The Abnormal Flash, Rapala duma duma (Hewitson)

Instantly recognisable from all the other species of Rapala by the dark circular mark on the discal area of the FW and HW. Essentially a forest butterfly. Rare in the lowland but can be locally common on hill tops.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
					S1(F)		S2

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

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

Above photo of a very worn specimen found at the edge of a forest trail: 12 June 2016 @ 10:40

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Above pictures 10 May 2022

Rapala dieneces dieneces (Hewitson)

Uncommon, found mostly on flowering plants at the edge of secondary growths and wayside plants and is commoner at mid-elevation.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2014
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
S3(F)

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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

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

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S17(H)

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

This slightly deformed specimen was seen nectaring on a flowering Siam Weed on 11 Jan 2014 @ 13:58.

11:43

a female nectaring: 10 Jan 2016 @ 12:36

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Above pix of a male: 26 Jan 2019