This used to be a common skipper that flies at dawn and can sometimes enter houses at dusk (not anymore with houses being air-conditioned with closed windows these days). These skippers are easily identifiable by their characteristic red eyes and buff undersides and rather elongated wings and body compared to the stout-bodied Awls and Darts.
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 one was seen flying around my garden and later it settled on the corrugated zinc roof of my neighbour. Above specimen is a female (observe the dense hair tuft at the end of its abdomen). 28 April 2013 @ 8:35.
12:55
12:56
Above 2 photos of a specimen taken in a forest reserve on 30 May 2014. Notice that forest specimens has a metallic sheen that can often be missing from "urban" specimens (see photo above).
This one has an even more developped sheen, without flash the insect appears to be completely black among the dark undergrowth. 16 Feb 2015 @ 12:22
Above pictures 01 April 2017 @ 12:00
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