Sri Phang Nga National Park, Peninsular Thailand, 9-10 March 2014

[Angiud]

One and half day at this nice National Park, although with not so much success for the effort and the rugged trails I walked.

Here in the South of Thailand the season I guess is a bit early, so not so many species are present, maybe because of the very long dry season, colder than usual too.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/13117959594_264a407b2a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117959594/)
The Brown Yam - Drina donina donina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117959594/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2124/13117335674_6c3c718c71_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117335674/)
The Striped Ringlet - Ragadia crisilda crisilda (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117335674/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/13117967014_41ab39c3d7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117967014/)
The Yellow-banded Awl (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117967014/) - Hasora schoenherr chuza

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2311/13116708954_cd0b2fa066_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116708954/)
Rapala suffusa suffusa (?) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116708954/) confirmed

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/13116783325_2648b9543b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116783325/)
Tajuria sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116783325/) - isaeus verna? - Confirmed

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/13117770943_fc921fcc1d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117770943/)
Zographetus sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117770943/) - satwa? IDed as Z. rama

[Angiud]

And forgive me if there are some double... :embrass:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/13102345655_76d9daf679_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13102345655/)
Arhopala sp. 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13102345655/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/13102479653_ff3c89d49a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13102479653/)
Arhopala sp. 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13102479653/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/13116533003_06832f7379_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116533003/)
Arhopala sp. 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13116533003/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3756/13117088614_99c1023525_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117088614/)
Arhopala sp. 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117088614/)

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/13117798383_e4a806d013_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117798383/)
Arhopala sp. 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117798383/)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2801/13117680345_653debfe43_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117680345/)
Arhopala sp. 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117680345/)

[Angiud]

And for this beautiful 80 mm Katydid (?), I've never seen before, I need the help of everybody for the identification.

Found thanks to a friend: Typhoptera siamensis (Pseudophyllinae)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/13118491053_03dffff5df_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13118491053/)
Katydidae (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13118491053/)

Edit: Identification

[Banded Yeoman]

Those are some spectacular shots! :cheers:

Congrats on getting the drina. I really like the slightly silvery sheen on its wings.
The katydid is fantastic too.

[Psyche]

Post 1

1. R. suffusa.
2. T. isaeus , both correct.
3. Z. rama , dark spots may or may not be seen.

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Psyche]

Post 2.
Some difficulties because part of FW band hidden.

1. A. barami. A. vihara have rounded HW spots 6 & 7.
2. A. cleander. Aternative A. athada less likely.
3. A. corinda . Note postdiscal spots on both wings are rounded.
4. A. arvina.
Key line 95, 153, 154, 155, 158, 160, 161/175, 162/167, 164, 166.
5. A. corinda.
6. likely A. major.

TL Seow::cheers:.

[Painted Jezebel]

Very interesting species. Not as poor as you originally intimated.

Seow, could you explain how to tell the differences between T. isaeus, T. ister & T. dominus. C&P4 mentions the base of the forewing costa as being ochreous in T. ister, but in pictures I have seen of this species, it does not appear to be so.

[Angiud]

I try to study more the difference among Arhopalas. Thank you Dr Seow to help me to better understand this bumpy issue :whistle:


:cheers:

[Angiud]

Oops, forgot one:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/13117343384_f66cb36367_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117343384/)
Miletus sp. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/angiud/13117343384/) - Medium size. ID as Miletus symethus

[Psyche]

Seow, could you explain how to tell the differences between T. isaeus, T. ister & T. dominus. C&P4 mentions the base of the forewing costa as being ochreous in T. ister, but in pictures I have seen of this species, it does not appear to be so.

The three species are very similar.

T. dominus is the easiest to ID.
The FW dark line is set far in 1/3 or more along the costa. (near cellend.)
HW black spots about equal ; bluish -grey mark in space 1b large ,bigger than spot 2.
http://butterfly.nss.org.sg/photohilight/200603-Tajuria_dominus.jpg

T. isaeus have the FW line less than 1/3 in. (nearer cellend than termen.)
The bluish-grey mark in space 1b is always small about the size of spot 2 & often well-defined.
Black spot 2 usually much larger than spot 1a (lobe).
Marginal pale whitish spots more prominent.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83410020.html

T. ister have the FW dark line less than 1/3 in. ( about midway between cellend & termen.)
The FW costa base is tinged yellow or ochreous.(less obvious in the female).
HW black spots roughly equal.
Bluish-grey mark in space 1b large, usually much larger than spot 2.
See C&P4 Pl 47/9.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/TussisMFDruce1895.jpg/260px-TussisMFDruce1895.jpg
No correct photo image on the web seen.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

Post 9.

This should be M. symethus male.
FW spots obsolete ; whitish apex of the FW & HW.

TL Seow:Cheers

[Psyche]

The 2 Bullis species are very similar to Tajuria isaeus.
ie.FW dark line closer to cellend; bluish grey in space 1b mark small ; black spot 2 larger than spot 1a; more visble HW marginal spots (variable).

The 'teeth' formed by the HW dark line are coarser & somewhat longer in Bullis.
In B. buto the commonest, the bluish grey mark is set vertically ie. perpendicular to margin (vs. horizontal in T. isaeus.)
However in the rare & largely montane B. stigmata it is set horizontal to the margin as in T. isaeus making it almost identical.
Bullis buto.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/BullisButoFUpUnAC1.jpg/260px-BullisButoFUpUnAC1.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

A week ago, Antonio and I spent a few days back to the west Peninsular, including another day in this Park. The whole trip was very disappointing, butterfly wise. I did see a Unkana mytheca male, but it did not rest long enough to allow a photo, unfortunately.

Only one from here, which is why I am not starting a new thread. I THINK this keys out as Arhopala hypomuta hypomuta, but would appreciate confirmation, or otherwise!

[Psyche]

It does keyed out as A. hypomuta.
For what it is worth there seems to be a tiny faint spot at the base of HW space 6 as well.

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Thank you. I missed the tiny spot. So I did get a + after all (subspecies anyway)! Hooray!!!