Koh Phangan 2012

[Angiud]

Following the wave, an with a month of delay, because of my work, I'm going to start a thread about my photo exits on my island. February here on the island is a month a little stingy about butterflies, but this is a start!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6763909689_152b9554cb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6763909689/)
The Malayan Bush Brown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6763909689/)
A not so common species and more handsome than the other browns.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6845535115_f640505a20_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845535115/)
The Forget-Me-Not (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845535115/)
A very common species, but with a strange second black spot on the forewing :thinking:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6845573883_25a2871315_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845573883/)
The Common Caerulean (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845573883/)
Very common almost everywhere

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6845733485_1a05a4f8c8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845733485/)
The Forget-Me-Not (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845733485/)
Another Forget-Me-Not, this with all the regular spots

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6845770881_3c35c78eac_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845770881/)
The Chocolate Sailor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845770881/)
Not so common, not so rare

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6845803647_0b6abd78db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845803647/)
The Lime Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6845803647/)
Not so common here, puddling on a sand bank of a creek

[Commander]

Great stuff, Antonio! Post more! :cheers:

[Glorious Begum]

Nice and beautiful shots. :cheers:

[bluefin]

Beautiful shots, Antonio. :cheers:

[moloch]

Great stuff, Antonio. The colour of the bush brown came out very nicely.

Regards,
David

[Painted Jezebel]

Great shots Antonio, and you got the Bush Brown again. I still haven't found it here!:cry:

[Angiud]

Thanks everybody, I'll try to get out today too ;-)

[WillFolsom]

Nice shooting! Keep up the good work! William

[Angiud]

Today, rainy and still not the right season:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6900968375_df1fab4ceb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900968375/)
The Purple Leaf Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900968375/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6900879711_dd853eb9a7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900879711/)
A Caerulean (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900879711/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6900866667_17d10694e5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900866667/)
The Striped Albatross - male (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6900866667/)

[Angiud]

First sight (mine) in Koh Phangan:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/6915402747_d37dc63dd9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6915402747/)
The Copper Flash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6915402747/)

[Angiud]

Very low butterflies....:-(

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6922483339_b3b37de68f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6922483339/)
The Leopard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6922483339/)

Another Caerulean...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6776392366_acc0e1584b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6776392366/)
A Caerulean (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6776392366/)

[WillFolsom]

Enjoyed seeing your work. Nicely shot and nicely composed. Interesting, informative, and attractive. William

[Angiud]

Thank you, William, I hope to improve my skills and find more butterflies to photograph in this early season.

Today just one:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6928055985_1101c368f3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6928055985/)
The Common Brownie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6928055985/) Lycaenidae, Miletinae: Miletus chinensis learchus

[Angiud]

Still a poor season :-( :cry:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6945908133_92041415b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945908133/)
The Blue Glassy Tiger (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945908133/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6945803393_78c012a0f9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945803393/)
2 Lesser Grass Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945803393/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6945795509_34764cf3b8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945795509/)
The Chocolate Albatross (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6945795509/)

[Angiud]

Today first time after a month back on the field! (in KPG) The situation has a little improvement, but my hand is still a bit rusty, just 2 shots, but I promise tomorrow back with some more ;-)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/6910479186_83e1f147ef_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6910479186/)
The Purple Broken-band Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6910479186/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/6910535720_25e06424f4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6910535720/)
The Aberrant Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6910535720/)

[Alfa]

Hi Antonio, they are beautiful!
I like the Purple Broken-Band Oakblue ;P

[Silverstreak]

Beautiful shot !!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Things should be hotting up , normally they do from April onwards.

:cheers:

[moloch]

Nice, Antonio. I particularly like the lovely shot of the Purple Broken-band Oakblue.

Regards,

[Angiud]

Today only one, but rare!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/6920616954_44470f3e19_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6920616954/)
The Harlequin - ผีเสื้อใต้ปีกพราวใหญ่ - Taxila haquinus haquinus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6920616954/)

[Angiud]

Today, at the edge of a forest area in the central hills of KPG, I got my first Swordtail! (in my island)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/6929572218_62b4c9074a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6929572218/)
The Fivebar Swordtail - ผีเสื้อหางดาบ - Pathysa antiphates itamputi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6929572218/)

And a common, but pristine and sharp Lemon Pansy

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7075654537_e3a3b09c68_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7075654537/)
The Lemon Pansy - ผีเสื้อแพนซีสีตาล - Junonia lemonias lemonias (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7075654537/)

[moloch]

Nice shots, Antonio. I really like to colour, texture and setting of the Lemon Pansy. I have not yet seen that species. Is it common in Thailand?


