Butterfly sightings in 2011 (By Peacockroyal)

[Peacock Royal]

Have started to re-examine my old photos.

1 and 2 same specimen : Rounded Six-line Blue (Nacaduba berenice icena ) ?

[Psyche]

Female N. kurava nemana. Note the series of large submarginal spots with the rounded inner margins on the forewing.

[moloch]

Nice shots, Federick. It was interesting to see the photo of Nacaduba biocellata after I saw this species last week in Canberra.

[Peacock Royal]

Shot last week at LT and "S Spa"
1. Eurema andersonii andersonii (Anderson's Grass Yellow)
2. Eurema sari sodalis (Chocolate Grass Yellow)
3. Eurema simulatrix tecmessa
4. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
5. Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue) ??
6. Anthene emolus goberus (Ciliate Blue)

[Peacock Royal]

Missed the survey last Saturday. After lunch as the weather was still quite good I wemt to the forest. Sharing two shots here.

1. Courtesan (Euripus nyctelius euploeoides) - Male


2. Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta - Need confirmation.

[Psyche]

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2. Arhopala amphimuta amphimuta - Need confirmation.

If the middle spot (2nd if including all 4 ) in space 7 ( topmost space of the hindwing ) is much smaller than the outer two postdiscal spots in space 7 & 6, as seen here, then it is almost certain that it is A. major.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Federick, I was looking at shots of Potanthus when I came across this shot of yours in 2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/federickho/1049156520/.

The hindwing band is not crossed by darkened veins, so it is not P. omaha.

It appeared to be P. ganda, as in P. confucius, the upper end of the band is usually connected by a small spot in space 6 to the big spot in space 7.

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Seow for pointing out the mistake.
Now when I look at that shot - it is definitely not P. omaha

[Peacock Royal]

Some shots taken today and last few weeks.
1. Malay Baron (Euthalia monina monina)
2. Purple Bush Brown (Mycalesis orseis nautilus)
3. Chocolate Albeltross (Appias lyncida vasava)
4 and 5 look the same to me (of course 5 w/o tails) - I am puzzled Let Seow id them .

[Psyche]

Both 4 & 5 are Pointed Lineblue (Ionolyce helicon. The female is rather like Nacaduba, but note similar tornal markings, submarginal inverted Vs , especially sharp in space 3 (next to the big eyespot); forewing postdiscal band need not be broken into spots as in the male.

TL Seow