The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: Subfamily Heliconiinae

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Monday, June 15, 2020

The Little Yeoman, Cirrochroa surya siamensis (Fruhstorfer, 1906)

Resembling a small C. malaya and is found only north of Kedah upwards, frequenting open spaces at the forest's edges and moist spots. Seasonal.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		S36F

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

Above photos 26 March 2019 @ 11:24

Friday, October 7, 2016

Cirrochroa satellita satellita (Butler)

Rare and confined to heavily wooded forest trails where it can often be dismissed as a small C. orissa in flight. Unlike the larger and commoner Cirrochroas or Yeomans, this species is shy and do not stay long on open trails where they make occasional visits and darts back into the safety of the undergrowth once they sense the presence of human in the vicinity.

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)

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
					S2(F)	S2	S2	S2	S2		S20

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S20

A record shot of a specimen sunning itself on a leaf under a sun-speckled forest trail. 26 June 2016 @ 11:36.

Above photos of a worn specimen visiting moist sand on an open trail: 02 October 2016 @ 10:48

Friday, August 21, 2015

The Malayan Cruiser, Vindula erota chersonesia (Pendlebury)

Larger than the Lesser Cruiser, V. dejone and are usually confined to the hills but in Raub, they were observed to descend to the foothills at 190m above sea level. They are generally larger than V. dejone and can be differentiated from V. dejone by the scalloped markings on the post-discal area (straight line in V. dejone)