This is a large butterfly that inhabits the undergrowth and is not uncommon even in villages where it can enter houses at night, attracted by the light. However, it is difficult to chance upon because of its crepuscular habits but on a forested path, it can often be seen in the earlier hours of the morning settled on dung. The uppersides of its wings are of a drab dark brown but at certain angle in flight, there is a dull, suffused dark velvety blue-purple sheen in the males. The undersides are of a drab ochreous brown with heavy but blurred striation, giving it a cryptic appearance among the leaf litters of the undergrowth. There is a visible median band that separates the undersides into two distinct areas (see pictures below).
Habitat indicator
RSP
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WV
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PG
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VF
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FTR
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SC
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LWDF
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LWPF
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LMEF
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UMN
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MN
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x
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x
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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
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Above two photos taken on 29 May 2013 @ 11:31
Above two photos 14 April 2013 @ 13:44
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A glimpse of the female from an over-exposed shot: 20 April 2014 @ 12:50
a male, 24 October 2014 @ 11:12
02 Nov 2014 @ 11:23
11 Apr 2015 @ 12:29
S3: 12 Feb 2016 @ 12:01
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5th instar caterpillar feeding on bamboo leaves @ 21 March 2015
the chrysalis @ 29 March 2015
A male eclosed on 04 Apr 2015, less than 10 days from pupa stage.
Consult the set specimen (Site 1) : http://nlliew66butterflies2.blogspot.my/2015/09/discophora-sondaica-boisduval-1836.html
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