Regards,
David

[Painted Jezebel]

Nice shots, Antonio. Now to look for the Chain Swordtail (Pathysa aristeus), however you will only have a short window of opportunity, as it only has a single brood each year, and will have disappeared by the end of April!

David, the five Pansies we have, Chocolate, Gray, Peacock, Lemon and Blue, are all common throughout Thailand, except montane areas. The one species missing from these Islands is the Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta), which is odd, as it is common on the mainland.

[Alfa]

Hi Antonio, nice shot of the Lemon Pansy:thumbsup:

[Commander]

Nicely done on the Five Bar Swordtail, Antonio! :thumbsup:


Nice shots, Antonio. I really like to colour, texture and setting of the Lemon Pansy. I have not yet seen that species. Is it common in Thailand?

The Lemon Pansy seems to be more common in the northern part of Malaysia, although I believe they've been spotted as far south as KL once in a while. They are common at times at the Penang Botanic Gardens. When I shot this one (http://www.butterflycircle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4702) some time back, there were at least half a dozen of them frolicking in the sunshine, in the same behaviour as their other relatives - chasing each other in a spiralling dogfight.

We also encountered them on our earlier trip to Langkawi, so it would suggest that the species is common in the northern part of Malaysia. Now we wait patiently for them to slowly move southwards towards Singapore. :)

[moloch]

Thanks for the info, Les and Khew. That was another excellent photo, Khew. Sometime, I hope to visit Langkawi and view some of those northern species.

Regards,

[Angiud]

Today, despite the very hot season and the 6 kg more (of fat) I'm carrying, i did a nice 2 hours walking up on 2 hills with a small dry forest.

For Les: I've seen several Cheritra freja and again one beautiful, pristine bur very shy Neocheritra amrita :-)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7129/6937603464_7c9c24e087_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6937603464/)
The Common Imperial - ผีเสื้อขาวหางริ้ว - Cheritra freja freja (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6937603464/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7083635429_af14f9a057_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7083635429/)
The Forest Hopper - ผีเสื้อนิลป่า - Astictopterus jama jama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7083635429/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/7083616051_7c47606b6f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7083616051/)
Prosotas sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7083616051/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6937287126_c2285e6374_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6937287126/)
The Long Banded Silverline - ผีเสื้อลายขีดเงินลายขอ - Cigaritis lohita senama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6937287126/)

[Psyche]

The Prosotas looks like P. pia because of the blurry submarginal markings, but thankfully this male have its forewing raised up high.
In P. pia the band below the central cell spot/band is reduced & narrow.

So this is correctly P. nora male.
I think in pia at least the submarginal spots on the hindwing should be rather vague & washedout.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

Nice shots, Antonio. Now to look for the Chain Swordtail (Pathysa aristeus), however you will only have a short window of opportunity, as it only has a single brood each year, and will have disappeared by the end of April!


I am wondering what you meant by only a single brood a year, since this will be quite extraordinary for a tropical species.

I gather the species is migratory, the butterflies settled in a area to lay their eggs. The progeny of these migrants after they emerged then fly to another area and repeat the process.

Pathysa aristeus is wide-ranging, from India to Australia, but strangely enough is restricted to the far north of Malaya. Perhaps its favoured hostplant is one that only thrives in a strongly seasonal climate.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

It's so hot these weeks that I don't go out easily... But I notice a greater traffic and I guess the season is starting! Yesterday only one shot that deserves to be posted, but it's the first record for KPG (I know, I know, in Samui is common):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/6985395094_c74abcaecc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6985395094/)
The Gray Tinsel - ผีเสื้อแวววาวเทา - Catapaecilma major emas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6985395094/)

[Painted Jezebel]

Glorious photo of this wonderfully hairy species. It must have just eclosed, I have never seen one with such ochraceous colouring, mine all seem to be much greyer unfortunately. I even had to do a quick check to make sure it was not C. subochrea, which it isn't, and it is a northern Thai species.

Not common here, but still seen on a quite regular basis.

[WillFolsom]

Antonio: What a truly wonderful butterfly. I've never seen anything like this. Not only a beautiful butterfly, but captured perfectly. Great on all counts! William

[Angiud]

Thanks Williams, and as you can see, the butt is very small, staying on a grass blade

[moloch]

Those Tinsels are great looking little butterflies. That was a very nice shot, Antonio.

How hot does it get on your island?

