Tailed Judy (Archigenes neophron)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Archigenes (?) neophron (after a mythic trickster turned into a vulture)

 

Tailed Judy (Archigenes neophron) at Genting Highlands, Malaysia - July 2016

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS /IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A butterfly whose main range is in the Indian subcontinent, but a small isolated population lives in Malaysia in the hills above Kuala Lumpur. They generally prefer montane forests up to 1750m in height.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Lepidoptera 
Family: Riodinidae 
Genus: Archigenes
SUBSPECIES: A. n. neophron, A. n. neophronides, A. n. gratius
 
- Sighting Locations -

MALAYSIA 

A locallised resident in the highlands near Kuala Lumpur

 - MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: A single individual at Genting Highlands  

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto