfly found equally in town parks and gardens as well as wooded localities with open grass areas.

Habitat indicator

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



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
S
SSSSSSSS

S
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S
H
H
H
S
S
S
S
S
SS
S
S
S
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
 S
 S
 S
 S
 S
 S

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




2018
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2019
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Mac
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 S5













2020
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Mac
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28 December 2013 @ 14:03

30 May 2014 @ 10:20

28 July 2014 @ 11:04

This one came into our home: 27 Nov 2014 @ 21:00


20 Dec 2014 @ 17:01


Above 2 photos 24 Dec 2014 @ 10:55

08 Feb 2015 @ 11:26

22 September 2017 @ 14:22

19 Jan 2019 @ 11:17

The Velvet Flat, Celaenorrhinus ficulnea queda (Plötz)

This is not a very common insect and may be observed from time to time in undergrowths - this one was resting under a melastoma leaf in a riverine undergrowth right on my usual path. I thought it was a Notocrypta but in flight, it has a much "blacker" appearance and of course, settles on the underside of leaves.

Habitat indicator

RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN







 x
x



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
S3F





S3




2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
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S3
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
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Jul
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Sep
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2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
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S5 

2018
Jan
Feb
Mac
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Jul
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2019
Jan
Feb
Mac
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Above 3 photos 02 November 2013 @ 10:32