Moth : Ischyja Hemiphaea from Rejang Land Sumatra

Ischyja is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.this picture was taken at coffee farm Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District,Rejang Lebong Regency.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Ischyja
Species:	I.Hemiphaea

source:

• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/catocalinae/ischyja/index.html
• http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_i/miscellaneousi_3_10.php

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Flora : Amorphophallus rivieri in Rejang Land, Sumatra

This is Amorphophallus rivieri that grow and will bloom soon at Air putih lama Village, Curup Town, Rejang Lebong regency, Rejang land, sumatra. In this local language, rejangese call as Bungei Kibut Mejoa, and Lembakese call as Bunge Kibut Milat. In Rejang Land this species often found in wild nature especially at they traditional plantation farm.

Photo by Mr. Alex Muhibat Location: Air Putih Lama Village, Curup Town. Site: ht*p://rejanglebong. blogspot. com http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com/2009/04/amorphophallus-rivieri-in-rejang-land.html ht*p://www.tu-darmstadt. de/fb/bio/bot/amorphophallus/

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Peringatan Hari Malaria Sedunia Ke-2 di Kabupaten Rejang Lebong

Upacara Peringatan Hari Malaria Sedunia ke-2 di Kabupaten Rejang Lebong di laksanakan di lapangan Kantor Dinas Kesehatan Rejang Lebong,yang di ikuti oleh seluruh staf dan jajaran Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Rejang Lebong serta seluruh staf Puskesmas Se Kabupaten Rejang Lebong,perwakilan sekolah,Akper dan Tagana ( Taruna Siaga Bencana Kab. Rejang Lebong ). Upacara yang di pimpin oleh Asissten II, Ir. M. Raffles dan sekaligus membuka kegiatan bakti sosial,dengan harapan kedepannya Kabupaten Rejang Lebong Bebas dari Malaria,dan Menuju Rejang Lebong Sehat 2010.

Dalam kegiatan memperingati Hari Malaria Sedunia yang ke-2 ini seluruh jajaran staf Dinas Kesehatan dan Puskesmas Kabupaten Rejang Lebong dan di bantu oleh siswa-siswa serta mahasiswa dan anggota Tagana, bahu membahu melaksanakan pembersihan lingkungan dan pemberian bubuk Abate serta Penyuluhan tentang Malaria ke desa-desa dan kelurahan yang diantaranya kelurahan Pelabuhan Baru,Kepala Siring dan Talang Benih.

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Butterfly : Jamides malaccanus Sp.

Jamides malaccanus is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is found on Rejang Land Sumatra, but could found too in the Peninsular Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Aur, Java, Langkawi and probably in Southern Thailand. just for sumatra have other strain, the species is Jamides malaccanus celinus,may be this is picture of Jamides malaccanus celinus im not sure,any idea for this butterfly,please inform me.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidotera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Jamides
Species:	J. malaccanus.Sp

Image Location : Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency. References:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamides_malaccanus
• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/jamides/index.html
• http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/J/Jamides_malaccanus/

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Situs Kutei Giri, Situs Makam Para Leluhur Orang Rejang di Sindang Beliti Ulu, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong

Secara administratif Situs Kutei Giri terletak di Desa Lawangagung, Kecamatan Sindangbeliti Ulu pada posisi UTM 48 0254038 9616703 dengan elevasi 502 meter. Di situs ini terdapat makam Depati Pakal dan keturunannya, makam Krio Tandan, Depati Anggun serta Makam Krio Bungkuk yang ditandai dengan dua nisan dari batu andesit.

Hiasan sulur pada nisan makam Dipati Pakal

Makam Krio Tandan berada di dalam “kutei” (benteng tanah) yang sampai sekarang masih bisa dilihat sisanya di bagian timur laut. Di luar benteng tanah ini masih ditemukan rumpun bambu duri yang digunakan untuk memperkuat pertahanan benteng.

Hiasan sulur pada nisan makam Dipati Pakal

Makam Dipati Pakal menggunakan dua nisan yang dihias dengan lukisan. Pada nisan pertama terdapat hiasan di keempat sisinya berupa kuda dengan penunggangnya, sulur-suluran, dan tumpal. Sedangkan nisan kedua hanya dihias pada kedua sisi dengan sulur-suluran dan lingkaran.Hiasan pada nisan bagian kepala juga terdapat pada makam Depati Anggun, sementara nisan-nisan makam lainnya polos. Selain temuan tersebut, di sekitar makam Krio Tandan ditemukan pecahan tembikar dan keramik asing

Note admin : Hendaknya Pemda pro aktip melakukan promosi dan menjaga situs ini dengan baik, karena ini adalah aset dan kekayaan wisata sejarah tanah rejang (Prop. Bengkulu. Namun hingga kini peran aktip Pemda sama sekali tidak tampak dan terasa, sehingga sangat banyak situs sejarah di tanah rejang tak di kenal publik tanah rejang sendiri dan jadi telantar. Butuh kerja keras buat Pemda Rejang Lebong bila ingin maju dan di kenal dunia luar. Apalagi untuk menggaet wisatawan internasional, rasanya masih sangat jauh sekali dari harapan.

