Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (Chantaburi-TH) 5th May 2014

[Angiud]

On the way back home from Chiang Mai, a 'stop-over' with some Thai friends in this very interesting location, hunting for 2 different Jungle Queens (I seen but failed to catch the Stichophtalama cambodia cambodia).

Anyway a good catch, mostly Hesperiidae:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14134395654_df1c109c52_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nx1toN)
The Three-spot Yamfly - Lycaenidae, Theclinae: Yasoda tripunctata atrinotata (https://flic.kr/p/nx1toN)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14131657661_199eeab84e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nwLru2)
The Tailed Judy - Lycaenidae, Riodininae: Abisara neophron chelina (https://flic.kr/p/nwLru2)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14138278332_3dc7c48e74_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nxmnzw)
The Malay Yeoman - Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae: Cirrochroa emalea emalea (https://flic.kr/p/nxmnzw) -:cry:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/14141205065_7c33ba4ee7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nxBnAr)
The Malay Yeoman - Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae: Cirrochroa emalea emalea (https://flic.kr/p/nxBnAr)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/14131694461_94b559da3c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nwLCqv)
The Siamese Junglequeen - Nymphalidae, Morphinae: Stichophtalma louisa siamensis (https://flic.kr/p/nwLCqv)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/13948435377_6f84904ae6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfznT8)
The Siamese Junglequeen - Nymphalidae, Morphinae: Stichophtalma louisa siamensis (https://flic.kr/p/nfznT8)

[Angiud]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/13948262670_6548285d87_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nfyuxq)
The Hainan Dawnfly ♂ - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita hainana hainana (https://flic.kr/p/nfyuxq)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/14111716476_1faa1c7fcc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nv1eEu)
The Hainan Dawnfly ♀ - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita hainana hainana (https://flic.kr/p/nv1eEu)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5193/13954489079_f6b6e6bf8e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ng7pri)
The Fulvous Dawnfly - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita phanaeus falta (https://flic.kr/p/ng7pri)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14132344342_17aa38884d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nwPXBm)
Lancer (https://flic.kr/p/nwPXBm) - Could be Pyroneura margherita or as my friend Suphat suggests, P.callineura

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5279/14117957296_758d9c11f6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvydQQ)
Unidentified skipper (https://flic.kr/p/nvydQQ)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/13954626370_dbede461b6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ng87fo)
The White-tipped Palmer - Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae: Lothongus calathus balta (https://flic.kr/p/ng87fo)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/14161327763_854effe523_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nzovnv)
The Yellow Lancer - Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae: Plastinigia pellonia (https://flic.kr/p/nzovnv)

[Painted Jezebel]

The upperside of the Cirrachroa species looks much, much closer to C. emalea emalea. Are you sure! The underside is the same, I think.

The SE ssp. of the JungleQueen is stunning. Shame about S. cambodia!

Great Hesperiidae photos!

[Angiud]

You are right about the Cirrochroa.

I got the ID from my local friends.

:-(

[Banded Yeoman]

Beautiful junglequeen!!! :grin2:

The underside almost looks pearlescent!
I'm guessing it must be quite large..

[moloch]

Beautiful photos, Antonio. Love the shots of the junglequeen!

[Angiud]

Any input on the two missing Hesperiidae??

[Painted Jezebel]

One is a Taractrocera sp., no apiculus, but I do not want to go further.

[Psyche]

Post 2.

No. 4 should be Pyroneura perakana.
P. perakana have FW costa (space 12) from midway orange to the base ; in both callineura & margherita it is dark brown.
A bit of the costal base on the FW upperside can be seen to be orange.

The HW costa basal margin pf P. margherita is marked white.
http://www.insect-hunter.com/attachments/pyroneura-margherita-spot-conjoined-lancer-%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99% E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%94%E0%B8 %87%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E 0%B8%B7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1-jpg.2261/
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/309-pyroneura/pyroneura-margherita

No. 5. Likely Potanthus ganda.
Spotting as for P. ganda ;FW spot 3 outer margin concave;HW no spot 6, veis hardly darkened.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

Post 2.

No. 4 should be Pyroneura perakana.
P. perakana have FW costa (space 12) from midway orange to the base ; in both callineura & margherita it is dark brown.
A bit of the costal base on the FW upperside can be seen to be orange.

No. 5. Likely Potanthus ganda.
Spotting as for P. ganda ;FW spot 3 outer margin concave;HW no spot 6, veis hardly darkened.



Interesting, I am not aware that Pyroneura perakana has yet been found in Thailand outside the peninsular. I may well be a bit behind times.

Are you sure about Potanthus ganda?

[Psyche]

Are you sure about Potanthus ganda?

For a moment I thought ,yes there seems to be no apiculus , but the HW spot 7 indicates it is Potanthus.

P. lydia have the FW spot 3 barely concave on the outer margin.
Of the extra Malayan species, P. nesta & pseudomaesa have darkened veins.
P. pallidus & sita have the HW band dislocated.

It does looks good for P. ganda which is a common species in Malaya.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5279/14117957296_758d9c11f6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvydQQ)
Unidentified skipper (https://flic.kr/p/nvydQQ)



Les you are right it is a Taractrocera. T. luzonensis. (formerly T. ziclea.)
HW spot 7 looks odd & small ;HW cellspot large.
In particular the HW upper combined spot 4 & 5 have its inner margin forming a V, a Taractrocera feature.

There are a couple of Taractrocera with HW spots 7. T. ardonia , luzonenesis, maevis.
Only T. luzonensis have yellow spots ; the band width is highly variable.
http://www.igoterra.com/artspec.asp?thingid=133602
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q275/horace2264/T_ziclea_plate-H174_BOB_v2_no2-x.jpg

TL Seow:cheers: