Doi Mae Takhrai National Park, Thailand 3 - 4 Nov 2013

Antonio, Les, LC and I went to the northern part of Thailand for butterfly-hunting and photographing. We were based at the Tharnthong Lodge for two days, exploring some areas around the Doi Mae Takhrai National Park.
Sorry, I am not a diehard fan of FB - I prefer to post on the BC forums. Let me begin with some skipper shots taken on 3 and 4 Nov.
Reference : Butterflies of Thailand, Pisuth Ek-Amnuay, 2nd Edition, 2012.

MT (Mae Takhrai) MT1. Not sure what this is - need help !
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...428cd86b-1.jpg

MT2. Celaenorrhinus dhanada affinis (The Himalayan Yellow-banded Flat) ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...60628564-1.jpg

MT3. Pelopidas assamensis (The Great Swift)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...9e081abd-1.jpg

MT4. Notocrypta curvifascia curvifascia (The Restricted Demon)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps44cef64a.jpg

MT5a. Gerosis sinica narada (The Extensive White Flat)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps244640d0.jpg

MT5b. Gerosis sinica narada (The Extensive White Flat)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps271a6ad3.jpg

MT6. Creteus cyrina cyrina (The Nonsuch Palmer)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psc3dd10d1.jpg

MT7. Sovia albipecta (The Silver-breast Ace)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps740dd693.jpg

More to come ....

Yes Yes More More ;P

Wow so fast. I'm still travelling...

Raining this morning, so could only do some iding work and organise the photos.
Antonio,it is a long journey home - please drive carefull, don't get distracted by butts along the road.
Slowly leh, find it very hard to id some of the species.

MT8. Burara harisa harisa (Common Orange Awlet) ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps845b3f30.jpg

MT9. Iton semamora semamora(The Common Wight)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pse2ad2bc7.jpg

MT10. Tanaecia jahnu (The Plain Earl)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps68978885.jpg

MT11. Ancema blanka minturna (The Silver Royal)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps9d69d70e.jpg

MT12. Curetis acuta dentata (The Angled Sunbeam)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps101280e3.jpg

MT13. Pantoporia hordonia hordonia (The Common Lascar) ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psf27e201b.jpg

MT14a. Athyma nefte asita (The Colour Sergeant) [Correction : It should be Athyma selenophora bahula]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps1c3079d2.jpg

MT14b.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psfbafe24a.jpg

MT15. Chersonesia intermedia intermedia (The Intermediate Maplet)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps6277caf1.jpg

MT16. Abisara fylla fylla (The Dark Judy)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psf8d72722.jpg

MT17. Heliophorus indicus (The Indian Purple Sapphire)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps14c592b1.jpg

MT18. Una usta usta (The Singleton)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps9ba95c87.jpg

MT19. Prioneris thestylis thestylis (The Spotted Sawtooth)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps2846f5f2.jpg

MT20. Elymnias malelas malelas (The Spotted Palmfly)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psc55b0a8a.jpg

MT21. Elymnias hypermnestra meridionalis (The Common Palmfly)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps085c9359.jpg

MT22. Delias acalis pyramus (The Red-breast Jezebel)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps250e459f.jpg

Every picture had me drooling!! :cheers:
Congrats on getting the spotted sawtooth on a flower! I've never seen that before. :)


The nonsuch palmer is intriguing-what is the use of having so much hair on its legs?

Fantastic shots Federick! That Nonsuch Palmer certainly looks very unique with the robust looking legs. And the angled sunbeam look very unique too!

could not agreed more with Anthony above and the legs are very 'hairy har' :-)

Yes, I have never seen any skipper with hairy front legs before - so this Nonsuch Palmer gave us some excitement.

MT23. Jamides alecto (The Metallic Caerulean)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps1f79c6ce.jpg

MT24. Eurema simulatrix sarinoides
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps04e28c3d.jpg

MT25. Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton (The Scarce Tawny Rajah)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps3b5c4e2e.jpg

MT26. Charaxes solon sulphureus (The Black Rajah)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps0404a152.jpg

MT27a. Papilio alcmenor alcmenor (The Redbreast)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps37dd607c.jpg

MT27b.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps502a920f.jpg

MT28. Mycalesis adamsoni (The Watson's Bushbrown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps3f21cba1.jpg

MT29. Lethe confusa confusa (The Banded Treebrown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps1ce57f74.jpg