The Blue-line Brilliant, Simiskina pharyge deolina (Fruhstorfer)

This is a tiny forest butterfly, found at open places where they can be seen dogfighting and sunning themselves at the earlier part of the morning. They ressemble Poritia but has plain undersides with darker fascia. The males have deep black uppersides with brilliant blue striations. This is an uncommon butterfly.

Habitat indicator

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

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

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
						S2(F)	S2	S2

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S2

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

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

Above 5 photos from 04 May 2014 @ 10:11 - 10:41

Above  photos 17 May 2014 @ 10:50

20 June 2014 @ 10:46

27 July 2014 @ 10:40

02 Oct 2016 @ 11:50

The Blue Gem, Poritia erycinoides phraatica (Hewitson)

This is a hill species that inhabits open spaces in the wilderness and are often seen in the earlier part of the morning flying very swiftly around bushes with sunny exposures.

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)

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
					S5F

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
						S2	S2

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

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
											S29

2019
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
S29

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

Above 4 photos 07 August 2013 @ 9:50.

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25 May 2014 @ 12:39: this female was sunning itself on a low tree by a jungle stream @ 250M. It was recognisable by its orange striae on black wings visible in flight.

20 June 2014 @ 12:55

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11:36
Above pictures 03 Dec 2018

Above pix of a male: 27 Jan 2019 @ 12:31

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 11:51

12:00
Above pix of a female: 20 Oct 2019