Credit Photo : Balai arkeologi Palembang 2009 Source: rejang-lebong.blogspot.com

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Situs Batu Anggun, Desa Seguring, Curup Utara

Menhir Situs Batu Anggun

Batu Anggun terletak pada lereng perbukitan/tebing Sungai Musi di Desa Seguring, Kecamatan Curup Utara. Di atas lokasi batu ini merupakan dataran tinggi yang ditanami kopi oleh penduduk setempat. Sementara di dataran rendah yang terletak di sebelah kanan (timur) Sungai Musi ditanami padi. Kemiringan lereng 90o dengan ketinggian 768 di atas permukaan air laut. Letak koordinat Batu Anggung adalah 0227994 Lintang Selatan dan 9645121 Bujur Timur.

Batu Anggung adalah monolit yang menurut informasi Kader merupakan tempat Ratu Majapahit dan rombongannya meletakkan perahu yang digunakan untuk mengarungi Sungai Musi dalam usahanya mencari tanah ‘bertuah’ (pade). Rombongan dari Majapahit ini dalam pengembaraannya tersebut membawa berbagai hewan peliharaan (anjing, kucing, ayam) dan alat-alat musik, termasuk kerilo. Di atas perbukitan terdapat batu pipih berbentuk segiempat tidak beraturan (menhir) yang berada di antara kebun kopi. Pada keempat sisi batu mengalami pemangkasan dan penghalusan. Batu ini ditancapkan ke dalam tanah sehingga bentuknya menyerupai menhir. Saat ini batu ini diperkuat dengan semen dan tumpukan batu dan diberi cungkup.

Credit photo : Balai Arkeologi Palembang 2009 http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com/2009/04/situs-batu-anggun-desa-seguring-curup.html

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Rejang Obeisance (Sembea)

Depository document : Professor Mervyn Aubrey Jaspan The University of Hull, United Kingdom

source:rejang-lebong.blogspot.com

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Butterfly : Symbrenthia Lilea from Rejang Land Sumatra

This is Symbrenthia lilea is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. this photo was taken April,12,2009 at Talang Rimbo Village,in Ricefield area.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Rhopalocera
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Genus:	Symbrenthia
Species:	S. Lilea

Image Location: Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District,Rejang Lebong Regency References :

1. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/symbrenthia/index.html#lilaea
2. martinus admin of Gita Persada Butterfly park

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Spider : golden orb-web spider - Nephila pilipes.sp from Rejang Land Sumatara

This is golden orb-web spider - Nephilia pelipes.Sp, this picture was taken at coffee farm , Talang Rimbo Lama Village.may be this is Nephilia pelipes annulipes, but im not sure,Because in Indonesia just found 4 spesies, Nephilia pelipes annulipes, Nephila pilipes hasselti ( Java ),Nephila pilipes walckenaeri ( Java ) and Nephila pilipes flavornata ( sulawesi ).

Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and Northern Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens. Females are large and grow to a body size of 30-50mm, with males growing to 5–6 mm. Synonyms :

• Aranea longipes
• Aranea maculata
• Aranea pilipes
• Aranea sebae
• Epeira chrysogaster
• Nephila maculata
• Nephila fuscipes
• Epeira fuscipes
• Epeira doreyana
• Epeira caliginosa
• Nephila ornata
• Epeira penicillum
• Epeira harpyia
• Nephila chrysogaster
• Meta ornata
• Nephila pecuniosa
• Nephila aurosa
• Nephila procera
• Nephila sulphurosa
• Nephila tenuipes
• Nephila submaculata

Subspecies:

