3rd June 2012Panti Forest

[Silverstreak]

Thanks Cher Hern for the lift , Federick for the Bak Kut Teh ( Pork Rib Soup ) treat and Loke for the wonderful company!

Here are my catch for the day, for the two UFOs at the bottom of the list a separate thread will be created for ID purpose....upon confirmation will update the ID here.

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Trogonoptera brookiana mollumar ( Rajah Brooke's Birdwing ) Female ...Corrected to Trogonoptera instead of Troides


2
Zemeros emesoides emesoides ( The Malay Punchinello )


3 corrected to upper side shot
Zemeros emesoides emesoides ( The Malay Punchinello )

4
Poritia sumatrae sumatrae ( Sumatran Gem )


5
Faunis canens arcesilas ( Common Faun ) corrected to Faunis kirata


6
Taxila haquinus haquinus ( The Harlequin ) Male


7
Mycalesis orseis nautilus ( Purple Bush Brown )


8
Cirrochroa emalea emalea ( The Malay Yeoman )

[Silverstreak]

Jamides sp.


Salanoemia sala ( The Multi-spotted Darter )

[atronox]

Could the faun be a Faunis kirata instead?

[Silverstreak]

Could the faun be a Faunis kirata instead?

Aaron

I am not certain if this is a female and if it is does it match the key?

C&P4 pg 138 Key for separation of the species of FAUNIS

3. Female underside hindwing dark median band not traceable below vein 3on account of the dark tornal area. Female underside dark median band broader ( More than 2 mm), Outwardly diffuse, and not crenulate on the forewing . F kirata.

Cheers!

[Psyche]

Aaron

I am not certain if this is a female and if it is does it match the key?

C&P4 pg 138 Key for separation of the species of FAUNIS

3. Female underside hindwing dark median band not traceable below vein 3on account of the dark tornal area. Female underside dark median band broader ( More than 2 mm), Outwardly diffuse, and not crenulate on the forewing . F kirata.

Cheers!

It is a female Faunis kirata.
Here is the amended key in the update in MNJ 2006.
Female underside hindwing median band irregular,serrate in places on either side & strongly bent outwards in space 6.

TL Seow

[Silverstreak]

Thanks Dr. Seow!

[teotp]

Here are my catch for the day, for the two UFOs at the bottom of the list a separate thread will be created for ID purpose....upon confirmation will update the ID here.

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Troides brookiana mollumar ( Rajah Brooke's Birdwing ) Female

The late Lt. Col. J. N. Eliot in his "Updating The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula" pointed out both Trogonoptera and Ornithoptera should be re-instated as full genera (Malaysian Nature Journal vol 59, no.1: page 5, 2006). I know many BC members don't have a copy of the update.

Teo T P

[moloch]

Looks like a good outing. What are conditions like now? Are you receiving much sun? I saw more species and numbers of butterflies on my June trip a year ago when compared to the trip in March of this year. The days, though, were often grey.

Regards,

[Silverstreak]

Thanks Thiam Peng for pointing out the error!!

David , The number of butterfly sighted at Panti Forest has been on the decline.