The Malayan Jezebel, Delias ninus ninus (Wallace)

Locally common in hill stations where they usually keep to a lofty height, resting on ferns and open spaces in between short flights. Both sexes come to flowers at lower heights in the first morning light.

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)

2014

2015

Nov

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Feb

Mac

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May

June

Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

S5

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
											S8

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S5	S5										S5S16

2018
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S5		S16

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

2020
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

2021
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2022
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They ressemble D. pasithoe on the undersides but its uppersides have a red basal area on the HW whilst those of D. pasithoe is only yellow. Above photos 12 June 2015 @ 11:10

 10:54

11:09

Above a male perching on exposed bushes at a hill top: 17 March 2018

 10:47

10:48
Above a male basking in the morning sun. 27 June 2020