Thursday 16 August 2018

240. The Nonsuch Palmer (Creteus cyrina cyrina)

Number: 240
Family: Hesperiidae
Sub-Family: Hesperiinae
Species: Creteus cyrina cyrina
Common name(s): The Nonsuch Palmer
Rarity: Rare
Habitat: Lowland forested area
Province(s)/Places sighted: Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary (Chaiyaphum)

A beautiful species that I only got a fleeting glimpse of last year while dragonfly hunting turned out to be the Nonsuch Palmer (Creteus cyrina cyrina). It is a little dark stunner but with bullet-like speed it landed right in front of me like a flash and then disappeared in the same fashion. I would have liked to have seen more of him but at least I have now seen it!