Regards,

[Commander]

Delicious shot of that Tinsel, Antonio. :thumbsup: Its hairy legs remind me of the leg-warmers that aerobics buffs use. :grin2:

[Angiud]

Just a 20 minutes walk around my land, missing Sulawesi...
I think the 2 shots are of the same species (dama? aida?)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7260873042_b9b00296c4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7260873042/)
Arhopala sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7260873042/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7260870450_3f9595b8d8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7260870450/)
Arhopala sp.2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7260870450/)

[Psyche]

Both are A. aida, female above, & male below with the sharper apex & straighter margin.
There is a faint slatey wash to the ground colour, giving a better contrast of the markings.(Difference from A. ariana & elopura dama.)

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Thanks Seow for the always kind and accurate identification.

Today a nice and profitable 3 hours walk on a 400 mt. hill not so far from my house. I think a couple of species should be of interest to Les:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7272841226_7951f48c13_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272841226/)
The Plain Pushblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272841226/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7272553948_4b2497715d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272553948/)
The Centaur Oakblue - ผีเสื้อฟ้าไม้ก่อมดเลี้ยง (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272553948/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7272524620_539b1f4f3c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272524620/)
The Lavender Count - ผีเสื้อเคาท์ขอบม่วง (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272524620/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7272428074_3ea62305cb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272428074/)
The Grand Imperial - ผีเสื้อหางริ้วใหญ่ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272428074/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7272470964_3edd5ffd5d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272470964/)
The Red-base Jezebel - ผีเสื้อหนอนกาฝากใต้ปีกแดง (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7272470964/)

[Painted Jezebel]

How on earth did you manage to get out today! It has been so windy here for the last three days, I was almost blown off my bike when doing the shopping!

Lovely shots, as always, and yet again you taunt me with the Neocheritra amrita. Lovely shot of the Delias pasithoe ssp. Should be ssp. beata, but can not be sure without seeing the upperside.

[Silverstreak]

This is such a fabulous shot!!


Dying to have this in my bag...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/6985395094_c74abcaecc_c.jpg

[Angiud]

Thank you, Sunny, and said by you make me more proud too :grin2:

[Angiud]

My last picture:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7299503910_6387b5cb65_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7299503910/)
The Saturn - Zeuxidia amethystus - ผีเสื้อพระเสาร์ธรรมดา (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7299503910/)

The last because after that, my camera went amok, probably a shutter button problem...

Promptly sent to Canon Bangkok, but it's the second problem in 13 months, so I seriously think to change it with a 5D (mark ii or mark iii?)

In the meantime, no more pictures for 1-2 weeks :cry: :mad2:

[moloch]

Antonio,

Those photos are excellent as usual. I really like that shot of the Grand Imperial. The colours are so vibrant.


probably a shutter button problem...
Mine is acting up with a similar problem and will need to go in for repairs.

Regards,

[Angiud]

Low butterflies, new camera difficult to tame, just few common species:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/7471727164_85f118a1eb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7471727164/)
2 Common Brownie mating (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7471727164/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7476871716_77a6ce8526_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7476871716/)
The Aberrant Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7476871716/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7476880092_e5e4089953_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7476880092/)
The Orange Lacewing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7476880092/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7484599852_f36be385c7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7484599852/)
The White Fourline Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7484599852/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7484735488_d9722f430b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7484735488/)
2 White Tigers mating (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7484735488/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7485564404_fddb6f2656_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7485564404/)
The Small Branded Swift (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7485564404/)

Corrections are welcome ;-)

[Bluebottle]

Glad to see you back in action again. New camera? 5D Mark III?

[Angiud]

5D Mark II only :-(

[Commander]

It's not the camera! Your shots are all decent posts. :thumbsup:

[Angiud]

3rd July

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7492253556_a0ed683e44_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7492253556/)
The Blue Admiral (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7492253556/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7492235374_2859a499b2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7492235374/)
The Autumn Leaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7492235374/)

[moloch]

Glad to see you back in action, Antonio. I have also upgraded but to a 7D ... next time, I will go for a 5D or equivalent at that time. I am still awaiting delivery of the new camera and then will need to get up to speed with it.

Love those Blue Admirals and their textured wings. They are really beautiful butterflies.

