Saturday 26 June 2021

Butterflies in June 2021 (Part 2)

The mid month of June continues to be a happening time. Saw many butterflies mating and breeding together with some rare ones appearing from the deeper forest.

A pair of Neptis miah batara (Small Yellow Sailor)


A male Neptis miah batara (Small Yellow Sailor)


A female Neptis miah batara (Small Yellow Sailor)


Neptis miah batara (Small Yellow Sailor) - underside profile


Neptis miah batara (Small Yellow Sailor) - frontal profile



A female Bifid Plushblue (Flos diardi capeta)


A female Bifid Plushblue (Flos diardi capeta)


A female Bifid Plushblue (Flos diardi capeta) oviposition.




Knight (Lebadea martha malayana)



A female Malayan Viscount (Tanaecia pelea pelea)


A female Malayan Viscount (Tanaecia pelea pelea) - frontal view



Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus teatus)


Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus teatus) - male



A female Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta vitta)


A female Plain Banded Awl (Hasora vitta vitta)



An old friend came visiting 

Club Silverline (Spindasis syama senama)



Detached Dart (Pothantus trachala tytleri)



Rustic (Cupha erymanthis lotis)



Vagrant (Vagrans egista macromalayana) (Fruhstorfer)



Malay Yeoman (Cirrochroa malaya malaya)



Malayan Pied Blue (Megisba malaya sikkima)



Yellow-based Lancer (Pyroneura natuna)

Status: uncommon



Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias mathias)



Common Birdwing (Troides helena cerberus) - female



Here is something which I seldom come across.

                      These are the caterpillars of Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion demolion)


Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion demolion)




Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion demolion)



Watch out for part 3 of June butterflies series.

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