Butterfly Sightings in Northern Thailand in Oct 2018

[Psyche]

18. The two subspecies have been separated as different species.

Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus .Band narrower paler , the lower end ending a bit higher on the termen.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550001.html

C. cameroni; Band wider deeper orange ,lower end nearer the tornus.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550010.html

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Dr Seow, many thanks for your elaborations.

20(a). Pseudocoladenia dan fabia


(b)
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21. Sovia albipecta


22. Halpe porus


23. Halpe filda


24. Halpe hauxwelli


25. Taractrocera maevius


256. Arnetta atkinsoni


Note: Fewer skippers and lycaenids were seen puddling on the ground compared with my previous few outings in Chiang Mai - a major concern ?

[Peacock Royal]

27. Ochus subvittatus


28. Halpe zola Correction - Halpe zema


29.Thoressa cerata


30. Thoressa masoni


31a. Pithauria stramineipennis ?


31b


32. Notocrypta curvifascia


33. Pothantus sp - which one?

[Psyche]

Post 11.

28 Halpe zema. The HW band is clearly defined at the top & does not reach the upper margin.


In Halpe zola the band becomes diffuse & reach the margin by extented white shadings.
http://www.tataiwildlife.info/butter...20zola%204.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xO2SLyjtwv...zola-zola-.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...Banded+Ace.jpg

31 a & b are P. stramineipennis.

32. The fresh female on the left shows the deeply excavated outer margins of the HW band indicating it is likely P. mingo
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow

34. Koruthaialos rubecula hector


35. Iambrix stellifer


36. Curetis bulis


37(a). Curetis acuta


37(b)


38. Hypolycaena othona


39(a). Castalius rosimon rosimon


39(b)

[Peacock Royal]

40(a)Euripus nyctelius nyctelius


40(b)


41(a)Hestina nama nama


41(b)


42(a)Neptis sankara guiltoides?


42(b)


43(a)Neptis nata adipala?


43(b)

[Psyche]

Post 13.

The female of K. sindu is almost identical in some individuals , as the band may also fall short of the costa.
In K. sindu the palpi 3rd segment is short vs. long & tapering in K. rubecula.
K. sindu female.
http://gitapersada.weebly.com/upload...06706_orig.jpg


Post 13.
The two taxa nama & mimetica are now transferred to the genus Hestinalis.
They are darker species lacking the red spots in some Hestina species.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750240001.html

The Neptis species are right.


TL Seow: Cheers.