Regards,
David

[Angiud]

Moloch, if you like the Blue Admiral, I can post a picture of the upperside, taken a few months ago in KPG:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6147/6004448858_66638a6229_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6004448858/)
The Blue Admiral (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/6004448858/)



The 7D is a wonderful camera, I'm working now with a 5D mark ii, but sometime I miss it and for some use I still prefer the 7D ;-)

[The Plane]

Your shots are sharp :thumbsup: . The 5DII and the Sigma150 is a good combination. Should I try ;P :thinking:

[Silverstreak]

Antonio ,

Beautiful shots all are!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The 5DII is a mean machine , other than the slow auto-focus the definition, colour gradation and ISO capability of this camera is even better than the 1D3.

I think in no time you will produce some masterpieces!!

:cheers:

[Angiud]

The only issue I complain is about the slow and sometimes inaccurate autofocus (mostly in darker areas). Full frame sensor is amazing!

But I guess If I could afford a Mark iii....

[Angiud]

Today sun, hot but a short walk gave me a new species for KPG (and for Samui too :bsmile: ). Just one shot (bad) before this wonderful Lycaenidae flown away :cry:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7580217284_4910ea2b44.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580217284/)
The Chocolate Royal (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580217284/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/7580311758_9ef5e6b489.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580311758/)
An Onyx (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580311758/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7580353536_1cd20bf1f2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580353536/)
The Nigger (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580353536/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7580387616_e9fed423f9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580387616/)
The Malay Baron (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7580387616/)

[Painted Jezebel]

Bravo!!! Another new one for the Islands, and another for me to be jealous about.

[Angiud]

Just disappointed for the quality of the picture of the Chocolate Royal :-(

2 common here:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7582154026_1cf3beed04.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7582154026/)
The Purple Leaf Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7582154026/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7582124256_a01ccf7b11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7582124256/)
The Palm Bob (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7582124256/)

[Psyche]

The onyx is typical Horaga syrinx; narrow upright forewing mark & marginal brown area wider than that on the hindwing.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Bluebottle]

Nice series, Antonio. Congrats on the +1 :cheers:

[Angiud]

Actually for Koh Phangan today is a +2, because for me it's a first record for the Horaga syrinx too :cheers:

Thanks to Psyche for the ID

[moloch]

Antonio,

Looks like you are settling in with the new camera. The shots are all very nice!

Regards,

[Angiud]

A short, timid leaving of a couple of hours in a Koh Phangan dried by almost a 2 months drought.

I must seriously start to dispose of the many kilos in excess!

So not so much to display...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/7898335432_e84bce8e43_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7898335432/)
Crab spider and a Prosotas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7898335432/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7898333024_12b2b5f028_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7898333024/)
The Aberrant Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7898333024/)

I hope to do better the next days, going back to photograph with my old 7D, which I feel much better in my hands respect the 5D mkii. (love the infallible ultra-fast autofocus of the 7D...)

[WillFolsom]

Sonni molti bello (probably all wrong), but these are all very beautiful work. I'm glad you can spend a few hours each day capturing the beauty of your island! William

[moloch]

Nice ones, Antonio.


I must seriously start to dispose of the many kilos in excess!
Sounds like your cooking is just too good! For me, the trips away always help since I do lots of walking and don't even think much of food. It is an effortless way to drop back to equilibrium.


Regards,

[Angiud]

Yes David, when I travel for butterflies I don't think too much about food, but I don't get out my small island as much as I will.

Anyway, today in a short walk I've found a +1 for Koh Phangan:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7960805604_55e7d2fe9c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7960805604/)
The Common Red Flash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7960805604/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7960802886_bb9c9011f3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7960802886/)
Who am I? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7960802886/)

[Blue Jay]

When I first looked at the second photo, I thought that it was the head of some sort of insect!:bsmile:

Congrats on the +1, Uncle Antonio:cheers:

[Angiud]

This morning a 3 hours walk in a nice track in a secondary forest gave me some good satisfaction, sun, sweat and Lycaenids.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/7975649058_60feff5838_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975649058/)
An Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975649058/)
Arhopala lurida? atosia malayana? I dunno...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/7975645220_ff9c5340a6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975645220/)
The Tamil Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975645220/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8181/7975644306_2699a0a422_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975644306/)
The White-stained Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975644306/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/7975646636_ae71000fa3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975646636/)
The Ciliate Blue, upper view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975646636/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7975645778_a6d4ac2a38_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975645778/)
The Common Tit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975645778/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7975649087_d1b666a7c0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975649087/)
The Malayan Sunbeam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975649087/) corrected

And dulcis in fundo, the rare Flos diardi capeta in a good shot "BC style" (soft background)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/7975547227_1fef1492f2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975547227/)
The Bifid Plushblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7975547227/)

[Banded Yeoman]

:omg:

The flos shot is amazing!
It is definitely one of the finest I've seen.