• Nephila pilipes annulipes Thorell, 1881 (Indonesia)
• Nephila pilipes flavornata Merian, 1911 (Sulawesi)
• Nephila pilipes hasselti (Doleschall, 1859) (Java)
• Nephila pilipes jalorensis (Simon, 1901) (India)
• Nephila pilipes lauterbachi (Dahl, 1912) (New Guinea)
• Nephila pilipes malagassa (Strand, 1907) (Madagascar)
• Nephila pilipes novaeguineae (Strand, 1906) (New Guinea)
• Nephila pilipes piscatorum Vis, 1911 (Queensland)
• Nephila pilipes walckenaeri (Doleschall, 1857) (Java)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Nephilidae
Genus:	Nephila
Species:	N. pilipes.Sp

Image Location : Coffee Farm at Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency. References :

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephila_pilipes
• http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Nephila_maculata.htm
• http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/N/Nephila_pilipes/

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Damselfly : Stream Glory - Neurobasis chinensis.sp from Rejang Land Sumatra

Stream Glory - Neurobasis chinensis.sp ,is the beautiful damselfy odonata species in Rejang Land Sumatra,Neurobasis chinensis.sp is normally found at swift flowing clear forest streams or the river. this Neurobasis chinensis.sp, i found at Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency, but i ever seen too at suban hot water spring.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthopoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Amphipterygidae
Genus:	Neurobasis
Species:	Neurobasis chinensis.sp

References :

1. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/N/Neurobasis_chinensis/
2. http://odonata-malaysia.blogspot.com/2008/09/calopterygidae-neurobasis-chinensis.html

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Butterfly : Hypolimnas Bolina Bolina Female Form Rejang Land Sumatra

Hypolimnas bolina Bolina Female Form Rejang Land

This beautiful Hypolimnas bolina Bolina Female Form (Varied Eggfly Butterfly Female) in full display with outspread wings was photographed it at Dusun Curup Village, Rejang lebong regency, rejang land, Bengkulu Province.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Genus:	Hypolimnas
Species:	H. bolina bolina

Info wiki :

The Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina), also called Blue Moon Butterfly in New Zealand or Common Eggfly, is a species of nymphalid butterfly.

Systematics

Hypolimnas bolina is divided into eight subspecies:

• Hypolimnas bolina bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Hypolimnas bolina nerina (Fabricius, 1775)
• Hypolimnas bolina montrouzieri (Butler)
• Hypolimnas bolina pulchra (Butler)
• Hypolimnas bolina pallescens (Butler)
• Hypolimnas bolina lisianassa (Cramer)
• Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Drury, 1773)
• Hypolimnas bolina kezia (Butler)

Race bolina

• The Great Eggfly is a black-bodied butterfly with a wingspan of about 7–8½ cm. The species has a high degree of sexual dimorphism. The female is mimetic with multiple morphs.

Male

• The upper side of the wings are jet black, offset with three pairs of white spots – two on the forewing and one on the hind. These white spots are surrounded by purple iridescence. In addition, the upper side of the hind wing bears a series of small white dots.

Female

• The upper side of the wings of the female is a brownish black and does not have any spots like those of the male. The edges bear white markings which are similar to those of the Common Indian Crow.

Distribution

• Great Eggflies are found in Madagascar in the west, through to South and Southeast Asia, South Pacific islands (French Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu) and occurs in parts of Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

Habitat

• The Great Eggfly is a fairly common butterfly found in lightly wooded country, deciduous forests, thick and moist scrub and the greener parts of human habitation.

Mimicry

• To the west the female is monomorphic, mimicking species of the oriental and Australasian danaid genus Euploea. Eastwards H. bolina is frequently polymorphic and most forms are then non-mimetic. In areas where it resembles Euploea the butterfly has usually been designated a Batesian mimic.

Life cycle and ecology

• Great Eggflies are known for maternal care, with the females guarding leaves where eggs have been laid. Males are also very territorial. The female hovers over a plant to check for ants which will eat her eggs. After selecting a plant which has no ants on it, she lays at least one but often two to five eggs on the undersides of the leaves.

Host plants

• Race bolina breeds on Fleuria interrupta, Sida rhombifolia, Elatostemma cuneatum, Portulaca oleracea, Laportea interrupta, Triumfetta pentandra, and Asystasia species.
• Other hosts include Elatostema cuneatum, Fleurya interrupta,Pseuderanthemum variabile and Synedrella nodiflora.

Eggs

• The eggs are a pale, glassy green with longitudinal ridges except on the top.

Caterpillar

• After about four days the eggs hatch. The caterpillars immediately disperse. They are black with an orange head. The last segment is also orange. The head bears a pair of long branched black horns. The body surface is also covered with long, branched, orangish black spines. These spines look whitish and transparent immediately after moulting, but soon become the usual orange. In later instars the spiracles are surrounded by thin, dirty orange rings. Infection by Wolbachia bacteria is known to exclusively kill male specimens.

