wojciechdabrowka's Identifications

Common in the Colo-i-Suva Rainforest 300-450 m, photo.

Common in the Colo-i-Suva Rainforest 300-450 m, photo.

Colo-i-Suva Visitor Centre area, several seen, some feeding on banana blossems, 240-300 m, photo, 31 October 2015.

11.0 SOLOMON ISLANDS
ssp salomonensis

11.1 Guadalcanal
Honiara, Botanical Gardens, 1 seen along stream, Waypoint 230, 24m, photo, 03 July 2004.

Colo-i-Suva Visitor Centre area, several seen, some feeding on banana blossems, 240-300 m, photo, 31 October 2015.

1.0 FIJI

1.1 Vitilevu
Colo-i-Sigatoka, PCDF land, very common in forest and around forest edge, few photographed, Waypoint 443-446, 20-250 m, 13-14 November 2003. Juvenile photographed here.

Often seen in Suva on windy and stormy days or when major weather fronts or cyclones move through.

4.0 FIJI
ssp ariel
4.1 Viti Levu

Mabualau Island, and Toberua Waters, Waypoint 397, 441-442, 0-7m, females and males photo, 09 November 2003. Female pictured here.

Common along flooded ditches near Suva Point.

Virginia Beach, Francis Land Property, few seen in forest patch, 5 m, photo, 8 March 2020.

2.0 Namibia

ssp africanus
2.2. Hardap
Burgsdorf Guest Farm, pair resident on property, easily seen day and night, 1400 m, photo, 22 March 2019.

2.0 Namibia

ssp africanus
2.2. Hardap
Burgsdorf Guest Farm, pair resident on property, easily seen day and night, 1400 m, photo, 22 March 2019.

Mount Austen, Ssp sapor, common on Guadalcanal, 350-380 m.

Commonly seen in trees and snags along the river.

Several seen in forest after snow melt-off.

1.0 THAILAND
1.1 Phuket, ssp concretus
The Khao Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 juvenile female seen in forest near Bang Pae Waterfall, this is the local resident subspecies, 35 m, photo, 30 November 2019.

The most common oak in area forests, 145 m.

Common in the pine forests in the areas where is prefers heavily pine needled understory sometime with sphagnum moss as well. 145 m,

Common in reserve. Popular with hoverflies, butterflies and bees. Here with a Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and female Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta). 8m.

Common in this area. Here seen with the female Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) on a flower of Common/Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra).

Wiazowna Krukowiska, Common introduced garden plant in towns and cities of Central Poland. Very attractive to bees and hoverflies. smooth stems and smooth leaves, that are very slightly serrated.

Common in reserve. Popular with butterflies and bees. Here with a Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 8m.

Few seen in the open forest areas of Park Dernałowiczów, 145 m.

Occasionally seen in forests along
Świder River Vally, 95-105 m.

Only seen once in the areas in a large clump on a stump along the
Świder River. 100 m.

Common in forests along the Świder River 95-105 m.

Bagno Całowanie, Occasional in pine forests, 100-110 m.