The Northeastern Monsoon has arrived and it is reportedly to get worse in November and December. I was lucky to get three lifers this month.
Lifer # 1
Marbled Mapwing
Cyretis cocles earli (Distant, 1883)
Very skittish and was very lucky to get this shot.
Marbled Mapwing
Cyretis cocles earli (Distant, 1883)
A typical behavior from a Mapwing species - taking cover under the leaf !
Lifer # 2
Golden Birdwing
Troides aeacus malaiianus
This is a male and is reportedly rarer than the female.
Golden Birdwing
Troides aeacus malaiianus
I just had these two shots. Very lucky indeed cause it didn't stop for too long.
Lifer #3
Plain Palm Dart
Cephrenes acalle niasicus
I had a hard time trying to identify it but eventually discover that it's a female. I think the male would have been even more difficult to distinguish from other Darts. This skipper is reportedly rare and the photo was taken from FRIM!
Plain Palm Dart
Cephrenes acalle niasicus
Either her proboscis is short or the nectar is deep inside the trunk.
Plain Palm Dart
Cephrenes acalle niasicus
I think the flowers are those of Pinwheel Flower (Tabernaemontana divaricata).
Tree Flitter
Hyarotis adrastus praba
An uncommon or maybe moderately rare skipper. This is a female.
Malayan Birdwing
Troides amphrysus ruficollis
These flowers are quite common in the jungle and often frequented by many Birdwings species as I have observed.
Malayan Birdwing
Troides amphrysus ruficollis
Naturally this is a female.
Red-tailed Marquis
Bassarona recta monilis
If you follow Yutaka profiling, this one is also named as Euthalia monilis monilis. I think there are not many photos out there which show the two red spots on its FW like those seen in a Red-spot Duke (Dophla evelina compta). This Marquis is rarer than the Banded Marquis (Bassarona teuta).
Purplish-gray Darter
Salanoemia fuscicornis
Another rare skipper but I have seen it twice within a few weeks.
Purplish-gray Darter
Salanoemia fuscicornis
This one was seen in Perak while the first one was seen in KL last month.
Dubious Flitter
Quedera monteithi monteithi
A tiny skipper.
Papilio helenus helenus
A pristine looking one of which photo deserved as a keeper.
Spotted Zebra
Graphium megarus megapenthes
A localised species.
Spotted Zebra
Graphium megarus megapenthes
Its markings look bluish here.
Lesser Zebra
Graphium macareus perakensis
Slightly larger than the above Zebra but it's also a localised species.
Malayan Four-line Blue
Nacaduba pendleburyi pendleburyi
Maybe this one is quite common only in some places.
Brown Brownie
Miletus gaesa gaesa
A fast flying Brownie which likes to frequent in the dark corners of the forest trails.
Appias albina albina
Very happy to see them both together - male (left) & female (right).
Orchid Tit
Chliaria othona semanga
If you follow Yutaka nomenclature, this Orchid is now named as Hypolycaena tora semanga.
Burmese Caerulean
Jamides philatus subditus
So glad to see it again cause the last time was way back in 2022.
Here's a tough one. Always happy to see a Jester but this happens to be the toughest subspecies to identify among all other Jesters.
Malayan Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana
At the moment, I guess it could be a Malayan.
Malayan Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana
It appears to have both features of a Common Jester and a Malayan Jester. 😟
Little Mapwing
Cyrestis themire themire
Very rarely you will see them on the ground.
Little Mapwing
Cyrestis themire themire
Male or female or perhaps a variation?
Little Mapwing
Cyrestis themire themire
They must be quite hungry.
THAT'S ALL FOLKS !
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