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Angiud
15-Aug-2015, 12:48 PM
A (new for me) but very famous butterfly destination in central-East Thailand.

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Angiud
15-Aug-2015, 12:52 PM
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/436/20499930042_eb632cbeb3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xevuZG)
The Palmking - Amathusia phidippus phidippus (https://flic.kr/p/xevuZG)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5617/20320846549_a9e9812240_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wXFDHg)
The Silverstreak Acacia Blue - Zinaspa todara karennia (https://flic.kr/p/wXFDHg)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/513/19884700124_f65ddc82d7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wi9hzj)
The Great Imperial - acoona anasuja nigerrima (https://flic.kr/p/wi9hzj)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/552/20493460312_9dd7dd4b0a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xdWkLC)
The Witch - Araotes lapithis lapithis (https://flic.kr/p/xdWkLC)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/459/20498402762_29600bb850_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xenEZh)
The Blue-striped Palmfly - Elymnias patna stictica (https://flic.kr/p/xenEZh)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5828/20365434228_4275abc8ab_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/x2Cb5m)
The Fruhstofer's Yamfly - Yasoda androconifera (https://flic.kr/p/x2Cb5m) - Only a heavy cropped record shot... :(

Angiud
15-Aug-2015, 12:58 PM
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5751/20564000191_dd25f96910_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xkaSPr)
The Staff Sergeant ♂ - Athyma selenophora bahula (https://flic.kr/p/xkaSPr)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5791/20557431795_0021f674fe_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xjAdge)
The Staff Sergeant ♂ - Athyma selenophora bahula (https://flic.kr/p/xjAdge)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5761/20544916092_64699d64de_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xiu4Mf)
The Giant Redeye - Gangara thyrsis thyrsis (https://flic.kr/p/xiu4Mf)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/427/20492336462_9302803830_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xdQzFU)
The Blue Kaiser - Penthema darlisa melema (https://flic.kr/p/xdQzFU) - Form ?

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5618/19890729013_6856ecff76_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wiFbKF)
The Plane ♂ - Bindahara phocides phocides (https://flic.kr/p/wiFbKF)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/327/20485323006_7d38de8809_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xddCQf)
The Plane ♀ - Bindahara phocides phocides (https://flic.kr/p/xddCQf)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/445/19877214224_7e5e9b90cd_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/whtVh5)
The Plane ♀ - Bindahara phocides phocides (https://flic.kr/p/whtVh5)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/479/20474513366_3a210d632a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xcgev9)
The Pale Grand Imperial - Neocheritra fabronia fabronia (https://flic.kr/p/xcgev9)

Angiud
15-Aug-2015, 01:01 PM
And from Ta Phraya National Park, almost to the Cambodian border, the King of the Silverlines:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5792/20553272985_e15043f780_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/xjdTZB)
The Aberrant Silverline ♂ - Cigaritis vixinga davidsoni (https://flic.kr/p/xjdTZB)

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/504/19862339823_e207481078_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wgaFCT)
The Aberrant Silverline ♂ - Cigaritis vixinga davidsoni (https://flic.kr/p/wgaFCT)

The most beautiful IMHO and one of the rarest Cigaritis of Thailand. Sadly I missed the female, but Sunny got it, so you'll see her soon

Psyche
16-Aug-2015, 12:00 AM
Post 2
This the same as Amathusia frederici form utana in Malaya.
On the HW the pale band just inside the main band is notched by the veins & with a rounded head.
outer area darkened & white bands dark tinged.

Typical A. phidippus male Thailand. female Malaya.
The same pale band not notched ,widens at the costa. white bands clear.
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a0100a801ee89000e0123dde7731b860b.jpg
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palmking_malaysia.jpg

Post 4. A beatiful species .range SE Asia to Sumatra & Borneo, but surprisingly not from Malaya.

TL Seow :Cheers.

Angiud
16-Aug-2015, 09:13 AM
Thank you, Dr. Seow, for the correction and a definitely plus for my photo collection

Here another shot I forgot to add:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/505/19880015754_e491fc9c52_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/whJh5j)
The Blue Brilliant ♀ - Simiskina phalia potina (https://flic.kr/p/whJh5j)

Banded Yeoman
16-Aug-2015, 01:35 PM
All the butterflies are so spectacular!

Looks like this place lives up to its reputation. I love the pale grand Imperial and the silverline... so amazing.

atronox
19-Aug-2015, 03:58 PM
Great shot of the <i>Spindasis vixinga</i>!! Unique one in the genus.
Hopefully this will be found in Malaya soon as is the case with <i>Deudorix diara</i>.