Thaumantis odana pishuna (Fruhstorfer)

Inhabits lowland pristine forests and is attracted to rotting fruits on the forest floor. Unlike T. kugius, the male only has an oblique blue apical stripe on the uppersides of its FW. Rare.

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
		S2F

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
										S5

2018
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S1

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

 10:40

10:41

Above pictures of a male sharing its bounty of a rotting wild mango on the forest floor with a Thauria aliris and Neorina lowii. 17 Mac 2016

Females are larger and more quadrate wings.Eventhough basically a lowland forest insect, females have been recorded from submontane zone at 1200M. Above picture of a female attracted to rotten figs on the jungle floor. 19 Feb 2018 @ 12:50.

The Palm King, Amathusia phidippus phiddipus (Linnaeus)

Common in disturbed environment where palm trees are common, feeding on coconut palms. Rather crepuscular habits and they sometimes enter houses at dusk, attracted by houselight.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN

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
S6

Above pictures of a male form chersias [Fruhstorfer] attracted by the porch light of my home at Raub: 23 Jan 2016 @ 20:08

The Great Saturn, Zeuxidia aurelius aurelius (Cramer)

Rare and solitary, confined to deep forest in the lowlands. It is an unmistakable butterfly which figures among the largest Malayan butterflies. The underside ressembles a white-washed A. phidippus.

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)

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Oct

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S2(F)

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

11:50

11:52

11:53

11:53

Above pictures of a female: 19 Mac 2015. It was completely hidden among a litter of dead leaves in the undergrowth until disturbed by my footpaths - and it sprang to life and landed not far on an open trail...

a female attracted to rotting fruits on the forest floor: 14 Mac 2016 @ 11:19

a male feeding on fruit bait with another male Z. doubledayi. 09 July 2016 @ 12:00