Yes they are useful.
Well done, SC.
Just to share my database of a checklist of species surveyed at Bunker trail from 1999 - 2005.
Butterfly Checklist for
Bunker Trail, Panti Forest Reserve, South-Eastern Johor, Malaysia
Surveyed - 1999 - 2005
191 species
Papilionidae
1. Troides (Trogonoptera) brookiana mollumar (Rajah Brookes Birdwing)
2. Troides amphrysus ruficollis (Malayan Birdwing)
3. Parides (Atrophaneura) nox erebus (Malayan Batwing)
4. Pachliopta neptunus neptunus (Yellow Bodied Clubtail)
5. Pachliopta aristolochiae asteris (Common Rose)
6. Chilasa paradoxa aenigma -f. nepticula (The Great Blue Mime)
7. Papilio demolion demolion (Banded Swallowtail)
8. Papilio iswara iswara (Great Helen)
9. Papilio nephelus sunatus (Black & White Helen)
10. Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon)
11. Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon)
12. Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle)
13. Graphium evemon eventus (Blue Jay)
14. Graphium euryplus mecisteus (Great Jay)
15. Graphium bathycles bathycloides (Veined Jay)
16. Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Tailed Jay)
17. Pathysa ramaceus pendleburyi (Pendlebury?s Zebra)
18. Pathysa delessertii delessertii (Malayan Zebra)
19. Pathysa antiphates itamputi (Five Bar Swordtail)
Pieridae-Pierinae
20. Delias hyparete metarete (Painted Jezebel)
21. Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
22. Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross)
23. Appias lyncida vasava (Chocolate Albatross)
24. Appias nero figulina (Orange Albatross)
25. Appias indra plana (Plain Puffin)
Pieridae-Coliadinae
26. Pareronia valeria lutescens (Wanderer)
27. Catopsilia pomona pomona (Lemon Emigrant)
28. Eurema hecabe contubernalis (Common Grass Yellow)
29. Eurema sari sodalis (Chocolate Grass Yellow)
30. Eurema simulatrix tecmessa
31. Eurema tilaha nicevillei
32. Gandaca harina distanti (Tree Yellow)
Nymphalidae-Danainae
33. Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger)
34. Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
35. Ideopsis gaura perakana (Smaller Wood Nymph)
36. Ideopsis juventa sitah (Grey Glassy Tiger)
37. Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glassy Tiger)
38. Parantica aspasia aspasia (Yellow Glassy Tiger)
39. Euploea camaralzeman malayica (Malayan Crow)
40. Euploea phaenareta castelnaui (King Crow)
41. Euploea radamanthus radamanthus (Magpie Crow)
42. Euploea mulciber mulciber (Striped Blue Crow)
43. Euploea eyndhovii gardineri (Striped Black Crow)
44. Idea stolli logani (Common Tree Nymph)
Nymphalidae-Satyrinae
45. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
46. Melanitis phedima abdullae
47. Coelites epiminthia epiminthia
48. Xanthotaenia busiris busiris (Yellow Barred)
49. Mycalesis fusca fusca (Malayan Bush Brown)
50. Mycalesis anapita anapita
51. Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Purple Bush Brown)
52. Mycalesis maianeas maianeas
53. Mycalesis janardana sagittigera (Common Bush Brown)
54. Ragadia makuta siponta (Striped Ringlet)
55. Ypthima pandocus corticaria (Common 3-ring)
56. Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common 5-ring)
57. Ypthima fasciata torone (Common 6-ring)
58. Orsotriaena medus cineria (Nigger)
Nymphalidae-Morphinae
59. Faunis canens arcesilas (Common Faun)
60. Faunis kirata
61. Faunis gracilis
62. Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Palm King)
63. Zeuxidia amethystus amethystus (Saturn)
64. Thaumantis klugius lucipor (Dark Blue Jungle Glory)
Nymphalidae-Nymphalinae
- Ariadne ariadne ariadne (Angled Castor)
- Laringa castelnaui castelnaui
- Cupha erymanthis lotis (Rustic)
- Paduca fasciata fasciata (Branded Yeoman)
- Cirrochroa orissa orissa (Banded Yeoman)
- Cirrochroa emalea emalea (Malay Yeoman)
- Cirrochroa tyche rotundata (Common Yeoman)
- Cirrochroa satellita satellita
- Vindula dejone erotella (Cruiser)
- Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)
- Cethosia penthesilea methypsia (Plain Lacewing)
- Terinos terpander robertsia (Royal Assyrian)
- Terinos atlita teuthras (Great Assyrian)
- Terinos clarissa malayana (Malayan Assyrian)
- Junonia hedonia ida (Chocolate Pansy)
- Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy)
- Junonia atlites atlites (Grey Pansy)
- Rhinopalpa polynice eudoxia ( The Wizard)
- Hypolimnas bolina jacintha (Jacintha Eggly)
- Cyrestis themire themire (Little Mapwing)
- Cyrestis cocles earii (Marbled Mapwing)
- Lasippa tiga siaka (Malayan Lascar)
- Pantoporia aurelia aurelia
- Neptis leucoporous cresina (Grey Sailor)
- Neptis omeroda omeroda
- Neptis miah batara
