The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: Subtribe Ypthimina

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Ypthima savara tonkiniana (Fruhstorfer)

Rather rare forest insect that is confined to the hills, ressembling a large Y. horsfieldii.

Habitat indicator

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

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30 May 2014 @ 10:32

Above photos 27 Nov 2014 @ 12:27

Consult the voucher specimen from Site 1: http://nlliew66butterflies2.blogspot.my/2015/10/ypthima-savara-grose-smith-1887.html

Thursday, September 5, 2013

The Malayan Five-ring, Ypthima horsfieldii humei (Elwes & Edwards)

This can be a very confusing butterfly to ID from its cousins Y. baldus and Y. fasciata because of many similarities in their wing markings. While it has five rings on the underside of its hindwings (the last two ocelli on the tornal area are counted as one) like Y. baldus, it also share the characteristics 2 bands on the undersides like Y. fasciata, which the latter has incidently six rings (always the same rules) and they are aligned in a line almost continuously. Common in all localities especially at open fringes of lowland forest and mid-elevation.

Habitat indicator

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

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

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05 June 2014 @ 14:33

Upperside of a female; 16:32

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Above photos 27 Dec 2014

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Above pictures 04 Mac 2017

Monday, August 12, 2013

The Common Four-ring, Ypthima huebneri (Kirby)

This is a slightly less common butterfly than the Common Three-rings and Five-rings but can be easily distinguished by its smaller size and four ocelli on the HW underside marginal area, found in the same localities as the others.

Habitat indicator

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

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

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Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
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S	S	S		S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

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Above 4 photos 12 August 2013 @ 10:23.

12 August 2013 @ 10:32. A surprising detail is the fact that these are much less common during the active season of March-May and suddenly becomes abundant from August onwards.