:thumbsup::thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Glorious Begum]

Nice shot of Flos, I am yet to find one over here. Must work harder. :cheers:

[Psyche]

Arhopala atosia & lurida can be quite difficult to separate.
A. lurida is darker with better contrasted markings.

Perhaps this feaure is correct after all.
In A. lurida the hindwing postdiscal spots 4 & 5 (just to the outside of the cellend bar) have a wide overlap.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArhopalaLuridaMUpUnAC1.jpg

In A. atosia postdiscal spot 4 & 5 are staggered & have little overlap.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArhopalaAtosiaAtosiaMFUpUnAC1.jpg

This holds true in C&P4 plate 65/ 14 & 15.
It also holds true in Fleming's images of these 2 species.

Les, you did ask about this a long while back but at that time I thought it was a variable feature.

Thus this should be Arhopala lurida.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. An example of the local race A. atosia malayana showing postdiscal spots 4 & 5 staggered with no overlap.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArhopalaAtosiaMalayanaMUpUnAC1.jpg

[Painted Jezebel]

Nice shot of Flos, I am yet to find one over here. Must work harder. :cheers:

Same here! I can see no reason why it should not be next door to you!

[Angiud]

Thanks again TL Seow for the ID, Jonathan and LC for the nice words.

Les, you could find the Flos in Samui, yesterday I've seen 3/4 different individual.

Ok, 8 o'clock, time to go at the same location, hoping in a good hunting

:cheers:

[Alfa]

Wow... the Flos is :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Angiud]

Today a very long walk, but all the butterflies I saw yesterday look like disappeared :cry:

Just 2 normal shots:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7978698866_fa73d67cbc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7978698866/)
The Common Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7978698866/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7978692680_2df8d366ca_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7978692680/)
2 Malayan Sunbeam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7978692680/) corrected

Thank you for the nice words about the Flos :cheers:

[Psyche]

I think your Sunbeams are C. santana as all examples of C. bulis bulis from Thailand have the forewing dark line continued on the hindwing as a 2nd inner dark line to the tornus.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc3/84030001.html

In C. santana this inner line/band is absent or broken & dislocated.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc3/84050010.html

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

This upperside pic could be of help

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3380/sunbeamup.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/sunbeamup.jpg/)

[Angiud]

Another one of the same day same spot

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7979171549_2bbb93ff31_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7979171549/)
Sunbeam on a leaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7979171549/)

[Painted Jezebel]

This upperside pic could be of help


It does, indeed. This is C. santana malayica. The hindwing borders are much broader in C. bulis.

[Angiud]

OK, so the ID is sure now.

Funny in Samui this one should be the rarer of the two, but here it looks like is the most common (actually the only one since now)

Thanks Seow and Les for the help!

[Psyche]

Funny, I can only see a frozen frog in post 74.

As for post 75, the see-thru looks like bulis but this can be deceptive.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/7979908160_6b8c8a196a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7979908160/)
sunbeamup (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/7979908160/)

[Painted Jezebel]

Sorry, Antonio, but I slept on this one and am now having certain doubts.

The upperside markings appear inbetween the two species, showing certain aspects of both. There is certainly a larger orange patch on the hindwing than I would normally expect on C. bulis, but the forewing markings are closer to C. bulis.

[Psyche]

Sorry, Antonio, but I slept on this one and am now having certain doubts.

The upperside markings appear inbetween the two species, showing certain aspects of both. There is certainly a larger orange patch on the hindwing than I would normally expect on C. bulis, but the forewing markings are closer to C. bulis.

These 2 species can be difficult even with upperside.
This post 79 male should be C. bulis.

The forewing have a smaller orange patch as in bulis.
The ID key states to note the orange in space 7 which is not visible.
Space 6 (just below the left forewing) has a longer orange patch than usual.
(Addendum: Below the right forewing part of hindwing space 7 can be seen & the basal half is black.)

The hindwing cell have just a sliver of orange at the cellend, & the base is mostly dark.
This one matched the 1994 Than To, Yala male in Yutaka's website.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc3/84030001.html

It would be interesting to see the underside of this male.

The post 75 underside is C. santana. The long palpi 3rd segments indicate it is a female & its markings are orange.
Here is a male C. santana. Note its shorter palpi.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/TFzCesqTalI/AAAAAAAADN0/QolE6EVfC1s/s400/DSC0017Curetis+santana+malayica(Malayan+Sunbeam).j pg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Ok, what I can do is to go again in the same location, tomorrow if the weather will allow, and get more pictures of the small population always stay around the ford of the creek.

