Khao Luang National Park and its waterfalls - June/July 2018

**Angiud** · 27-Jul-2018, 08:10 PM

During the last two months I have visited several times slopes of this beautiful mountain the with photographer groups, with Les Day or alone and I found 5 locations very interesting and productive.

Khao Luang, 1,835 mt, the highest mountain of Peninsular Thailand

Yot Lueang environment

Yot Lueang is a low elevation mixed forest and streamside 1.5 km trail.

The Red Imperial - Suasa lisides suessa male

The Malay Red Harlequin ♂ - Paralaxita orphna lacoon

The Malay Gem - Poritia philota philota

The Buddha Oakblue - Arhopala buddha cooperi

**Angiud** · 27-Jul-2018, 08:19 PM

The Zambra Oakblue - Arhopala zambra zambra CORRECTION: Arhopala lurida lurida (Lesser Disc Oakblue)

The Langkawi Yellow Oakblue - Arhopala norda norda

The Tiger Lascar - Lasippa monata monata

The Glassy Cerulean - Jamides parasaturatus paramalaccanus

The White-craved Posy - Drupadia estella nicevillei

The Broad-banded Brilliant - Simiskina phalena phalena male

The Orange-banded Lancer - Pseudokerana fulgur

The Red Imperial - Suasa lisides suessa

**Angiud** · 27-Jul-2018, 09:35 PM

The Red Lacewing ♀ - Cethosia biblis perakana

The Malay Gem - Poritia philota philota

The White Palmer - Acerbas anthea anthea

The Pan - Xanthotaenia busiris busiris

The Dark Posy - Drupadia theda thesmia

The Common Posy ♂ - Drupadia ravindra moorei

The Witch ♂ - Araotes lapithis uruwela

**Angiud** · 27-Jul-2018, 09:47 PM

The Malayan Castor - Ariadne isaeus isaeus

The Colour Sergeant ♀ - Athyma nefte subrata, form subrata?

The Regular Sunbeam - Curetis regula

The Autumn Leaf - Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa

The Narrow-banded Sunbeam - Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis

The Dark Posy - Drupadia theda thesmia

No Common name - ♀ - Deramas cf. alixae

The Ciliate Long-horned Flitter - Isma iapis iapis

**atronox** · 28-Jul-2018, 05:49 AM

Hi, Antonio, the one labelled "zambra" is actually A. lurida

**Angiud** · 28-Jul-2018, 09:15 AM

Zambra has been ID by Dr. Seow:

http://www.butterflycircle.com/showt...493#post132493

**Psyche** · 28-Jul-2018, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by atronox

Hi, Antonio, the one labelled "zambra" is actually A. lurida

Originally Posted by Angiud

Zambra has been ID by Dr. Seow:

http://www.butterflycircle.com/showt...493#post132493

This refer to Post 2 pic1.

I concur it should be Arhopala lurida.

I had actually look at this for some times. Because the inner margins of spot 6 & 7 are perfectly in line, this would by the key have completely eliminated A. lurida & atosia.
The dislocation of FW spot 4 is slight which is also seen in A zambra sometimes. Also A. zambra do not alway have the costal spot 10 wide as seen in Fleming L217.
Typical A. zambra.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arhopa...raFUpUnAC1.jpg
Typical A. lurida.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...daMUpUnAC1.jpg
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/Butt...hopala-lurida/

TL Seow: Cheers.