Doi Suthep - Thailand, 28/10 and 1/11/2013

[Angiud]

Bad weather and late season stop me to find more butterflies in this wonderful and huge location very close to Chiang Mai town. So just two mornings and a few but interesting species:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7432/10829286573_0b8a6a2686_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829286573/)
The Yellow Dryad - Aemona amathusia amathusia (Morphinae) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829286573/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7375/10829151684_1781a8ccbb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829151684/)
Miletus sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829151684/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5490/10828991445_5a57fb4d8b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10828991445/)
Thauria sp. - (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10828991445/) after a check with Les I'm not sure anymore if this is T. aliris or lathyi

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2892/10828974275_ef7f176fcb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10828974275/)
The Pallid Nawab - Polyura arja arja (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10828974275/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/10829279824_ed7b1d73f8_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829279824/)
The Indian Yellow Nawab - Polyura jalysus jalysus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829279824/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/10829615653_b136e56964_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829615653/)
The Studded Sergeant - Athyma asura asura (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/10829615653/) oooops

[Commander]

Great shots, Antonio! :cheers:

[Alfa]

Nice capture, Antonio.
Like the open wing shot of the Studden Sergeant ;P

[Commander]

It should be Studded Sergeant, I believe. :)

[Banded Yeoman]

That is a beautiful series Uncle Antonio! :grin2:

The yellow dryad is lovely. I've never seen anything quite like it before.

[Peacock Royal]

Nice and sharp shots especially the two Nawabs.
Did you guys shoot any Pallid Nawab at Chaing Dao ?

[Painted Jezebel]

Did you guys shoot any Pallid Nawab at Chaing Dao ?

Possibly! I may need help to confirm or otherwise in due course!

[Psyche]

Post 1.

The Miletus with the FW raised shows no hint of white indicating the upperside FW is all brown or almost so.
Only one species fit the bill. M. chinensis. Correction Update : Allotinus drumila.

The Thauria here should be correctly T. lathyi.
I am afraid the other from DMT is probabaly T. aliris.

These images from southern China or nearby are correctly T. lathyi since T. aliris does occur in China.
Pair for sale.
http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/muQme5yhVvyAMDIjTebSpgg.jpg
From Yunnan male.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_k9PPWfqWOdU/SpP-cWHjQ3I/AAAAAAAASEA/jEA84pLHits/s800/%E8%9D%B4%E8%9D%B6%20(9).jpg
? southern China.
http://www.cas.cn/kxcb/kpwz/201210/t20121029_3668621.shtml
?Laos note note notched FW band.
http://travelfox.exblog.jp/11131853

The earlier assumption that the band is broader in T. lathyi & continues broadly to the tornus is incorrect.
The correct & consistent difference appeared to be that the HW dark redbrown band is rectangular above the lower ocellus.
In T. aliris this tapers downwards & is more triangular.

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Angiud]

Thank you Dr. Seow for your help.

I post another picture of the Miletus:

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6426/5zaf.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/5zaf.jpg/)

Just because this Miletus was remarkably larger than the usual chinensis I see everywhere here in Thailand

[Painted Jezebel]

Post 1.

The Miletus with the FW raised shows no hint of white indicating the upperside FW is all brown or almost so.
Only one species fit the bill. M. chinensis.

TL Seow :Cheers.
What about Allotinus drumila sukhumalinda?

[Psyche]

What about Allotinus drumila sukhumalinda?

You got it.

I was thinking the underside was distinctly familiar but I could not find it among the Miletus.


TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Allotinus drumila sukhumalindi :)