Doi Angkhang Nature Resort on 5 Nov 2013

[Peacock Royal]

Not a very fruitful day when we were exploring the forest trails in Doi Angkhang and the surrounding areas of Angkhang Nature Resort on 6 Nov.

DA1 : Which Logania sp ? Almost giving up chasing this guy, anyone has a better shot ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9286Loganiasp_zps74d4ee10.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9286Loganiasp_zps74d4ee10.jpg.html)

DA2. Melanitis phedima abdullae (The Dark Evening Brown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9257MelanitisphedimaabdullaeTheDarkEveningBrown _zpsa49ca432.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9257MelanitisphedimaabdullaeTheDarkEveningBrown _zpsa49ca432.jpg.html)

DA3. Lethe verma stenopa (The Straight Treebrown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9250LethevermastenopaTheStraightTreebrown_zps18 422cb5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9250LethevermastenopaTheStraightTreebrown_zps18 422cb5.jpg.html)

DA4. Notocrypta feisthamelii alysos (The Spotted Demon) ??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9249SkipperRoyalProject_Angkheng_zps86ff11d5.jp g (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9249SkipperRoyalProject_Angkheng_zps86ff11d5.jp g.html)

DA5. Miletus archilochus siamensis(Siamese Brownie)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9317MiletusarchilochussiamensisSiameseBrownie_z psff40db37.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH9317MiletusarchilochussiamensisSiameseBrownie_z psff40db37.jpg.html)

DA6 : Mycalesis sp - which one ??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/federickho/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH_9263-Bush-brown_zps822abd26.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/federickho/media/Doi%20Angkhang%20Nature%20Resort%205%20Nov%2013/HFH_9263-Bush-brown_zps822abd26.jpg.html)

[Angiud]

DA6 should be Lethe gulnihal peguana, the Dull Forester.

Wow, where did you get the Logania??

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks for the id, Antonio.
The Logania was shot a few units away from the Miletus towards the reception block.

[Painted Jezebel]

Fed, you have beaten me again to post some of the more interesting species. I never post the same species that has already been done, except for very good reasons.

The Dull Forester is very well named.

I have doubts about the id of the Miletus, I missed it, as I did the Logania, which I can not id with any certainty.

Wrong ssp. for the Melanitis. It is M. phedima ganapati.

[Psyche]

DA 1 Logania marmorata. The crenulate FW margin distinguishes it from L. distanti.

DA 4. right.

DA 5. Miletus ancon. HW dark 'band' usually in a loop.
A female.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MiletusAnconAnconFUpUnRDK1.jpg/260px-MiletusAnconAnconFUpUnRDK1.jpg

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Only one species to add from this disappointing day.

Artogeia napi montana - Green-veined White. (A very common species in the UK, but different ssp.)

[Glorious Begum]

I guess this is the shortest thread of all that we visited. Will add a lanscape of Doi Ang Khang.

Junonia hierta hierta (The Yellow Pansy) - my 1st record shot of this skittish fella. Been chasing it around for long time still not able to get close. :(
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410211.jpg

Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius (The Indian Fritillary), a record short from far also. Too bad it didn't stop for me. :(

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410218.jpg

Delias descombesi descombesi (The Red-spot Jezebel)
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410210.jpg

Doi Ang Khang - Landscape.

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153334172.jpg

Delias descombesi descombesi (The Red-spot Jezebel)

[Peacock Royal]

Beautiful scenery shot taken at the observation point at the mountain top.
Nice shot of the Delias - I accidentally deleted some of the shots taken at the Royal Project Garden :mad2::mad2::cry:
I think we can post the shots we took at Pha Dang National Park on the morning of 8 Nov here ? (I guess we don't have many to show)
Anyway, I have not identified those species yet.

[Painted Jezebel]

Yes Pha Dang was suprisingly disappointing. Only one worthwhile to show, and that compliments the shots from Langkawi.

Herona marathus marathus (Yellow Pasha).

[Glorious Begum]

I hope these are Melanitis leda leda (The Common Evening Brown). Do help to correct if any mistake.

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410250.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410255.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410256.jpg

[Commander]

Yes. All different variants of Melanitis leda. I used to have over 20 of these different patterns in a collection.

[Glorious Begum]

Thanks Khew

[Angiud]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/11093270495_913560b8fb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/11093270495)
The Dull Forester - Lethe gulnihal

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/11093360714_358197fe49_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/11093360714)
The Red-spot Jezebel - Delias descombesi

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/11093364134_f4e96f7478_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/11093364134)
the Indian Cabbage White -Artogeia canidia

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/11093369794_75baa750c8_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/11093369794)
The Green-veined White - Artogeia napi

[Angiud]

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/11214320155_62fee06687_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/11214320155)
Miletus archilocus or Miletus anchon?

See a M.anchon from Krabi:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/9197879224_ac897aaea7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/9197879224)

[Psyche]

Post 14.

There is a lot of confusion with M. symethus, ancon, archilochus & croton.
Certainly there is a lot of mis'Ids in past threads.

From what I can gather the following features should hold.

Miletus croton. HW postdiscal spots 1 to 7 all darkened, forming a loop.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MiletusCrotonCorusMUpUnRDK1.jpg

Miletus ancon. HW postdiscal spots 1-4 darkened; spot 5 & 6 hardly & spot 7 distinctly darkened.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/MiletusAnconAnconFUpUnRDK1.jpg/941px-MiletusAnconAnconFUpUnRDK1.jpg
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Miletus ancon

Miletus archilochus.(Probably right here.) HW postdiscal spots 1-4 darkened, spot 5 not, & spots 6 & 7 darkened.
http://mybutterflycollection.com/2013/03/23/siamese-brownie-miletus-archilochus-siamensis/

Miletus symethus. HW spots barely darkened; mainly dark shading to the inside of spots 1- 4; spot 7 not darkened.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/MiletusSymethusPetroniusMFUpUnAC1.jpg

Past mis'IDs were due to the confusing images on the net.

From the above.
Pic 1 is probably M. croton since all the spots are dark, forming a loop.
The one from Krabi is probably correct as M. ancon. Spot 1-4 are much darker than in symethus & spot 7 is darkened.

Les. one of your Miletus from the north which was id'ed as ancon should be croton since all the pd spots are dark.
That ID was based on Thaibug's ID of M. ancon which I think is incorrect.
http://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/gallery/lycaenid-2/Miletus%20ancon.jpg


TL Seow:cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

Post 14.

Les. one of your Miletus from the north which was id'ed as ancon should be croton since all the pd spots are dark.
That ID was based on Thaibug's ID of M. ancon which I think is incorrect.
http://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/gallery/lycaenid-2/Miletus%20ancon.jpg


Thank You. I had an element of doubt, particularly regarding size, but not enough to question further.