Butterflies @ Chiang Dao and Doi Chiang Dao Oct 2014

[Peacock Royal]

Many many thanks to Antonio for arranging this trip to Chiang Mai.
Let me begin with some shots.

CD1: Thoressa masoni(Golden Ace)
CD2 and CD3 : Pithauria species
CD4 : Halpe hauxwelli(Paled Marked Ace)
CD5 : Prosotas aluta coelestis
CD6 : ?

[Bluebottle]

Nice .
More please
We did see many skippers last trip.

CD6 looks like Thoressa cerata (Northern Ace**)
You can refer to our previous trip shots

[Psyche]

CD2 looks like P. stramineipennis & 3 should be P. murdava.

The male P. sreamineipennis is consistent in the better defined HW dark elliptical spots with a pale spot in the centre.
From India, Thailand ,& Malaya.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4107/5...563e6b55_z.jpg
http://www.insect-hunter.com/attachm...8%87-jpg.1873/
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...00-Skipper.jpg

P. murdava have these HW dark spots ill-defined & appeared to be common in the Chiang Dao area.
http://www.norththailandbirding.com/...speriinae.html

CD6 is correct as Thoressa cerata.

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Loke and Dr Seow.
CD7 and CD8 : Athyma asura asura (The Studded Sergeant)
CD9 and CD10 : Neptis clinia susruta
CD11 and CD12 : Rohana parvata burmana (The Brown Prince)
CD13 and CD14 : Sephisa chandra chandra (Eastern Courtier)

CD15 : Is this Pithauria straminiepennis straminiepennis ?

[Peacock Royal]

CD17 and CD18 : Neptis cartica cartica ??
CD19 and CD20 : Neptis leucoporous cresina ??
CD21 : Mimathyma chevana chevana

[Psyche]

Post 4
Cd15 looks correct for P. stramineipennis.

Post 5.

CD17 & 18. Neptis magadha magadha.
The FW cell bar & end spots, postdiscal spots are different; Underside HW main band does not reach costal margin.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720310001.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720300010.html

CD 19 & 20. Neptis nata adipala.
FW cell bar & end spot, & postdiscal spots different; underside HW band widens & reaches costa.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720190010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720200010.html

TL Seow