The Snowy Angle, Darpa pteria dealbata (Distant, 1886)

Denizen of submontane and montane peaks where males are sometimes seen dogfighting. Rare and localised. Differentiated from Darpa striata by its white tornal area of the HW which is not spotted.

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)

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

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

2018
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
							S5(F)

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

 Above pictures of a male. 11 August 2018 @ 12:30

Darpa striata striata (H. Druce)

This is an uncommon forest insect. In flight, it ressembles a Snow Flat but once settled, its highly marked upper (contrasted shades between the veins and the cells giving it the striation) and tail projection will differ it from Tagiades.

Habitat indicator

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

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
								S2(F)

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S3

S3

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
					S2			S3

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

Above photos 28 July 2014 @ 12:40 - 12:56

They have a the strange habit of folding only one side of their forewing when alert...

03 Dec 2014 @ 13;22

03 June 2016 @ 13:26

Above pictures 03 Sept 2016 @ 13:03