Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Great Marquis, Bassarona dunya dunya (Doubleday)

Large and drably coloured butterfly almost the size of a rounded Lexias, It is a rare insect of the hilly lowland forest. Usually lofty but has a fondness for rotting fruits. It has basically the same habits of the Archduke but rarer.

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







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Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurence, H mark an unusually high occurence, F for first record)
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S2(F)
S2



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S2 
S2






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Above photos 09 June 2014 @ 10:13

21 June 2014 @ 13:47

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Above photos 02 June 2016

A beautiful pristine specimen feeding on a rotting fruit on the forest floor: 25 June 2016 @ 13:46

Undersides of a male attracted to rotting mango: 16 July 2016 @ 12:31

27 May 2019 @ 12:06