Storm coming.... :sweat:

[Psyche]

Les had shown me 2 valid examples of male C. bulis from Samui.

The underside is practically identical to that of C. santana, without an inner dark line on the hindwing (one with a faint dislocated one).
The only difference I can see is that the forewing line/band is more zigzag or sawtoothed especially at the top, instead of scalloped.

This also raise the question of the presence of C. bulis in Singapore.
While it is true no 'white' female had been seen, it is also true that no female of C. santana has been shot before, indicating the rarity of this sex.
This is unlike C. saronis where the female had been shot many times.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

While it is true no 'white' female had been seen, it is also true that no female of C. santana has been shot before, indicating the rarity of this sex.
This is unlike C. saronis where the female had been shot many times.

TL Seow:cheers:

On Samui, the female C. bulis is not that rare, I have seen her at least a dozen times, though it is much less common than the male.

[Commander]

This also raise the question of the presence of C. bulis in Singapore.
While it is true no 'white' female had been seen, it is also true that no female of C. santana has been shot before, indicating the rarity of this sex.
This is unlike C. saronis where the female had been shot many times.

I guess this is where Horace can come in and help. The only way to gather more data is to breed and keep specimens of C. santana for reference, esp the females, so that we have more evidence of how the females look like. Horace has a shot of the female that he bred earlier on our blog article here (http://butterflycircle.blogspot.sg/2011/06/life-history-of-malayan-sunbeam.html)

[Painted Jezebel]

I have this as a very old and faded male C. bulis. However, I am now wondering whether this could be the female C. santana. (Taken with my old box brownie back in 2007)

[Psyche]

I guess this is where Horace can come in and help. The only way to gather more data is to breed and keep specimens of C. santana for reference, esp the females, so that we have more evidence of how the females look like. Horace has a shot of the female that he bred earlier on our blog article here (http://butterflycircle.blogspot.sg/2011/06/life-history-of-malayan-sunbeam.html)

Thanks Khew. I forgot about this female.
Intriquingly its forewing band is sawtoothed at the upper end & the band continues interrupted to the hindwing tornus.

Horace, do you have an upper of this female you bred?

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

I have this as a very old and faded male C. bulis. However, I am now wondering whether this could be the female C. santana. (Taken with my old box brownie back in 2007)

Interesting, you have a male Curetis.
The forewing resembles C. bulis, but the hindwing does not.
The hindwing's orange cover almost the whole wing.
Below the left forewing the exposed part of space 7 is black (ended by the arching vein 7 arising from the radius (upperarm) of the cell & forming the upper border of space 6.)

I am fairly certain it is C. sperthis.
The upperside of C. sperthis is variable resembling bulis or santana, but space 7 is wholly blackened.(Correction: Key states only costa (upper margin) is black though whole of space 7 may be blackened.
The underside have black dots & the forewing band is less slanted to the termen.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. After looking at this for sometimes I think you are right. It is C. bulis male.
Even at its minimum the forewing orange patch of sperthis is like santana, ie larger & closer to the termen.
Wear had caused the black on the hindwing to fade to brown giving the impression that the hindwing is mostly orange.

[horace2264]

Horace, do you have an upper of this female you bred?

TL Seow:cheers:
Unfortunately I didn't manage to shoot the upperside of the female I bred. :-(

[Angiud]

Today a long walk (4 hours) up to the top of a hill not so far from the area where I live. (I'm a bit broken...):bsmile:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/8002805199_b445a4a801_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002805199/)
Purple Broken-Band Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002805199/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/8002784888_0021a21dc6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002784888/)
Arhopala lurida (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002784888/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/8002881139_bdb9572f61_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002881139/)
Arhopala sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002881139/) Arhopala ariana
It looks to me different from A.lurida

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8002822728_9319d070d7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002822728/)
White-stained Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002822728/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/8002893370_ff26d1b2c3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002893370/)
The Grand Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002893370/)

[Angiud]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/8002901647_9c3cfe2280_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002901647/)
The Chocolate Royal (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002901647/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8002919917_a2debd6ed3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002919917/)
The Orange Lacewing underside (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002919917/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/8002928850_faf6419923_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002928850/)
The Orange Lacewing upperside (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002928850/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/8002937318_4c2261affd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002937318/)
The Autumn Leaf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002937318/)

[Painted Jezebel]

How dare you get another Chocolate Royal!!!!:grin2: Brilliant.

[Psyche]

Post 90.