- Athyma asura idita (Studded Sergeant)
- Athyma larymna siamensis
- Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant)
- Athyma reta moorei (Malay Staff Sergeant)
- Athyma kanwa kanwa (Dot Dash Sergeant)
- Eulaceura osteria kumana (Purple Duke)
- Moduza procris milonia (Commander)
- Lebadea martha malayana (Knight)
- Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malay Viscount)
- Tanaecia godartii asoka
- Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron)
- Tanaecia aruna aruna
- Tanaecia palguna consanguinea (F)
- Euthalia monina monina (Malay Baron)
- Euthalia kanda marana
- Euthalia anosia bunaya
- Lexias dirtea merguia
- Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)
- Lexias cyanipardus sandakana (Great Archduke)
- Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes
- Parthenos sylvia lilacinus (Clipper)
- Bassarona dunya dunya
- Bassarona tueta goodrichi
- Dolphla evelina compta
- Euripus nyctelius eupleoides (Courtesan)
Nymphalidae-Charaxinae
- Agatasa calydonia calydonia (Glorious Begum)
- Prothoe franck uniformis (Blue Begum)
- Charaxes bernadus crepax (Tawny Rajah)
- Polyura athamas athamas (Common Nawab)
- Polyura hebe chersonesia
Lycaeninae- Riodininae
- Zemeros emesoide emesoides
- Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus (Punchinello)
- Paralaxita damajanti damajanti
- Paralaxita orphna laocoon
- Laxita thuisto thuisto (Lesser Harlequin)
- Taxila haquinus haquinus (The Harlequin)
Lycaeninae-Poritiinae
- Poritia sumatrae sumatrae (Sumatran Gem )
- Simiskina pharyge deolina (Blue Brilliant)
- Simiskina phalia potina
Lycaeninae-Miletinae
- Miletus biggsii biggsii (Bigg's Brownie)
- Allotinus substrigosus substrigosus
- Allotinus unicolor unicolor (Lesser Darkie)
Lycaeninae-Curetinae
- Curetis insularis pseudinsularis
- Curetis regula
- Curetis sperthis sperthis
Lycaenidae-Lycaeninae
- Acupicta bubases
- Neopithecops zalmora zalmora (Quaker)
- Acytolepis puspa lambi (Common Hedge Blue)
- Jamides caeruleus caeruleus (Sky Blue)
- Jamides pura pura
- Deramas livens livens
- Manto hypoleuca terana
- Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line Blue)
- Arhopala aurea
- Arhopala horsfieldi basiviridis
- Arhopala hypomuta hypomuta
- Arhopala spp
- Flos anniella anniella
- Eooxylides tharis distanti (Branded Imperial)
- Cheritra freja friggia (Common Imperial)
- Drupadia ravindra moorei (Common Posy)
- Drupadia theda thesmia (Dark Posy)
- Loxura alymnus fuconius (Yamfly)
- Caleta elna elvira (Elbowed Pierrot)
- Dacalana vidura azyada
- Tajuria ??
- Rapala abnormis abnormis
- Rapala domitia domitia (Yellow Flash)
- Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria
- Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides
- Zeltus amasa maximinianus (Fluffy Tit)
- Sinthusa nasaka amba (Narrow Spark)
- Sithon nedymond nedymond (The Plush)
Hesperiidae-Coeliadinae
- Hasora chromus chromus
- Choaspes plateni caudatus
Hesperiidae-Pyrginae
- Tagiades japetus atticus (Common Snow Flat)
- Tagiades gana gana (Large Snow Flat)
- Tagiades lavatus
Hesperiidae-Hesperiinae
- Arnetta verones
- Ancistroides gemmifer gemmifer
- Iambrix stellifer (Starry Bob)
- Iambrix salsala (Chestnut Bob)
- Koruthaialos rubeluca rubeluca
- Koruthaialos sindu sindu
- Cupitha purrea
- Notocrypta paralysos varians (Banded Demon)
- Notocrypta clavata clavata
- Idmon obliquans obliquans
- Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)
- Plastingia pellonia (Yellow Chequered Lancer)
- Pyroneura niasana burmana
- Celaenorrhinus ficulnea queda (Velvet Flat) male
- Telicota besta bina (Besta Dart)
- Hidari irava (Coconut Skipper)
- Psolos fuligo fuligo (Coon)
- Pirdana hyela rudolphii
- Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Small Branded Swift)
- Pelopidas mathias mathias (Contiguous Swift)
- Panara ganga
- Astictopterus jama jama (Forest Hopper)
- Acerbas anthea anthea
SC, can you try to edit the 2nd post such that the numbering starts at 65? I can't seem to find it in this forum software.
I have a few more to add from the last trip to Bunker, and will add those in later. Close to 200 species over about a dozen trips there.
There was one trip when we encountered a flowering Eugenia tree. Wow... we spent like 2 hours there counting all the butts and had a neckache after that.
ya, can't find too...
Thanks for sharing out the list, I'll update the checklist asap.
SC,
Thanks for the lists for Malaysian Butts!
#2 on Panti checklist should be
Troides (Trogonoptera) brookiana mollumar (Rajah Brookes Birdwing)
and not
Troides (Trogonoptera) brookiana albescens (Rajah Brooke's Birdwing)