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 (Potanthus 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.

Butterflies in June 2021 (Part 1)

The month June welcomed a few returning butterflies from May 2021 as well as some new ones. The positive development was that a significant number of butterflies were appearing. This was probably due to the more sunny weather occurring in June. In addition it also appears that breeding session has started with a number of breeding activities been recorded. For part 1 of the three series, here are some of the butterflies which I have manage to photographed.

Malayan Tailed Judy (Abisara savitri savitri)

This should be a returning species as it was last seen in February 2021.

Malayan Punchinello (Zemeros emersoides albipunctatus)

This female Plush (Sithon nedymond nedymond) is a new addition

The above looks like a Tree Yellow (Gandaca harina distanti)

Yellow-disc Oakblue (Arhopala perimuta regina)

Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus goberus)

This is a female Common Jay (Graphium doson evemonides)

The Commander (Moduza procris procris)

Apparently this one is a Violet Four-line Blue (Nacaduba subperusia lysa)

The Lance Sergeant (Athyma pravara helma)

The Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte subrata) - upperside

Gender: male

The Colour Sergeant (Athyma nefte subrata) - underside

Common Five-Ring (Ypthima baldus newboldi) in the midst of mating

Blue Posy, Drupadia scaeva scaeva (Hewitson)

Blue Posy, Drupadia scaeva scaeva (Hewitson) - 

The difference between with and without sunlight exposures

Branded Imperial (under direct sunlight)

                                                 Branded Imperial (under a shade)                                     

                                             

       Mottled Bush-Brown (under direct sunlight)   

Mottled Bush-Brown (under a light shade)    
    

 

Common Five-ring (under direct sunlight)   

Common Five-ring (under a light shade)   

Spotted Plum Judy (Abisara geza niya)

Tawny Palmfly (Elymnias panthera panthera)

                              MORE BUTTERFLIES CONTINUING IN PART 2 .......                                      

                              

Butterflies in May 2021 - shooting in the rain and restrictions

There has been a slight drop in butterflies photos due to the lack of opportunities to photograph them out there. Most of the photos in May were taken at a nearby park, along the road side as well as at the edge of a nearby forest. Hence most of them were common ones mix with a couple of 'returning' old ones.

The Commander

Moduza procris milonia (Fruhstorfer)

Status: moderately common

Red-Spot Duke - Dophla evelina compta (Fruhstorfer)

Red-Spot Duke (front underside view)

(Note: you can clearly see the two red landing lights)

Status: moderately common

Great Egg-fly (Hypolimnas bolina bolina)

Sampling some 'minerals' from the earth

Status: fairly common

A rather plain looking "Arhopala perimuta regina - Yellow Disc Tailless Oakblue

Status: uncommon

Common Sailer (Neptis hylas papaja)

Status: common

Yamfly (Loxura atymnus fuconius) ovipositing eggs on shoots of host plant (Smilax)

Status: fairly common

An old friend came back to visit. Last seen was in February 2021.

Tiger Palmfly - Elymnias nesaea lioneli (Fruhstorfer)

Status: uncommon to rare

The Malayan Punchinello (Zemeros emesoides emeisodes)

Status: moderately common

Punchinello - Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus (Butler)

Status: Fairly common

Jewel Four-lined Blue - Nacaduba sanaya elioti (Corbet)

Status: common (low land species)

I think this should be a "Six-line Blue" (Nacaduba kurava nemana) or perhaps a "Nacaduba berenice icena" (Fruhstorfer) - "Rounded six-line blue".

Status: another common (low land species)

Rustic (Cupha erymanthis lotis)

Status: common

Common Grass Yellow - Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Moore)

Status: very common

A hardly recognisable "Common Mormon" (Papilio polytes romulus)

Status: common

Malayan Tailed Judy (Abisara savitri savitri)

Status: moderately common to uncommon

This is a male "Branded Imperial" (Eooxylides tharis distanti) (Riley)

Status: fairly common

Common Imperial - Cheritra freja frija (edited)

Status: common

Common Bush-Brown / Mottled Bush-Brown 

(Mycalesis janardana sagittigera)

Status: Fairly common

Note: the above could be a wet season form

Common Bush-brown in the open.

Here is something different. 

Purple Bush Brown - Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Butler) - without flash light

Status: moderately common 

Purple Bush Brown - Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Butler) - with flash light

CHEERS !