Betong (Yala-TH) 19-21 July 2014

[Angiud]

A far location in the Southern province of Yala, plagued by separatist terrorism, so a bit dangerous too...

http://i62.tinypic.com/2lktel1.jpg

Due to the position deeply wedged into Malaysia, the location share a lot of species with the neighbor country and always reserve interesting surprises.
Although not the best season and the area is almost 90% covered in rubber trees and not easy to find relict patches of rainforest, the promises were kept!

This was my main target, and luckily i got it, after several sightings, the last day :bsmile: :cheers:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3902/14758087903_69d7162dc6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ou84nr)
The Mandarin Blue - Charana mandarina splendens (https://flic.kr/p/ou84nr)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3886/14535161848_ceab7b7e13_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o9qvdL)
The Common Punchinello - Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus (https://flic.kr/p/o9qvdL)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/14719415251_80eec573fc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oqGRkz)
The Great Duffer - Discophora timora perakensis (https://flic.kr/p/oqGRkz) ID not sure ;)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14742463013_5b2efd2a2c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/osJYCM)
Unidentified Arhopala (https://flic.kr/p/osJYCM)

[Angiud]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2937/14742525203_ea4d8399b6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/osKi82)
The Malay Chestnut Bob - Iambrix stellifer (https://flic.kr/p/osKi82)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3837/14722355252_8606180b12_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oqXVif)
The Red-spot Jezebel - Delias descombesi eranthos (https://flic.kr/p/oqXVif)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3839/14542860939_93d9972f18_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oa6XTH)
The Streaked Baron - Euthalia alpheda yamuna (https://flic.kr/p/oa6XTH) ID not sure ;)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2936/14727380514_683497b1e1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/orpF8G)
The Clavate Banded Demon - Notocrypta clavata clavata (https://flic.kr/p/orpF8G)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/14706742226_d3f8a1b550_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/opzU69)
The Straight-banded Catseye - Coelites epiminthia epiminthia (https://flic.kr/p/opzU69)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14543180720_55d5ca9302_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oa8AXb)
The Common Jester - Symbrenthia lilaea luciana (https://flic.kr/p/oa8AXb)

[Angiud]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14727483404_7e4579dcb5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/orqcHE)
The Great Helen - Papilio iswara isawara (https://flic.kr/p/orqcHE)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3914/14551140360_b39bd06d7f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaQp5m)
The Lesser Pierrot - Taraka mahanetra (https://flic.kr/p/oaQp5m)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/14757868143_19f1aaa22a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ou6W3t)
The Small Wood Nimph - Ideopsis gaura perakana (https://flic.kr/p/ou6W3t)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5579/14551345120_31aec8f803_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaRrWG)
The Blue Dandy ♂ - Laringa castelnaui castelnaui (https://flic.kr/p/oaRrWG)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/14551633170_54990ca874_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaSVz5)
The Blue Dandy ♂ - Laringa castelnaui castelnaui (https://flic.kr/p/oaSVz5) - The wonderful upperside

An almost certain new species for Thailand:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14757664443_41168f8426_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ou5Tup)
The Malayan Circe - Hestina mimetica ruvanella (https://flic.kr/p/ou5Tup) wait for further confirmations

[Elbowed Pierrot]

nice series, Antonio :thumbsup:

[Painted Jezebel]

Wonderful series, including two species/subspecies not currently on the Thai list. Please let me know when your photos are up on your Flickr site.

I wish I could have come, but with the, (now aborted:cry: ), house sale, I had to be here.

[Angiud]

I have 50% more pics, but the above pics stay on Flickr already.

Next time... We'll go to Than To too. Bungalows in the National park, very rich area.

By car from Donsak are only 6 hours to Than To and 7 to Betong.

[Angiud]

Damn! today, not so far from my hotel!

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/422488/car-bomb-rocks-betong-wounds-40

[Bluebottle]

Damn! today, not so far from my hotel!

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/422488/car-bomb-rocks-betong-wounds-40
:what::sweat::sweat:

[Psyche]

Post 1.

Discophora timora. very similar to D. necho but with those yellowish patches & whiter crescent.
LC's D. necho.
http://m2.i.pbase.com/g1/25/686825/2/129248152.zdSOHk8d.jpg

Arhopala lurida. Very similar to A. atosia, but A. atosia have the markings poorly contrasted.
A. atosia
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/ArhopalaAtosiaAtosiaMFUpUnAC1.jpg/400px-ArhopalaAtosiaAtosiaMFUpUnAC1.jpg

Post 3. Hestinalis mimetica.
Very similar to H. nama ,separated because both taxa occur in Sumatra.
HW postdiscal spots in spaces 2 , 3, & 4 more or less in line.(They form an arc in H. nama.)
In consequence the spot in space 3 is well separated from the triangular white stripe.
In H. nama the spot is very close to the triangular stripe.

H. nama
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750240001.html
http://m8.i.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2/153410238.KLKTW2k7.jpg

H. mimetica.
http://m8.i.pbase.com/o3/25/686825/1/89746588.mIm5Dk2b.Hestinamimeticaruvanella.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c386/moloch05/Malaysia/Frasers%20Hill/Mar2012%20800/circe3.jpg

The two D. descombesi & S. lilaea. Were they taken in the highland ?

