 The
Harlequin was a species, which, until late 2001, was believed to have gone
extinct from Singapore. Indeed, it has not been observed on Singapore
island for the past 15 years or so. However, during a survey of one
of Singapore's offshore islands, Pulau Tekong, just to the north of Singapore
island, this species was noted to be extant on the military-controlled
island. Like its close cousin, the Lesser Harlequin, this species
Taxila
haquinus haquinus flies in shaded areas and has the usual behaviour
of flitting from leaf to leaf and stopping with half-opened wings whilst
walking on the leaf surface at times.
 The
male Harlequin is brownish black above, whilst the female is generally
similar to the Lesser Harlequin. The undersides are reddish brown
ornamented with silver-blue edged black spots. In the female, the
whitish subapical band on the forewing above is not crossed with reddish
brown veins, unlike the Lesser Harlequin. |
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