Butterflies in December 2023

The month of December is usually coincide with the monsoon season over at this region. Hence less butterfly trips but I still managed to get a few lifers - thanks to the trip to FRIM on 30 December. Here are some of the photographic 'collections' for the month of December 2023.

Common Gem

(Poritia hewitsoni taleva) 

Dried-leaf Palmfly

(Elymnias saueri saueri)

Grey Baron

(Euthalia anosia bunaya)

Lifer of course.

Punchinello

(Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus)

You would hardly see this species opened its wings as wide as this.

Scarce Saturn

(Zeuxidia doubledayi)

This is an uncommon species.

Hoary Palmer

(Unkana ambasa batara)

Some say that this species is quite common but honestly I hardly see them.

Blue Pansy

(Junonia orithya wallacei)

This species is quite common in the coastal regions. Saw this male at Penaga, Penang.

                                                       
                          Pointed Palmfly                                 

                (Elymnias penanga) f. hislopi                      

           

                              Pointed Palmfly                                 

(Elymnias penanga) f. hislopi   

Common Jester

(Symbrenthia lilaea luciana)

Side View

Common Jester

(Symbrenthia lilaea luciana)

Top View

Unmistakable ! Some season butterfly spotters can even identify this species from its shadow !!

Rajah Brooke's Birdwing

(Trogonoptera brookiana albescens)

Malay Staff Sergeant

(Athyma reta moorei)

This is a top view of a Major Oakblue it seems.

(Arhopala major major)

 One of the most recognisable Arhopala  

          Yellow-disc Tailess Oakblue               

       (Arhopala perimuta regina)            

                                                  

                    Malayan Yellow-veined Lancer                                    Lesser Lancer                                       (Pyroneura latoia)                                             (Pyroneura flavia)     

Those are the three pertinent areas to look for if you wish to differentiate a Malayan Yellow-veined Lancer from other similar looking 'Lancers'.

Malayan Yellow-veined Lancer   

(Pyroneura latoia latoia)

White-banded Awl

(Hasora taminatus malayana)

Pygmy Posy / Lesser Posy

(Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia)

Sometimes you will get lucky shots like these ones.

Malayan Pied Blue

(Megisba malaya sikkima)

                                  

Orange Gull

(Cepora iudith malaya)

You will most likely find this in an inland forest.

Magpie Crow

(Euploea radamanthus)

Male

A close up photo of a nice specimen

Blue-banded Jungle Glory

(Thaumantis odana pishuna)

Striped Albatross

(Appias olferna olferna)

Female laying her eggs. 

My observation: She would usually deposit her eggs every where (on all the host plants in the vicinity) and not on a particular plant. The above host plant is a Cleome rutidosperma.

Narrow Striped Faun

(Faunis gracilis)

She usually stays at ground level.

 
  Autumn Leaf

 (Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa)

Both are males but notice the different colours?

Yellow Grass Dart

(Taractrocera archias quinta)

Suffused Flash

(Rapala suffusa barthema)

Orange-striped Awlet

(Burara harisa consobrina)

Malayan Dartlet

(Oriens paragola)

I think this one looks like a Halpe pelethronix or perhaps a Halpe wantona

Peninsular Ace or Swinhoe Ace

Finally my year-end lifer

Tree Flitter

(Hyarotis adrastus praba)