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

Thank you Dr. Seow. Yes both D. descombesi & S. lilaea from same location, at around 850/900 mt

[Angiud]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5563/14742251191_4690af919c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/osHTEF)
The Orange Albatross ♀ - Appias nero figulina (https://flic.kr/p/osHTEF)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/14558775698_54bd161086_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/obvwN7)
The Spotted Spark - Sinthusa malika amata (https://flic.kr/p/obvwN7)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5592/14722428326_d0916f3090_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oqYi29)
The Dark Blue Tiger - Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis (https://flic.kr/p/oqYi29)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2939/14722931406_acef2a920c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/or1SyW)
The Bengal Spotted Flat - Celaenorrhinus putra sanda (https://flic.kr/p/or1SyW) Not completely sure...

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3920/14559256050_e1c1c4e755_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/obxZA3)
Unidentified Hesperiidae (https://flic.kr/p/obxZA3)
Long debate between Celaenorrhinus ladana (Flat) and Pseudokerana fulgur (Skipper). Always fly under a leaf and keep wing opens. Flat for me.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5570/14745711522_441dcd3a38_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ot2Ciy)
The Orange-Crowned Bluejohn ♀ - Deramas nolens pasteuri (https://flic.kr/p/ot2Ciy) another not sure ID

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/14745715872_3116780ab2_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ot2DAy)
The Common Tawny Rajah ♂ - Charaxes bernardus crepax (https://flic.kr/p/ot2DAy)
Very dark specimen, I was (wrongly) dreaming about C.borneensis

[Psyche]

Post 11.

Celaenorrhinus putra is right.
FW sharp, outer margin(termen) = lower margin(dorsum)
FW cell spot clear, wintout extension above radius (upper arm of the cell).
The little white streak in space 4 between the 2 big spots may be helpful.

Celaenorrhinus ladana is right.
Orange band is set higher out, ie a line along the inner margin ends at the tornus(corner).
In all non Flats , the inner margin of the band ends well in the lower margin(dorsum).

Deramas jasoda bradamante. tornal spot without orange; cilia dark, not chequered.Strongly purple-washed in ssp. jasoda.
Note. D. livens, alixae. cilia chequered; tornal orange poor.
D. nolens, nelvis. cilia chequered; tornal orange prominent.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Peacock Royal]

So many beautiful butterflies and excellent shots.

[Painted Jezebel]

Seow, may I ask why the subspecies name for Deramas jasoda has been resurected? All my references give the ssp. for Thailand and Malaysia as the nominate ssp. I would have thought that Eliot in C&P4 would have been aware of this, yet it is not mentioned.

[Angiud]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3837/14566584049_657ca0ae5e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/occxWR)
The Branded Straw Ace - Pithauria marsena (https://flic.kr/p/occxWR)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2898/14753485655_475ae208fc_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/otHthk)
Pithauria sp. (https://flic.kr/p/otHthk)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/14566842068_d4757ee651_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ocdSDs)
Halpe sp. (https://flic.kr/p/ocdSDs)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3895/14730233066_522a0b4a2a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/orEi6C)
The Plain Puffin - Appias indra plana (https://flic.kr/p/orEi6C)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/14566839528_7d98d0b300_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ocdRTE)
Curetis sp. (https://flic.kr/p/ocdRTE)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5577/14567080889_f19e747393_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ocf6D4)
Unidentified Arhopala (https://flic.kr/p/ocf6D4)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14753737605_65d3d96f91_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/otJLbi)
The Wizard - Rhinopalpa polynice eudoxia (https://flic.kr/p/otJLbi)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14773603283_441c3d2438_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ovuzxZ)
The Broad-banded Brilliant ♀ - Simiskina phalena phalena (https://flic.kr/p/ovuzxZ)

[Psyche]

Seow, may I ask why the subspecies name for Deramas jasoda has been resurected? All my references give the ssp. for Thailand and Malaysia as the nominate ssp. I would have thought that Eliot in C&P4 would have been aware of this, yet it is not mentioned.

I am not aware of any change.

Eliot in his revision of C&P4 in 2006 made no mention of it.
Funet also include ssp bradamante.

The Yutaka website restricts ssp. jasoda down to the north of the Malay Peninsula including Langkawi.
The two taxa do look rather different because of the strong purple-wash in jasoda.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc1/80160001.html

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

Post 15.

2. This is almost certain to be P. murdava
With only 3 species P. marsena is easily discounted by its white spots.
P. stramineipennis is differently marked on the HW & its thorax hairs are lighter.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/TF49H2h4W3I/AAAAAAAADOU/DjevAcDKzY4/s1600/DSC_0400-Skipper.jpg
This should be correct for P. murdava.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/plog-content/images/butterfliesbrnbspnbspnbsphesperiidae-the-skippers-br/subfamily-hesperiinae--brnbspnbspnbsp-genus-pithauria--straw-ace-/dark_straw_ace_1_monsoonjyotigogoi.jpg

3. Halpe zema zamba.
H. zema & zola are almost identical.
The main clue is the indentation on the inner margin between veins 4 & 6, opposite the HW cell.
In zema, the notch is shallow, while in zola the notch is deeper & larger; HW outer half ?darker in zola.

