Btw, gorgeous photos so far! It's been a joy to look through them and I'm looking forward to what else you'll post!
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Btw, gorgeous photos so far! It's been a joy to look through them and I'm looking forward to what else you'll post!
Thanks, Jon for the ID confirmation on Pithauria murdava :)
Can't wait to see your photos too!!
Posting Lycaenidae polyommatinae next....
Caleta decidia (Angled Pierrot)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fee62b_b_d.jpg
Caleta elna (Elbowed Pierrot), Caleta roxus (Straight Pierrot),
Castalius rosimon (Common Pierrot), Discolampa ethion (Banded Blue Pierrot)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bc0184_b_d.jpg
Tongeia potanini (Dark Cupid)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...67c891_b_d.jpg
Prosotas aluta (Barred Lineblue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...50f0ed_b_d.jpg
Prosotas nora (Common Lineblue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1684d8_b_d.jpg
Not too sure of the following 5 polyommatinae, help would be greatly appreciated!
1. ID update: Celatoxia marginata (Margined Hedge Blue) Female
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...116833_b_d.jpg
2. ID update: Nacaduba beroe (Opaque Sixline Blue) Male
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ed2ba2_b_d.jpg
3. ID update: Udara placidula (Narrow-bordered Hedge Blue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...68c541_b_d.jpg
4. ID update: Jamides celeno (Common Cerulean)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...11fe7d_b_d.jpg
5. Nacaduba angusta (White Lineblue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fb3c48_b_d.jpg
Chilades pandava (Plain Cupid)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f836eb_b_d.jpg
Post 14.
1. Celatoxia marginata.Female.
Among the genera with a white dot at the antennal tip include Celastrina, Udara ,Celatoxia, Lestranicus & Callenya.
C. lavendualris have spots with white halos, while C. argiolus have small spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...5248938d-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...164a70e4-1.jpg
This one have heavy postdiscal spots so most of the other genera can be excluded.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...llenya-melaena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callen...yaFUpUnAC1.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80750001.html
Oreolyce archena is very similar but the antenna does not have a white dot & HW has an extra spot at the base of space 1b.
http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot....rbet-1940.html
This leave C. marginata which has heavy postdiscal markings,
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...oxia-marginata
2. Nacaduba beroe male; Note the costal spot above the mid cell band is missing (similar to I. helicon)
3 Udara placidula.
Submarginal lunules present; HW spot 7 large, darker than others ;Underside dark dhaded.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/U...aMFUpUnAC1.jpg
http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot....rbet-1937.html
Udara cyma is similar but not found in ChiangMai.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udara_...ioti,_male.JPG
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/jamid...Phil/cyma2.jpg
3. Jamides celeno.
J. pura have long silvery side bars on the black spot.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5494/...65d57a1b_c.jpg
4 & 5 are correct.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thanks, Dr Seow!
Nymphalinae:
Kallima inachus siamensis
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3de2e3_b_d.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...605c23_b_d.jpg
Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...42cf2e_b_d.jpg
Symbrenthia lilaea (Common Jester)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...29becb_b_d.jpg
Post 18.
Yes they are both Kallima inachus siamensis.
They can be quite confusing.
It is impossible to ID from the underside pattern, as it is so variable.
K. inachus; FW apex with a small pointed tip & HW tail longer.
HW tail nearly as long as the lower distal margin from vein 2 (where it is strongly angled) to the the tornus.
Upperside orange band inner border with a series of deep well-defined indentations.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...1-1080x675.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallim...sect_World.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F....inachus.2.jpg
https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.co...%20inachus.htm
K. limborgi FW apex in the male not produced to a tip but does so in the female.
HW tail shorter , shorter than the lower distal margin from vein 2 to tornus.
Upperside with the orange inner border irregular, without sharply defined indentations. Correction: Can also have well-defined indentations.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/f8...39954e89f6.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/scapeview/11620404596/
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...a-limborgi.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/nym/760350001.html
TL Seow: Cheers.
Yes, they are very confusing! Thanks Dr Seow for the ID confirmation :)