Just came back from fraser's in november. not very good. was rainy most days and sun was scarce. however i did see a few rare butterflies.
Charaxes borneensis (once, at mid elevation flying very rapidly up and down a stream)
Graphium empedovana (once, at mid elevation feeding on some animal feces by the road. scared off by a passing truck)
Atrophaneura sycorax (twice, once at sea level flying across a stream. 2nd time at the top of frasers, flying through the mist in early morning to feed on a flowering bauhinia up in the tree).
Agatasa calydonia (once, at mid elevation (where charaxes borneensis was), feeding on animal feces as well. scared off, never came back after the rain came.
a logging truck drove past a female courtesan and stunned it a little. i thought it was dead at first and placed it on this leaf for a photo, but it recovered and flew off after awhile. so i think it was just dazed! incredible!
Eurema nicevillei.
The Sundanian population is now divided into two, E. tihala in Java, & E nicevillei in Sumatra, Malaya, & Borneo.
Post 2. Polyura jalysus has been given a bad name, being called Yellow Nawab, Indian Nawab, Indian Yellow Nawab, & Emerald Nawab.
a. It becomes yellow only over time, after death, ie. in set specimens. http://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/g...-jalysus-4.jpg
b. It is not found in India. Range Myanmar to Sundaland.
c. It is more jade than emerald.
Post 3. Most authors refer to the Sundanian population as Saletara panda, although S. liberia is still in frequent use.
Post 5. The cupid is Everes lacturnus usually called the Indian Cupid.
The more heavily black-spotted E. heugelii called Tailed Cupid in Thailand does not occur here.
TL Seow
Last edited by Psyche; 04-Nov-2014 at 04:10 PM.
Reason: typo
Fraser's 2014
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