Samui 2012

[Painted Jezebel]

You can't? The metallic hues look very different to me. I also saw them live, and they did look like different ssp. or sp.! (both taken with flash)

[Psyche]

You can't? The metallic hues look very different to me. I also saw them live, and they did look like different ssp. or sp.! (both taken with flash)

I tried comparing it to the images in Yutaka.
There is also examples of malayana with the marginal areas browner.
One in Khew's book look like this though this malayana is from Thailand.
http://blog-imgs-19.fc2.com/s/p/a/sp...20111006-4.jpg

TL Seow
PS. The ID is probably correct, just that these 2 differs only in colour, that of taminatus being darker steely blue & less reflective.

H. taminatus from India.
ssp. taminatus
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.net/ima...ekar_ab158.jpg
ssp. bhavara.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.net/ima...unte_ah937.jpg

H. malayana from Malaya.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_aYeeLpP4qmg/Tc...024%5B3%5D.jpg

[Painted Jezebel]

Visited a new area today, in the remote hope that I may see one or more of the 'new 6'. Unfortunately no luck in that respect, no suprise there. I did, however see some of the rarer species here, including The Plane and Tajuria dominus, neither of which could I get anywhere close enough for a decent photo.

A couple for you:

1) Euripus nyctelius nyctelius (Courtesan) - male. I usually only see this in Feb-March, after the rains, so this was a bit of a suprise.
2) Potanthus species. It's markings look a bit odd, and it looked a bit too large for P. ganda.

[Psyche]

It is Potanthus serina, the only one with spot 5 half the size of spot 4 on the forewing; also spot 4/5 on the hindwing juts outwards as in P. trachala.

Yutaka & some others have retain this as P. hetaerus.

TL Seow

[Angiud]

Mmmmm, I could come to visit you just to take a pic to the Tajura and the Bindahara . We'll see...

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks for the ID, Seow.

Antonio, the Plane was a very worn and tailless example, not worthy of photos. Also, I need to check whether they are regular visitors to this new area (I see them so infrequently), but if so, you will be more than welcome.

[Painted Jezebel]

Went back again in the hope of getting further sightings, particularly as I need a voucher specimen of the Tajuria, (just to be absolutely certain, as there are so many species). Nothing about! So I went further up the hill and discovered a newly laid road that appeared to lead up to a nicely wooded area. It did not disappoint.

Seen, but no photos included Abisara savitri (not seen here since Aug. 2009) and......Hasora mavis!!!! Check my webpage for the reasons for the '!!!'.

2 I managed to get:

1) Hasora chromus chromus - not seen here since January 2009.
2) Abisara saturata maya - Corrected ssp. Sorry!

Wanted to stay longer but had to return as a) I had no water and b) I am doing my shopping this afternoon .

[Angiud]

Wow Les, congratulation for the catch! I definitely have to come to Samui ASAP!

[Painted Jezebel]

Wow Les, congratulation for the catch! I definitely have to come to Samui ASAP!

Thanks, Antonio. Regretably I missed the best ones. As usual.