Samui 2012

[Painted Jezebel]

Activity has been terrible round here recently.

However, today, though still overcast, I managed a +1 for Samui, though Antonio has found the male on Koh Pha Ngan.

1) The +1 - Hypolimnas misippus (Danaid Eggfly), female. I had been wondering why I had not seen this species before, so it was, in honesty no great suprise. Poor photo, but a record anyway.
2) Because I know SK like this species, Cethosia biblis perakana (Red Lacewing), male.
3) Showing this due to its unusal setting. This female Athyma nefte subrata f. neftina female (Colour Sergeant) flew into my house. I had only seen this female form once before, and not in the vicinity of my house.

[Commander]

2) Because I know SK like this species, Cethosia biblis perakana (Red Lacewing), male.

Thanks Les! And a nice male specimen to boot! Love the reds on this species.

[Angiud]

Con..grrrrrrrrrrrrr..atulations for the new record!

Here still a semi-desert and busy with my business

[Psyche]

Hypolimnas missipus have no other subspecies, and so on Yutaka & funet it is left on its own.

South in Malaya, Cethosia biblis perakana tend to have the white lunules poorly defined & so it does not look so fine.
I hope the name Batik Lacewing doesn't take hold here.
Surprisingly, one of its hostplant is the common Passiflora foetida.

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

First trip up to the waterfall for a long time. Very disappointing! Things have got to get going soon.

Two species to show, as I am not entirely convinced of their ids.
1&2) Could this be Erionota hiraca? The second photo is only shown because it shows the upperside forewing costa, which appears yellowish, which is not the case for either E. torus or E. thrax.
3) The only member of the alecto subgroup of Jamides, that I have so far found here is J. alecto. However, this specimen was much smaller than usual, and J. alecto is generally considered to be the largest of the genus arround here. Unfortunately, I only discovered that it was missing part of its hindwing when I got home .

[Psyche]

1&2 E. hiraca.
The hindwing band is irregular, the upper part narrower;apical white extend to termen.

3. This is interesting. It is Jamides ferrari.
2 species with forewing postdiscal band dislocated at the upper end at vein 6, and a completed(not dislocated) sub-basal band on the hindwing, are virgulatus & ferrari.
J. virgulatus : forewing with costal white dashes; orange patch obliterating the white stria above it.
J. ferrari : forewing without white dashes; orange patch smaller & does not cover white stria above it.

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks so much, Seow. Not such a disappointing day after all!

A +2 day!!!!

I was reasonably confident about the E. hiraca, but the Jamides ferrari evansi has really suprised me.