Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand On 5 and 7-8 Nov

[Peacock Royal]

Let me begin with some Lycaenids.

CD1. Nacaduba angusta albida (The White Fourline Blue)


CD2. Caleta elna noliteia (The Elbowed Pierrot)



CD3. Tongeia potanini potanini (The Dark Cupid)


CD4. Niphanda asialis (The White-banded Pierrot)


CD5. Catapaecilma subochrea (The Yellow Tinsel)


CD6a. Remelana jangala ravata (Chocolate Royal)


CD6b


CD7. Ancema ctesia ctesia (The Bi-spot Royal)

[Cruiser]

Nice shots , Many of these are new to me and interestingly they all captured during the puddling.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks BJ. At this particular location we can find a lot of puddling butts.

CD8. Ticherra acte acte(The Blue Imperial)


CD9. Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (The Quaker)


CD10. Rohana parisatis siamensis (The Siamese Black Prince)


CD11a. Mimathyma ambica miranda (The Indian Purple Emperor)


CD11b


CD12. Hestina nama nama (The Circle)


CD12b.

[Banded Yeoman]

The Indian Purple Emperor and the Circe are spectacular!!

Are they both part of apaturinae?

[Peacock Royal]

Yes. They both belong to the subfamily Apaturinae.

CD13a. Pseudergolis wedah wedah (The Tabby)


CD13b


CD14. Athyma cama cama (The Orange Staff Sergeant)

CD15. Stibochiona nicea subucula (the Popinjay)


CD16. Atrophaneura dasarada barata (The Great Windmill)


CD17. Polyura nepenthes nepenthes (The Shan Nawab)


CD18. Delias agoranis (The Burmese Jezebel)


CD19. Delias belladonna hedybia (The Hill Jezebel)

[moloch]

Federick,

Wow, you have so many amazing butterflies! I don't recall seeing photos of many of these. The photos are fantastic.

Was the Indian Purple Emperor hard to approach?

Those jezebels were fantastic! Les must have been ecstatic to see these.

I look forward to many more photos from the trip.

[Commander]

A very good haul of species, Federick. Was it good weather all the way?

[Peacock Royal]

Federick,

Wow, you have so many amazing butterflies! I don't recall seeing photos of many of these. The photos are fantastic.
Was the Indian Purple Emperor hard to approach?
Those jezebels were fantastic! Les must have been ecstatic to see these.
I look forward to many more photos from the trip.

Thanks David.
The Indian Purple Emperor was rather common there. So it was not too difficult to find one which was "drunk" on the ground.

[Peacock Royal]

A very good haul of species, Federick. Was it good weather all the way?

The weather was generally good when we were at Chiang Dao. Perhaps it was not the right time to look for montane species.

[Peacock Royal]

CD20. Delias acalis pyramus (The Red-breast Jezebel)


CD21. Delias hyperate indica (The Painted Jezebel)


CD22a. Athyma ranga obsolescens (The Black-veined Sergeant)


CD22b


CD23. Kaniska canace canace (The Blue Admiral)


CD24. Hestina persimilis persimilis (The Siren) - waited so long trying to shoot the uppersides - but no luck !!


CD25a. Kallima inachus siamensis (The Orange Oakleaf)


CD25b