Some FB posts of the Malayan Jester (Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana) caught my attention some weeks ago. It was spotted at the Dairy Farm Park so I decided to find out on a fine Sunday morning (27 Jan). Indeed, the moment I arrived at Car Park B, I did see a solitary Jester flitting around and occasionally trying to puddle on the ground. But it was too skittish for me to get a shot and it preferred to stay at the canopy level.
Instead of waiting for it to appear again, I decided to explore the Wallace Trail - but it was disappointing so I decided to turn back to Car Park B.
Noticing a few orange skippers sunbathing on grasses, I focused on this small Detached Dart (Potanthus trachala tyleri) instead.
There were too many people moving around the toilet area, so I walked towards Car Park A . Along the way, I bumped into a Malayan Sunbeam (Curetis santana malayica) resting under a leaf.
The sky was getting cloudy, so I went back to Car Park B again and hung around at the toilet area, waiting for the Jester to appear. In the mean time, a female Common Posy (Drupadia Ravindra moorei).
Finally, a rather pristine Malayan Jester was seen flitting around and puddling on the ground occasionally. It was extremely skittish, never staying still for me to compose a close-up shot. This was the only decent shot when it landed a few meters away from me. In fact, this was my second sighting of this rare species after 7 years.
After shooting the Jester, I noticed a docile Grass Demon (Udaspes folus) was hiding among some leaves. I got to push aside the obstructions to snap a few shots.
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