The Land of Bubble Tea.

[bluefin]

Sharing some photos of my recent Taiwan trip, feel free to assist & correct on the IDs in case I messed up. ;P
Still processing and figuring out the IDs of the rest of the photos:hmmm: , will post more soon. :cheers:


Zizeeria maha okinawana

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5728732545_8a5ab0cb97_b.jpg



Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/5728732541_43f4dd2556_b.jpg



Acraea issoria formosana

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5728732537_346664c5c7_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/5728732529_6b4f0b669c_b.jpg



Taraka hamada thalaba

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5728732519_4670396a34_b.jpg

[Silverstreak]

Fantastic Shots!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

.......no wonder you're so quiet for awhile!

The first one is the Zezeeria maha okinawana.

:cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

Fantastic Shots!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

.......no wonder you're so quiet for awhile!

The first one is the Zezeeria maha okinawana.

:cheers:

Wow waiting for more photos...
yes, the first one recorded in my taiwan book is Zizeeria maha okinawana.
How many days were you there?

[Commander]

We were just talking about you on one of our outings. We thought you'd gone deep-sea fishing or something like that.

Well taken shots. I like the Acraea in particular. Must be common over there in Taiwan.

Ben Jin, since you're heading out there soon, perhaps you can ask Nelson for the good shooting spots. :)

[WillFolsom]

Good job. Appears you had a fruitfl visit there! William

[bluefin]

Fantastic Shots!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

.......no wonder you're so quiet for awhile!

The first one is the Zezeeria maha okinawana.

:cheers:


Thanks Sunny for the positive comments and ID. :D



Wow waiting for more photos...
yes, the first one recorded in my taiwan book is Zizeeria maha okinawana.
How many days were you there?

I was there for 5 days, a holiday cum butt hunt trip. :D


We were just talking about you on one of our outings. We thought you'd gone deep-sea fishing or something like that.

Well taken shots. I like the Acraea in particular. Must be common over there in Taiwan.

Ben Jin, since you're heading out there soon, perhaps you can ask Nelson for the good shooting spots. :)

Haha, I have gone into hibernation. :bsmile: :bsmile:
Yea, the Acrea is quite common in Taiwan. But apparently it has not been raining in Taiwan for the past few months and the waterfall has dried up. Thus did not met up with many Jewels during my trip there. :D



Good job. Appears you had a fruitfl visit there! William

Thanks William, the trip was both fruitful and enjoyable. :D

[WillFolsom]

Nelson & all: I'll be heading off for Europe on Friday for about 3 weeks. This is supposed to be a vacation -- per instructions from my wife -- http://www.butterflycircle.com/forums/images/smilies/police.gif and not a photography assignment, so I've been told not to spend too much time taking photos. I will, however, pack along my 70-180mm macro ... just in case. I'm not much for doing the "Tourist" tours and would be just as happy in a public garden taking photos of butterflies. In any event, I will be out of touch until the second week of June. William

[Glorious Begum]

Post more picture ...:redbounce

[bluefin]

The below three silverline shots are from three different butterflies from three different location. According to Taiwan butterfly list, three Spindasis can be found in Taiwan, namely Spindasis lohita formosana, Spindasis syama & spindasis kuyaniaus.

Most probably the below three are either Spindasis lohita formosana or spindasis kuyaniaus.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/5734738666_32f7dca123_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/5734249809_0843d47384_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5734189671_c1c9e65eb8_b.jpg

[bluefin]

Elymnias hypermnestra hainana

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5734739336_7b69ec0c1d_b.jpg



Melanitis phedima polishana

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/5734218353_4d459550fd_b.jpg



Junonia orithya

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5734189117_da45ffdde0_b.jpg



Argyreus hyperbius

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5734188075_f4bdd8e4b3_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/5734737752_9f10c6eddd_b.jpg

[WillFolsom]

Title says it all. William

[bluefin]

Idea leuconoe clara

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5737808860_d20a76e4e7_b.jpg


Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5737256379_04fb6c272e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/5737255987_182fdf32f8_b.jpg


Kallima inachis formosana

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/5737808476_f9c8b706c0_b.jpg


Neopithecops zalmora

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/5737808076_30696f567f_b.jpg


Isoteinon lamprospilus formosanus

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5737255485_050b6fcd33_b.jpg



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5737257861_2fbfc12f5b_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/5737809688_3e995bf64d_b.jpg


Not too sure on the ID of the last two.
Will be out of country tis wkend :D
So will post the last batch next week :D

[moloch]

Excellent, Nelson. I especially liked the shot of the Idea and Argyreus hyperbius ... what beauties!

[WillFolsom]

Nelson: You crank out stunning images, one after another, like a precsion Swiss watch. I am amazed! And inspired! William

[bluefin]

Excellent, Nelson. I especially liked the shot of the Idea and Argyreus hyperbius ... what beauties!

Thanks for the kind comments David, yes the hyperbius is a beauty. :)


Nelson: You crank out stunning images, one after another, like a precsion Swiss watch. I am amazed! And inspired! William

Thanks William for your encouraging comments. :cheers:

[bluefin]

Here's the last batch of photos from the bubble tea land. I shall return again for more.:grin2:




http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5754683315_c2a2a0f52d_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/5755231032_7df9b9efe6_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/5755230406_8b2e1bacb3_b.jpg



Celastrina lavendularis himilcon

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5067/5754684123_ec67ee2bb5_b.jpg



Prioneris thestylis formosana

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2356/5754682721_f0649a65ef_b.jpg

[bluefin]

Heliophorus ila matsumurae

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5755231510_6dde98a8f3_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5755231952_266e20a2e4_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/5754687089_ba91dc076d_b.jpg



Penthema Formosanum

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5754687493_c5203f35a8_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/5755233362_f65ba9a1a8_b.jpg




Hestina assimilis formosana

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/5754688533_e548ef31aa_b.jpg

[Banded Yeoman]

I just love the puddling penthema shot. :)

[butterfly_effect]

Beautiful photos!

[Bluebottle]

Beautiful photos! Seems like a fruitful trip :cheers:

[butterfly_effect]

On the last batch of photos: based on the book which Li Phing kindly bought for us, I think the first butterfly is Papilio bianor thrasymedes. The peacock looking butterfly is Papilio hermosanus. Both the second and the third photo are the same butterfly just that the second is more pristine. The book makes a distinction between hermosanus and its close-looking nakaharai. The latter's underside shows less distinct red post-discal markings as compared to hermosanus:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/5775052944_2301b601fc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5775052944/)
Papilio hermosanus (3) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5775052944/) by garnet_mermaid (http://www.flickr.com/people/92639059@N00/), on Flickr

As for the silverlines, I managed to scrounge up the three different ones from the two books (the 280 species bought from Taiwan and the common butterflies of Taiwan from Li Phing): Spindasis lohita formosana, Spindasis syama and Spindasis kuyanianus. From the description they look completely different except at first glance syama and formosana look almost alike except that the latter has much thicker lines across the body and the three discal spots on the hindwing underside are connected. Formosana also has a queer line extending from the tail into the orange tornal area on the hindwing.

I'm just guessing based on the info in these books. :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/5774513515_7acb9f9978.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5774513515/)
Spindasis lohita formosana (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5774513515/) by garnet_mermaid (http://www.flickr.com/people/92639059@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/5775051572_14b92d4b3d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5775051572/)
Spindasis syama2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/92639059@N00/5775051572/) by garnet_mermaid (http://www.flickr.com/people/92639059@N00/), on Flickr

[bluefin]

Thanks Jonathan, Loke for the kind comments. :)
Thanks Ellen for assisting in the ID. :cheers: