Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Butterflies of Bukit Tinggi - May 2025

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.


Formosan Swift 

Borbo cinnara 





Formosan Swift 

Borbo cinnara 





White Palm Bob

Suastus everyx everyx




Common Wight / Moore's Wight

Iton semamora semamora





Clavate Banded Demon

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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