Pupa

• The pupa is suspended by just one point. It is brown with a grey tinge on the wings. The abdominal segments have distinct tubercles. The surface of the pupa is rough. The butterfly emerges after seven to eight days as pupae (female development is always a bit longer).

Recent evolutionary changes

• On the Samoan islands of Upolu and Savaii, a parasite (probably Wolbachia) had been killing the male members of Hypolimnas bolina. The problem was so severe that by the year 2001, males made up only 1% of the population. However, in 2007, it was reported that within a span of just 10 generations (less than a year), the males had evolved to develop immunity to the parasite, and the male population increased to nearly 40%.

Image Location : Dusun Curup Village,North Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency

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Situs Megalitikum Batu Dewa yang sangat memprihatinkan

batu datar dengan lubang-lubang di permukaannya

Inilah keadaan salah satu situs megalitikum yang ada di Kabupaten Rejang Lebong,situs ini bernama Situs Batu Dewa,namun sayangnya situs megalitikum yang berada di pinggiran sungai duku ini tidak terawat dengan baik.pondok pelindung situs ini sudah tidak beratap lagi dan sudah di tumbuhi dengan semak belukar.begitu pula dengan keadaan kedua batu tersebut terlihat kotor bercampur dengan tanah sehingga tidak kelihatan karakteristik dan detailnya dari batu-batu yang memiliki lobang-lobang tersebut.

lubang-lubang yang ada dipermukaan batu

Situs Batu Dewa
terdiri berupa batu datar yang berjumlah dua buah/keping dengan ukuran kurang lebih 50x40 cm perkepingnya.batu ini tersusun berjejer dengan terdapat celah pembatas yang berukuran 10 cm dimana dulunya di celah ini mengalir air dari sungai duku. batu datar ini memiliki lubang-lubang sebanyak 6-7 buah perkepingnya sepintas baru ini mirip dengan permainan congkak. dengan lobang-lobang yang beragam ukuran dan kedalamannya.

permukaan batu dengan lubang-lubang mirip permainan congkak

menurut cerita-cerita masyarakat desa batu dewa,lokasi ini merupakan tempat mandi para bidadari dari bukit kaba, dan di batu ini pula di gunakan para bidadari menumbuk reramuan untuk berlimau.

kondisi situs budaya batu dewa

cerita kedatangan para bidadari yang pergi mandi di lokasi ini berkaitan dengan kisah muning raib.sebuah legenda yang sangat terkenal bagi masyarakat rejang.

batu besar yang di percaya tempat berjemur para bidadari yang ada di desa batu dewa

Dalam cerita muning raib dan para bidadari tersebut selain batu berlobang-lobang tersebut ada beberapa lagi batu besar yang di gunakan para bidadari untuk berjemur.batu-batu tersebut semuanya berada di desa batu dewa,kecamatan curup utara,kabupaten rejang lebong.

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Bird : The Crimson Sunbird / Aethopyga siparaja siparaja from Rejang Land Sumatra

This is The Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja siparaja juvenile,this photo was taken april,12,2009 at coffee farm, talang rimbo lama,south curup district,rejang lebong regency.and now this bird was registered on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006

The Juvenile Crimson Sunbird on coffee tree

The Crimson Sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja siparaja, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed most of the time.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Nectariniidae
Genus:	Aethopyga
Species:	A. siparaja siparaja

References:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Crimson_Sunbird
2. http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=2126&Bird_Image_ID=23269&Bird_Family_ID=&p=26
3. http://www.pbase.com/cajuca/crimson_sunbird

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Skitei/wir - wir / Green Cicada - Cryptotympana diomedea from Rejang Land Sumatra

This is Green Cicada from rejang land sumatra,in Rejang land this is called Skitei or wir -wir,i dont know what species this cicada. A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talents. Cicadas are sometimes colloquially called "locusts",[1] although they are unrelated to true locusts, which are a kind of grasshopper. They are also known as "jar flies". Cicadas are related to leafhoppers and spittlebugs. In parts of the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States they are known as "dry flies" because of the dry shell they leave behind.

Scientitic classification

Kingdom:	Animali
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Aucherrhyncha
Infraorder:a	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family: Genus : Species :	Cicadidae

Image Location: Talang Rimbo Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency References:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicadidae
2. Thank to Mr.Prof David Emery,McMaster Bldg B14,Veterinary Science,University of Sydney. Sydney.NSW. 2006.Australia.
3. Thank to Tunjang. rejang-lebong.blogspot.com

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