Maliau Basin - Butterfly

[Psyche]

Moore describe Kallima buxtoni in 1879 from Sumatra not Borneo.

Funet's entry was taken from 'Butterflies of the Oriental Region' by D'Abrera published in 1986. ( BOR )

C&P4 1992 supercedes that & it list K. limborgi as distributed from Burma to Neomalaya ( Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo ).

In many instances, Sumatra & Borneo shares the same subspecies that is different from Malaya, eg. P. aristolochiae, P. nephelus.

I would stick to K. limborgi buxtoni unless there is recent news.

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks fror the clarification, Seow. Funet was not the only source I had quoting L. buxtoni. There were a few photos on the net with the species name, and looking at those, I could not see any real reason for it being a separate species.

I am happy to have the entry as K. limborgii buxtoni.

[Psyche]

Most of the alternate sites have their references either from Funet or D'Abrera's book. The images are also suspect.

The Yutaka website also provide indirect proof that the Sumatran/Bornean taxon buxtoni belongs to limborgii.

Subspecies amplirufa have been dropped and the whole mainland population from South Myanmar to Malaya is K. limborgii limborgii.

If there is no other subspp. then the name would have been K. limborgii only. ( That's if buxtoni is elevated to full species.)

For example, in the case of Mycalesis perseoides perseoides( as in C&P4) this had been changed to Mycalesis perseoides since Yutaka considered there is no subspecies.

TL Seow

[bluefin]

A couple of record shots pending ID.
Les, I believe some of these are not in the list.


#1 Anthene lycaenina


#2 Iambrix stellifer


#3 Papilio memnon form anura


#4 Ideopsis vulgaris


#5 Euthalia aconthea


#6 Mycalesis marginata

[bluefin]

#7 Pirdana distanti


#8 Dophla evelina


#9 Vagrans egista


#10 Nacaduba berenice

[Glorious Begum]

Now only you start posting

[bluefin]

Now only you start posting

Nw than got free time to go thru the rest of the pic,

[Psyche]

1 Anthene lycaenina.

2 Iambrix stellifer. ( No other match, only 2 Iambrix species )

3 P. memnon form anura.

4 Ideopsis vulgaris. (hindwing marking & no brand rule out Tirumala; forewing cellend spot rule out Parantica.)

5 E. aconthea.

6 Mycalesis marginata. ( large spot in space 2 )(correction M. orseis )

7 Pirdana distanti (large orange patch concentrated at tornus; greenish colouration still noticeable. )

8 Dophla evelina.

9 Vagrans egista.

10 Nacaduba berenice. ( spots not darkened, forewing submarginal spots in space 4 & 5 pointed. )

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Great, Nelson. Thanks. 3 species not on my list. Any more to come?

[Psyche]

Les, in Yutaka's website Vagrans sinha is now used for all races from India to Sulawesi.
V. egista(type location: Ambon ) is now reserved for the races from the Moluccas eastwards.
Even this reputable website on Sulawesi butterflies use V. sinha.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies...checklist.html

TL Seow