<> Symbrenthia hypatia (Wallace,1869) <>
the Intricate Jester ผีเสื้อลายตลกขีดยุ่ง
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Photo taken at Tenasserim, Myanmar. 380m a.s.l.
Quite rare and sparsely distributed across the southern part of the region. It also appears in the checklist for Laos but all other records are from much further south. This is another of those species about which very little is known. It seems to like the sunshine and is usually seen at forest edges and in sunny spots within open forest. Visually there is little difference between the sexes. It is quite timid and can be difficult to approach.
Synonyms and previously used names: Laogona hypatia, Symbrenthia chersonesia, Symbrenthia hippocrene
Taxonomy: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae - Nymphalinae - Symbrenthia - hypatia
Regional Distribution: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Habitat: forest margins and open woodland at elevations up to 1200m a.s.l. Wingspan: 30-45mm
Flight time: not really known but possibly not during the colder months
Larval Hosts: not known but likely to be from the Urticaceae family of plants.
Adult Food Sources: Nectar - Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae). There may be other sources but not known at present Other - mud puddling
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| Tenasserim, Myanmar |
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| Chromolaena odorata, a nectar source |
Links to other pages in this series for species in the same subfamily
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Symbrenthia hypatia
Vanessa indica
