Saturday, March 19, 2016

Thaumantis odana pishuna (Fruhstorfer)

Inhabits lowland pristine forests and is attracted to rotting fruits on the forest floor. Unlike T. kugius, the male only has an oblique blue apical stripe on the uppersides of its FW. Rare.

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







 X
x



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

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


 S2F










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










S5


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

S1











2019
Jan
Feb
Mac
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec













 10:40

10:41
Above pictures of a male sharing its bounty of a rotting wild mango on the forest floor with a Thauria aliris and Neorina lowii. 17 Mac 2016

Females are larger and more quadrate wings.Eventhough basically a lowland forest insect, females have been recorded from submontane zone at 1200M. Above picture of a female attracted to rotten figs on the jungle floor. 19 Feb 2018 @ 12:50.

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