Arhopala ariana. Hindwing spot 7 directly on top of spot 6(not shifted inwards). Forewing spot 4 dislocated.
Forwing costal spots in space 10 & 11.
Base of space 10 (directly above central cellspot) no spot.
Markings well-contrasted. (compared to A. elopura.)

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Today with Arhopala ariana, Celaenorrhinus asmara asmara (not posted because not so good shot) and Arhopala lurida, is a +3 for KPG.

Les, I can see The Chocolate Royal almost every time I get out (no more than one or two), but it is so skittish and fast flying high on the trees making almost impossible to get a proper shot.

And again thank you Seow for the prompt identification of the Arhopala.

PS: forgive me because is not a butterfly, but today I* got also my first Lantern Bug here in KPG:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8002852874_ba3553d75e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002852874/)
Lantern Bug (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002852874/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8002834502_502ee267c1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002834502/)
A Lantern Bug taking off (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8002834502/)

[moloch]

Antonio,

Those shots are terrific. You capture colour so well. Are these photos with the Canon 7D or 5Dii? With the Sigma 150mm? The colour and sharpness are certainly better than most of my photos.

The lanterfly was a nice one as well. Nice to see the open wing photo.

Regards,

[WillFolsom]

Antonio: Very nice, crisp, colorful images. Let's hear a bit about the equipment you use and your evaluation of the lens. William

[Angiud]

Thanks, David and Williams, for the nice words.

I'm back using the 7D, because with the 5Dii (new) I have focus issues (slow autofocus, weak and imprecise with low light, maybe a problem of back/front focus with my preferred lens).

The lens is always the Sigma 150/2.8 with OS (stabilization), a very good and sharp glass, although very heavy (I cannot think about the weight of the new Sigma 180 OS!)

Very basic post-production with Acdsee Pro (crop, level, de-noise and sharpening)

[Angiud]

Ouch!

http://imageshack.us/a/img259/4252/tinsel.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/tinsel.jpg/)

Today another good walk, in the same location:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/8011197515_bf47f5fe68_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011197515/)
The Tamil Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011197515/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/8011314604_4dd5b31c9d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011314604/)
Unidentified strange Arhopala (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011314604/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8011220132_752561fab2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011220132/)
The White-stained Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011220132/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/8011281752_2e0ff8dbc1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011281752/)
The Common Earl - Female (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011281752/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8460/8011301049_48007878e2_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011301049/)
The Grand Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011301049/)

And, dulcis in fundo, a find make me very proud and confirm the sighting of Les in Samui:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8011205250_68de64e393_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011205250/)
The Giant Imperial - Purlisa gigantea gigantea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011205250/)

[Painted Jezebel]

The Purlisa!!! Oh Bravo!!!!!!. What altitude were you at, as I have only found it on the hilltops?

Unless I am mistaken, your odd Arhopala is A. alaconia media. I came across this species for the first time, myself, only last Tuesday, and could only take an awful photo, which I could not show on this particular forum.

[Angiud]

Thanks, Les, it has been a real emotion to see the Purlisa flying in front of me and lucky enough to get a few shots before it flies away.

I got the GPS with me and I was not over 130 mt sl, the 2 small mountain around the site are 380 and 520 meters.

:cheers: :cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks very much for the altitude info, very interesting. It is an absolute stunner, isn't it.

You have had a very, very good last few days! (I've updated the 'Islands List' I'm keeping)

[Angiud]

Yes, I found a nice location, extensive and still a bit wild, and the weather sunny, with a few showers the last days help the finds.

Today too a +1 for KPG, probably the best

:cheers:

[Angiud]

A bird-view of the hunting area, from the top of the 400 mt hill/mount.


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/8011371567_57e2a36e79_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011371567/)
A view from the top of Khao Ta Luang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011371567/)

[Psyche]

The Purlisa!!! Oh Bravo!!!!!!. What altitude were you at, as I have only found it on the hilltops?

Unless I am mistaken, your odd Arhopala is A. alaconia media. I came across this species for the first time, myself, only last Tuesday, and could only take an awful photo, which I could not show on this particular forum.

That certainly is A. alaconia with the odd anvil-shaped spot 6 & 7.
Great find on this and the Purlisa, Antonio.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Thank you, Seow, for the ID and the nice words about the Purlisa. I'm very happy!

And with the Arhopala alaconia today is a +2

:cheers: :cheers:

[Banded Yeoman]

The purlisa is magnificent!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

It looks gigantic! Must have been a most thrilling experience.
Congrats!:cheers:

[Angiud]

Thank you for the compliments!

