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

[Psyche]

Post 27.
Unidentified Hesperid - Ampittia dioscorides.
In A. maroides the HW is evenly spotted & the cilia barely checquered.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...86_2_Fitch.png

Post 38.
Unidentified Lascar - Pantoporia hordonia dsf.
The dsf have wider orange bands & the base (' foot ') of the FW postdiscal band along the lower margin extended. (wsf have narrow band & a small foot.)

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Uppersides of the Pierrots are notoriously difficult, indeed, I had not managed any before.

LD12) Upperside Caleta roxus roxana (Straight Pierrot)
LD13) Upperside of Caleta elna noliteia (Elbowed Pierrot)
LD14) Upperside which shows a variation in the hindwing black marginal area. If I remember correctly, Caleta roxus again.

Antonio, I know you were looking for Caleta decidia decidia (Angled Pierrot) without success, so was I. One was there, but I failed to notice it in the melee of other Caleta species. I only saw it when back home!

LD15) Caleta decidia decidia - look at the middle specimen!

[Peacock Royal]

I missed the Caleta decidia decidia (Angled Pierrot) too

[Angiud]

Aaaaaaarrrrgh

[Painted Jezebel]

Fed, here is the upperside of Hestina persimilis persimilis (Siren) that you missed! Sorry, but the best I got!

[Painted Jezebel]

Help please regarding these male Charaxes. I am rather confused!

LD16) I think these are Charaxes bernadus hierax male f. heirax. Upper & Underside.
LD17) I think these are Charaxes bernadus hierax male f. hipponax. Upper & Underside.
LD18-20) Do I have 1 or 2 species here. I am certain that at least one is a male Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton, but the hindwing markings differ in each specimen! Uppersides only.

[Peacock Royal]

How about this (shot on 7 Nov at Chiang Dao) ? It looks like Les's LD18-20.



CD32. Lexias dirtea bontouxi (Black-tip Archduke)


CD33. Is this Polyura arja arja (Pallid Nawab) ?



CD34. Atrophaneura polyeuctes polyeuctes (Common Windmill) - too skittish for us to take a good shot of it.


CD35. Psolos fuligo subfasciatus ?


CD36. Halpe hauxwelli (Pale Marked Ace) ?

[Glorious Begum]

Great shots from everyone but don't seem to see LC Goh's shots as yet, still PS'ing

I am too slow...still chasing Fed and others. And I try not to post the same picture again.

Just a few I guess can consider as ok.

Kallima inachus siamensis (The Orange Oakleaf)




Polyura nepenthes nepenthes (The Shan Nawab)



Rohana parisatis siamensis (The Siamese Black Prince)


Catapaecilma subochrea (The Yellow Tinsel)

[moloch]

Stunning shots! The Kallima inachus siamensis was so beautiful. Nice to see the variety of Charaxes, Les. Was Charaxes aristogiton a new one for you? Charaxes is certainly a diverse genus. I would love to try for some of the African species someday.

[Psyche]

Post 46.

LD16 topside male f- hierax is right. HW with large black submarginal spots. Another f-corax have the spots small.
Underside . Uncertain if this is f-hierax .(It is if f-corax is absent.) Link shows f-hierax with some highlighted spots.

LD17 topside male f-hipponax is right .FW white band without white marginal spots.
Underside. f-pleistoanax. Topside with white spots & underside with white band. (Band in f-hipponax is ochreous.)

LD 18, 19 ,20 are forms of C. aristogiton. FW with breakaway tawny margin & separated spots in hte subapical area.

LD18 is easily confused witn C. harmodius which have the black border scalloped.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/cha/60160020.html

THe forms of C. bernardus hierax. ( Underside of f-corax is not shown.)
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/103...axes-bernardus

TL Seow :CHeers.