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benetay
22-Nov-2008, 06:30 PM
Just sharing a record of the banded royal.

It' was quick & fast!

Heard it was last seen, 2 years ago. :bsmile:

Pristine still, i believe.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii215/bendanbutt/Bandedroyalrecord.jpg

A peek of the open wings.

Female? :hmmm:

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii215/bendanbutt/Bandedroyaljump.jpg


Cheers!
Sky Blue
22-Nov-2008, 06:50 PM
wow, good capture there & congrats for the +1, good to know that they're still ard :)
Commander
22-Nov-2008, 07:20 PM
Yup. Brown uppersides. Female. Must be looking for somewhere to lay eggs. Pristine specimen too! :cheers:
benetay
22-Nov-2008, 07:48 PM
So it's time to pitch tent & wait for it's return!

Cheers!
Silverstreak
22-Nov-2008, 08:01 PM
Benedict,

Nice specimen!!!

So we go camp and do bbq there at the hilltop for the next couple of days?


:bsmile:
benetay
23-Nov-2008, 12:11 AM
Yes that shall be the way! :bsmile:
Archduke
23-Nov-2008, 12:37 AM
the leaf it was on seems to be eaten. not sure what is its host plant though
Silverstreak
23-Nov-2008, 01:30 AM
Mark,

Unlikely to be the hostplant...... it's hostplant is believed to be a mistletoe species of the Loranthaceae family.
benetay
23-Nov-2008, 09:06 AM
Before i spotted it, it was either feeding or laying eggs or laughing at us, once spook, went straight up to the top. Either that or she was waiting for me. :bsmile:



Cheers!
benetay
23-Nov-2008, 06:34 PM
Totally no sign of it since 9+am Sigh! :thumbsdow
Great Mormon
23-Nov-2008, 06:47 PM
shes such a b!+ch
benetay
23-Nov-2008, 06:55 PM
Chill! At lease we know they're around. So let us track it & see if they're still around. Guess we can't order what we shoot although i quite like that idea. :bsmile:

Like the Semanga, we're slowly learning more about it. :grin2: We manage to know at lease 3 host plant they're at.

Cheers!
atronox
23-Nov-2008, 06:56 PM
At least there's (some) evidence this sp is still around.
Congratulations for the rare find.:redbounce
benetay
23-Nov-2008, 09:11 PM
Thanks Aaron, but i think we should really thank them for being around for us. :)



Cheers!
atronox
24-Nov-2008, 01:29 AM
Thanks Aaron, but i think we should really thank them for being around for us. :)



Cheers!The male will be a bonus!;P
benetay
25-Nov-2008, 10:33 AM
Male? :thinking: Have not seen them since the last encounter.

Cheers!