2011 KL/Fraser Butt Chase

[Great Mormon]

I must say that the Tiger and the Rajah shot are the best of this series, for the clarity, composition and lighting. They look so 3d from my screen!

[Silverstreak]

Your color is off. It should be Tawny Rajah. On the upperside as I can recall, very broad black apical bordering and with rich orange color.

Thanks LC ! I think you are right about the color being off! here is one taken straight out from raw without processing.





Thanks again Anthony!

[moloch]

As a last ditch , LC accompanied me back to where I climbed the fence many many times looking for it last august while we were staying at May Bank Lodge .

Hello Sunny,

Is there a plant at May Bank Lodge that the Sapphire particularly likes? Is that the only area where you tend to find it at Frasers?

These are certainly gorgeous butterflies.

[Silverstreak]

David,

I have seen one of its hostplant polygonum chinense in many part of the the hill, the butterfly has been shot at various locations, even at the children's play ground in the center of the town.It is considered one of the two signature species of Fraser's Hill, the other being the Red Spot Jezebel.

I have gathered from the others that the species likes open field and lalang cover scrub land . They generally flutter close to the ground to bask in the early morning sun till around noon and then disappear, presumably up the tree top.

Khew shot his on Jul 2009 at a flower nursery close to May Bank lodge . The nursery has been abadoned when I visited in Aug 2010, for 3 days I could not find any of them there. My last ditch move to revisit it worked this time.... a single one was waiting for me!

[butterfly_effect]

Here's my very late and horrible shots.
^_^... Sorry I dunno why the rest are so DARK!

Pendlebury zebra upperside by garnet_mermaid, on Flickr


mapwing puddling by garnet_mermaid, on Flickr


4 bar dance by garnet_mermaid, on Flickr