Rangong and environs, South Thailand, November 2016

A short trip to Ranong, port and border Town along the Andaman coast and famous butterfly destination. Our main target was the uncommon and elusive Atrophaneura sycorax, seen just few days before. Saw as few but managed just a poor shot of a great female.

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The Whitehead Batwing - Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni

Other species:

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The Southern Nawab - Polyura hebe chersonesus

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The Red Imperial - Suasa lisides lisides

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The Dot-dash Sergeant - Athyma kanwa kanwa - a distorted shot :bsmile:


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The Straight Plum Judy - Abisara kausambi kausambi CORRECTION

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The Malayan Wanderer ♀ - Pareronia valeria lutescens

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Unidentified Hesperiinae, no spots or hyaline, almost same size of a Psolos fuligo
(Hyarotis iadera? Ge geta?)

Post 1 no. 7.

Male Quedara monteithi.
Quedara have very bulging labial palps (palpi 2nd segment).
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...llen%20Tan.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lq--wQVvdy...thi-(Male).jpg

Ge geta have rounded labial palps & antennae with a paler tip.
http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot....niceville.html

Hyarotis iadera have obscure dark shadings as in H. microsticta.; labial palps are rounded.
http://m0.i.pbase.com/g4/25/686825/2...0.R0vMHodm.jpg
H. microsticta ;dark markings more prominent. White spot on antenna much larger.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xx0c7UDlK3...0/DSC_0254.JPG

TL Seow:CHeers.

Thanks Dr. Seow, I should think about Quedara myself, shot it already in Koh Phangan

Koruthaialos butleri is so similar to no. 7 that it seem impossible to tell.

However the palpi 3rd segment is visible as a conical knob in K. butleri whereas it is practically invisible in Q. monteithi.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...f4b25414-2.jpg

Q. monteithi ,Singapore where K. butleri is absent.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C0UI9F-3AC...thi+(Male).jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2_4eZlKw3A...thi+(male).jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-epiJdzI2f8...i+(Female).jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.