This butterfly is a submontane and montane species but was found quite regularly from May onwards puddling in moist spots by the stream singly and sometimes in small numbers. It has a much more elongated forewings than A. indra, visibly curved at the apex but the uppersides has the same plain black and white colouring. The undersides ressemble that of the Great Orange Tip with brown mottling. They sometimes descend to the foothills in deeply wooded vicinities with water.
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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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
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Mac
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S1S21
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S5
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27 April 2013 @ 11:58
27 April 2013 @ 12:08
01 June 2013 @ 11:32
A peek of the plain uppersides: 15 December 2013 @ 11:41
In flight with full view of its uppersides: 09 March 2014 @ 12:31
01 May 2014 @ 12:33
01 May 2015 @ 11:28
01 May 2015 @ 11:29
01 May 2015 @11:31
12 June 2015 @ 12:23 from mid-elevation
18 June 2016 @ 13:10
19 June 2016 @ 12:22
27 May 2017 @ 11:28
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Females visit flowers in exposed hill tops and gardens...
12:21
12:22
12:22
12:24
12:24
Above pictures 12 August 2017
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Females visit flowers in exposed hill tops and gardens...
Above pictures 12 August 2017
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