Butterfly Sightings in Northern Thailand in Oct 2018

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks to Antonio for bringing me around for hunting/shooting butterflies from 10 - 16 Oct.
This is my fourth trip with Antonio. Generally, the weather was reasonably good on most of the days but the number of butterflies and species we have seen in certain locations were not promising at all this year.

I will be posting most of my shots here in the forum and update my blog later - I believe that the forum is much better than FB for deeper learning, documenting and discussion.

Let me begin with some common species that are "problematic" for me to identify them with confidence.
Feel free to correct me if there is a wrong id as I didn't and will not go through a very thorough check for the ids.

1. Acytolepis puspa


2. Monodontides musina musinoides


3.Bothrinia chennelli celastroides


4. Udara albocaeruleus Correction : Celastrina lavendularis

[Banded Yeoman]

Uncle Federick, these are lovely shots!

Trying to ID any of these similar "hedge-blue" species would leave me completely stumped, so (sometimes) I'm glad we only have one species in Singapore!

[Psyche]

4 is Celastrina lavendularis.
http://sjl.csie.chu.edu.tw/butterfli...9_IMG_1835.jpg

U. albocaerulea is whiter & lacks the submarginal lunules.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-c...bocaerulea.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow

5.Petrelaea dana dana


6.Prosotas pia marginata Correction : Prosotas bhutea


7.Nacaduba berenice


8.Nacaduba kurava


9.Nacaduba angusta albida

[Psyche]

Post 4.

6. Prosotas bhutea.

The two are very similar. However, if the FW is raised high enough there is no band below the midcell bar in P. bhutea.
In P. pia the mid cell bar continue down into space 1b.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_aa900.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai517.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai937.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai938.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow.

10.Burara harisa - From three different locations on three different days. None of them looks like B. eltelka

(a)
(b)
(c)

11.Burara amara


12. Choaspes sp - Another problematic species!