I have been up to this hill already four times this month and each trip would cost me RM14 excluding toll and petrol. Luckily each trip I have managed to get at least one / two lifers. RoI (Return of Investment) is only 14% but I heard RoI of 7% is already considered good - No?
Blue Dandy
Laringa castelnaui castelnaui
While this species have been completely disappeared from my local patch, we saw at least 5 of them here.
Blue Dandy
Laringa castelnaui castelnaui
Male
Simiskina, Deramas and Poritia are always on the top of my list cause most of them are either uncommon or rare.
Streak Blue Brilliant
Simiskina pheretia pheretia
Male
Streak Blue Brilliant
Simiskina pheretia pheretia
Female
Streak Blue Brilliant
Simiskina pheretia pheretia
Female
Blue John
Deramas livens livens
Blue John
Deramas livens livens
Female
Blue John
Deramas livens livens
This is only my second time seeing this Deramas.
Sumatran Gem
Poritia sumatrae sumatrae
Sylhet Oakblue
Arhopala silhetensis adorea
This time there were a few Oakblues appearing and this is my lifer. 😍
Sylhet Oakblue
Arhopala silhetensis adorea
Common Green Oakblue
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
Common Green Oakblue
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
Common Green Oakblue
Arhopala eumolphus maxwelli
Red Lacewing
Cethosia biblis perakana
This one looks quite different than the one which I saw earlier.
A lexicon of skipper species can be found in this place.
Borbo cinnara
Formosan Swift
Borbo cinnara
Suastus everyx everyx
Common Wight / Moore's Wight
Iton semamora semamora
Notocrypta clavata
I think this skipper looks like a Ceylon Swift - 70% sure.
Parnara bada bada
A new skipper for me 😄
Pugnacious Lancer
Pemara pugnans
Extra Spot Swift
Caltoris bromus bromus
Another lifer 😁
Extra Spot Swift
Caltoris bromus bromus
Extra Spot Swift
Caltoris bromus bromus
Narrow-banded Ace
Halpe elena
This skipper has been quite common at this hill lately.
Violet Four Line Blue
Nacaduba subperusia
Lifer but this one was identified by a pro.
Ambon Onyx
Horaga syrinx
Only my second time seeing this Onyx.
Acacia Blue
Surendra vivarna amisena
Cornelian
Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus
Dark Hedge Blue
Plautella cossaea pambui
Great Helen
Papilio iswaroides curtisi.
Only my 2nd time seeing this species. First time was way back in Raub. It's closely resembles the Red Helen (P. helenus helenus) but this one is much bigger.
Here are some of the more common species.
Vagrant
Vagrans sinha macromalayana
Vagrant
Vagrans sinha macromalayana
White Imperial
Neomyrina nivea periculosa
First time seeing this White Imperial here. They are quite common at my local hill patch.
Malayan Albatross
Salatera panda distanti
Spotted Spark
Sinthusa malika amata
They are quite small actually.
Spotted Spark
Sinthusa malika amata
THAT'S ALL FROM THIS WONDERFUL HILL FOR THE TIME BEING !!
CHOW !
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