Sunday, August 25, 2013

The Branded Straw Ace, Pithauria marsena (Hewitson)

This is a common bigger-sized hesperiid to be found around moist spots in a jungle trail.

Habitat indicator
RSP
WV
PG
VF
FTR
SC
LWDF
LWPF
LMEF
UMN
MN






 x
 x
 x



Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
2013
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct


 S1S2S3
S1S2S3 
S1S2S3 
S1S2S3 
 H
S1S2S3

2013
2014
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
S1S2S3
S1S2S3

S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3S1S2S3
2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S1
S1
S1S2S3
S1S2S3
S1
S1S3
S1S2S3
S1-S3
S1-S3
S1-S3



S5
2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
S1S3
S3
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
S
2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
 S3S20
S3
S1S3










2018
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec














27 July 2013 @ 12:07


26 April 2014 @ 13:31

06 June 2014 @ 10:59


06 June 2014 @ 11:23


11:32

26 Oct 2014 @ 12:15


09 Nov 2014 @ 13:11

02 Dec 2014 @ 12:32

02 Feb 2015 @ 12:44

18 April 2015 @ 10:45

 11:13

11:19
Above photos 25 April 2015

12 Feb 2016 @ 12:06

04 Mac 2017 @ 14:33

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Females are very rare and visits flowers: 05 Dec 2015 @ 12:34

Female nectaring in the late afternoon at mid-elevations: 30 Jan 2017 @ 17:10

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