The Zebra Ringlet, Ragadia critolaus (de Nicéville, 1893)

Denizen of high elevation forests having the same habits of its lowland cousin the Striped Ringlet. 

Habitat indicator

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

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

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		S16(F)

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

Above pictures 21 March 2017 @ 14:15

22 August 2018 @ 9:36 am

The Striped Ringlet, Ragadia makuta siponta (Fruhstrofer)

This is essentially a forest insect, inhabiting the dark understory among the thickets. It is feeble in flight and is usually encountered in the earlier part of the morning or later part of the afternoon.

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
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
		S3

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
	S3	S3			S3

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S1

S3

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
								S3S28	S2S3

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

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

This tiny little satyrid was photographed in the shades on a gloomy day in March 2013...

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15 December 2013 @ 15:26

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05 Jan 2014 @ 10:08

12 Jan 2014 @ 10:15

 20 April 2014 @ 9:45

9:47

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21 Dec 2015 @ 9:28