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Another wonderful butterfly trip for me. Thanks to Khew and Shirley for the arrangement to make this trip possible and I enjoyed all the nice food cooked by Irene - simply delicious ;P. It was also a great pleasure to finally meet LC and Les in person. Starting with some field shots first :
Just 4 shots for now. Will post more when I return from Taiwan this weekend. :cheers:
a) Club Beak (Libythea-myrrha-hecura)
b) Indian Yellow Nawab (Polyura jalysus jalysus)
c) Sunbeam on Sunny's finger, not sure ID
d) Dark Yellow-Banded Flat (Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus cameroni)
i like the shot of sunny with a cigarette and camera in his hands. :)
Many thanks to LC for inviting me down to FH, a place that I had been wanting to visit for 5 years. It was also a delight to meet Khew and Sunny again, and finally meet Loke and Chng for the first time.
I have not processed any photos yet, but, post #12, pic 4, the flat, is Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus cameroni. Yes, it is a bit of a mouthful, even for me, so, for those who prefer the common name, it is a Dark Yellow-banded Flat.
If I see another Chocolate Albatross I'll scream, and the male Rajah Brooke's are soooo boring now!!!:grin2: (not really).
The Lethe spp. are really tough. I initially thought it was Coelites euptychioides. Thankfully I checked it out first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
It is Lethe minerva male.
Post 10, L9.
Euploea mulciber male.
Post 12.
c. Curetis sperthis sperthis male. Black dots (faint) ; upperisde like santana; underside forewing band parallel to termen.
d. Celaenorrhinus aurivittatus.
TL Seow:cheers:
All: What a great, fun adventure! Just sorry I could not be there! So many terrific images! william
It's called the "smoking gun" shooting pose. :bsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by MinuteMaid
Thanks, Seow. That was helpful. :cheers: I'd earlier eliminated the two Coelites after checking my own specimens. That left me with the Lethe but the pictures in C&P4 doesn't show the undersides.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
I believe it is the Little Banded Yeoman, no 'r'!Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
L.11 Jewel Nawab
L.12 Orange Albatross,
L.13 Pathysa antiphates itamputi (Five Bar Swordtail)
L.14 Malaysian Albatross (Saletara liberia) (previously wrongly id asCatopsilia-pomona-pomona)
Actually, that's where I would differ from the Thai book and depend on Markku Savela's list which refers to Paduca fasciata as the Branded Yeoman, with 'r'. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
The butt has a pair of "brands" on the upperside of the forewings near the apical area which lends some credibility to the name "Branded".