You know what?

Tomorrow I'll be back there :bsmile: :bsmile:

4 Km uphill to go... but it worth the effort!

[atronox]

Oh wow the Purlisa...must've been spectacular.:grin2:

[Angiud]

Thank you, Aaron, I was yesterday again there, but without any luck ( I cannot pretend to find every time something new or rare....

The forum is a bit sleepy, so I post the only two remarkable species I've found:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/8014794640_8dcf369678_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8014794640/)
The Hoary Palmer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8014794640/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/8014443054_18aa4e7a36_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8014443054/)
The Centaur Oakblue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8014443054/)

But after tomorrow Les will come to visit me and I hope to bring him to this location and to find a lot of good species (for sure the Grand Imperial, so common there)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/8011334826_a8ce53cd2c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011334826/)
The Grand Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8011334826/)

[Bluebottle]

May be we should visit Koh Phangan one day :)

[atronox]

This area seems like a good spot for hilltopping lycaenids.:)

Also, could the common earl be a Euthalia sp.?

[Psyche]

Purlisa may still be extant in Singapore, quietly hilltopping in Bukit Timah.

TL Seow:cheers:

[bluefin]

purlisa may still be extant in singapore, quietly hilltopping in bukit timah.

Tl seow:cheers:

Like. :)

[Angiud]

Another visit in the same location, because of the wonderful sunny morning, but not so lucky about butterflies. Just another sighting of the magnificent Purlisa, with another (bad) picture.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8049484055_ef22ec1dee_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8049484055/)
The Giant Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8049484055/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/8049497979_1f4f337e3f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8049497979/)
The Common Brownie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8049497979/)

[Angiud]

Today a different location, but nothing new or rare :cry:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8052788083_aec5862ef2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052788083/)
The Common Five-Ring (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052788083/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/8052771870_7f9f79451e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052771870/)
The Club Silverline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052771870/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8052733059_5c1e7b68db_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052733059/)
The Common Bush Hopper (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052733059/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/8052699087_69248e6f90_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052699087/)
The Pygmy Grass Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052699087/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/8052679006_57cabd5447_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052679006/)
The Bright Sunbeam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052679006/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8052667376_af9ce9c42d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052667376/)
The Bright Sunbeam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8052667376/)

[Angiud]

Forgot one...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8056631520_6bc7e464bc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8056631520/)
Nacaduba sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8056631520/)

Nacaduba pavana?

[Psyche]

Forgot one...

Nacaduba pavana?

Yes, it is N. pavana.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Thank you, Doctor Seow.

It's a +1 for KPG.

:cheers:

[Angiud]

Back in Phangan, here is not the best season for butterflies:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8070/8210596718_c1ec179b0d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8210596718/)
The Grand Imperial (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8210596718/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8201/8209502065_8110eecd3f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209502065/)
The Malayan Bushbrown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209502065/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8346/8209501333_23b4033b10_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209501333/)
The Common Tit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209501333/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8483/8209484849_2343c3ff82_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209484849/)
Curetis sp. upperside (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8209484849/) bulis?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8206736805_c64eccd3d1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8206736805/)
The Common Imperial - ขาวหางริ้ว (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8206736805/)

[Painted Jezebel]

The Malayan Bushbrown again. Nice! I am still looking for it next door.

[Psyche]

The Curetis is definitely bulis.
In space 7 (which is just below the forewing) the black basal portion is more than half the length.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Good to know! Thank you again Seow :cheers:

[Angiud]

Few shots stolen from a busy season :grin2:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8500/8317022396_d7710a2342_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8317022396/)
The Common Mormon - หางติ่งธรรมดา (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8317022396/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8306005554_db488e9445_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8306005554/)
The Common Banana Skipper - หนอนม้วนใบกล้วยธรรมดา (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8306005554/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8292663391_e3cef9b81c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8292663391/)
The Apefly - ดักแด้หัวลิง (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/8292663391/)

[Blue Jay]

Fantastic shots, Uncle Antonio!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Painted Jezebel]

Beautiful detail on the Apefly.:thumbsup:

You have better luck than me at the moment. I have not been able to take a single photo since my return from Khao Sok! Despite going out each of the last 3 days, the only thing worth seeing was a very distant and inaccessible female Curetis bulis (Bright Sunbeam).

[Angiud]

Koh Phangan is a bit empty too, but I start to see a few Arhopalas, Delias, Papilio and many secondary or grass species. So I hope the situation will improve shortly! I miss Khao Sok!

Thank you Brian!