Monday, December 1, 2014

The Grey Scrub Hopper, Aeromachus jhora creta (Evans)

Ressembles a dark brown version of the much commoner Bush Hopper, Ampittia dioscorides. Common in grasslands and flower gardens in the hill stations.


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









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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)

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













2014
2015
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
June
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

S5(F)












2016
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec











 S5S8

2017
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
 S5
S5 
 S5S16
S5
S5
S5S16







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




















The above specimen was photographed visiting flowers at a hill station on a gloomy overcast day: 01 Dec 2014 12:08 - 12:14






Above pictures of a female visiting flowers on a roadside patch: 04 March 2017 @ 12:10

 12:21

13:06
Above pictures 21 March 2017

27 June 2017 @ 11:05


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