H. zema. Malaya ,Selangor.
http://m9.i.pbase.com/o3/25/686825/1/125243709.wVv7asCG._LC70134x.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7249/13423715454_354bd2aa31_z.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odYnpeGkXq0/UwqEtUb23bI/AAAAAAAANBc/WRn0C6fVxfQ/s1600/DSC_0422.JPG

Halpe zola. Thailand. India.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8003/7233584284_3ea82d2252_z.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/10881327306_5b097d67d1_c.jpg
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6124/6032528012_96b1ecf3e3_z.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

Post 15.

5. Curetis sperthis.
The postdiscal band is somewhat parallel to the termen.
On the HW the band is less than a third from the base.

The othe 3 species, C. bulis, santana, & felderi(palpi unspotted) have the band oblique.
On the HW the band is a third or more from the base. eg C. santana below.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aoemeE9-_e8/T8AoKmI5rjI/AAAAAAAAF5I/JMK_mUn_n5I/s1600/DSC0573-Malayan+Sunbeam.jpg


6. Very difficult. Probably A. muta.
Either A. metamuta , muta or moorei.
A. muta is likely the commonest.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arhopala_muta_waterstradti#mediaviewer/File:ArhopalaMutaWaterstradtiMFUpUnAC1.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Angiud]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14753737605_65d3d96f91_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/otJLbi)
The Wizard - Rhinopalpa polynice eudoxia< (https://flic.kr/p/otJLbi)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3878/14739672976_276b863a01_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/osuFfG)
Unidentified Arhopala (https://flic.kr/p/osuFfG)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2902/14759509641_5a2184060e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oufm1a)
The Dull White Palmer - Acerbas martini (https://flic.kr/p/oufm1a)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14759507141_107c91b0d1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oufkg4)
The Fulvous Dawnfly - Capita phanaeus ferrea (https://flic.kr/p/oufkg4)
I think female?

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3866/14762568522_8fe7837bf9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ouw2iu)
The Common Cornelian - Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas (https://flic.kr/p/ouw2iu)
Could be unbelievable but this is my first Cornelian...

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5591/14759716611_8b59f3a7ed_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ougpwB)
The Malayan Ringlet - Ragadia makuta siponta (https://flic.kr/p/ougpwB)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3880/14760385951_ca6c911354_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oujQuX)
The Purple Swift - Caltoris tulsi tulsi (https://flic.kr/p/oujQuX)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3838/14577721260_7f236c4fde_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/odbCDJ)
The Chocolate Tiger - Parantica melaneus (https://flic.kr/p/odbCDJ)

[Psyche]

Post 19.

Arhopala vihara vihara. Note tooth at HW veins 1b & 3; 'long-tailed comma' at green metalmark.

The Deudorix strangely shows orange at the broken apex.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[The Plane]

:thumbsup: Nice series Antonio, you're the best !

[Angiud]

Thanks CHNG ;-)

Here the last pics, I dream to go back there ASAP, but let's the insurgents chill out and anyway the butt traffic is slowing down...

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3881/14586328447_35d5996da7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/odWKgv)
The Malay Punchinello - Zemeros emesoides emesoides (https://flic.kr/p/odWKgv)

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14772474782_88654fc9e7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ovoN65)
2 Lascar mating (https://flic.kr/p/ovoN65) - hordonia? here an upperside to help: Corrected to Neptis miah batara

http://i60.tinypic.com/10xtr8i.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5577/14587326929_ebd32a8d38_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oe2S5H)
The Courtesan - Euripus nyctelius nyctelius (https://flic.kr/p/oe2S5H)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5552/14587323660_36af57baae_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oe2R7m)
The White-bar Bushbrown - Mycalesis anaxias senoi (https://flic.kr/p/oe2R7m)

[Psyche]

Post 22.

Neptis miah batara.

Mycalesis anaxias senoi.
M. anaxioides have rounded FWs.
http://www.tataiwildlife.info/?species=184

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Congrats, Antonio. The Mycalesis anaxias senoi is yet another new record for Thailand from Yala! I am having trouble keeping my checklist up to date with all the new species/subspecies being found down there!

[Psyche]

Congrats, Antonio. The Mycalesis anaxias senoi is yet another new record for Thailand from Yala! I am having trouble keeping my checklist up to date with all the new species/subspecies being found down there!

There is very little difference between ssp aemate & senoi.

Ssp. aemate may have the FW band a tad whiter but the HW postdiscal band is conspicuously bent at vein 5.
http://www.insect-hunter.com/threads/mycalesis-anaxias-white-bar-bushbrown-%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B7%E0%B 9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%9E% E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%96%E0%B8 %9A%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E 0%B9%87%E0%B8%81.531/

Another ssp. senoi from Raub, Pahang.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5BPZczwAFkk/UbkNYXNCu6I/AAAAAAAAIoI/sMg26fvaeYQ/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG

TL Seow:cheers: