Betong, Yala, Thailand

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Originally Posted by atronox

The Jamides is J. alecto from the Y-shaped striae at the bottom of the hindwing.

I don't think that's Pratapa icetoides calculis; the yellow tornal area only touches one of the black tornal spots in icetoides whereas this specimen has the yellow tornal area in contact with both of the black spots.
Also, the bluish eyes make me suspect a Tajuria. Superficially, it resembles Tajuria ister tussis but it seems like it's not recorded from Thailand.

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Agreed it is J. alecto. From J. elpis by its thicker white FW steriae.
The HW spike is common to most Jamides.

Tajuria ister tussis is right. Range N. India to Neomalaya. Recorded in Thailand.
Good observation on the different eye colour, but Tajuria species have different eye colour.
Also right in that the orange is spreadout (in ssp tussis.)
In P. icetoides calculis the orange is mainly around the 2nd black spot in space 2.

P. icetoides calculis.
http://blog-imgs-74.fc2.com/s/p/a/sp...20150227-3.jpg

Tajuria ister tussis.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...FDruce1895.jpg

Tajuria cippus showing black eyes.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Psyche

Tajuria ister tussis is right. Range N. India to Neomalaya. Recorded in Thailand.
Good observation on the different eye colour, but Tajuria species have different eye colour.
Also right in that the orange is spreadout (in ssp tussis.)
In P. icetoides calculis the orange is mainly around the 2nd black spot in space 2.

P. icetoides calculis.
http://blog-imgs-74.fc2.com/s/p/a/sp...20150227-3.jpg

Tajuria ister tussis.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...FDruce1895.jpg

Tajuria cippus showing black eyes.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

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Thanks for the validation, Dr Seow; i was unsure only because it didn't seem to be recorded from Thailand.

Thanks for the ID. Ther was a discussion the past months about the ID of the Tajuria with a couple of friends, maybe just my mistake...

Several Betong species are new record for Thailand, so that shouldn't be a big issue.

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The Common Purple Sapphire - Eliophorus epicles tweediei

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/...b624de67_c.jpg
The Common Purple Sapphire - Eliophorus epicles tweediei

New subspecies record for Thailand


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Unidentified Hesperiidae - Isma? Parnara? Pelopidas? :bsmile:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5759/...0e8aaff8_c.jpg
The Horsefield's Baron - Cynitia cocytina puseda - Or Tanaecia iapis. Which one is the proper name?

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5682/...f2a953c5_c.jpg
The Yellow-bodied Clubtail ♀ - Losaria neptunus neptunus - I guess is female...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/758/2...49c7b52a_c.jpg
The Purple Swift - Caltoris tulsi tulsi

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5771/...1a67e96d_c.jpg
Unidentified Nacaduba

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/...f2d2bd84_c.jpg
The Dark Yellow-banded Flat - Celaenorrhinus aurovittatus cameroni

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/...330ccc3d_c.jpg
The Common Redeye - Matapa aria

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5695/...47f57f7c_c.jpg
The Orange Gull - Cepora iudith malaya

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/660/2...2b2c9c05_c.jpg
The Red Bushbrown - Mycalesis oroatis ustulata

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5721/...c6d2e4f7_c.jpg
The Common Banded Demon - Notocrypta paralysos varians

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/...a29ac7ca_c.jpg
Poritia sp. - It looks to me like a P.philota

Post 14.

3. Polytremis lubricans.

4. Cynitia /Tanaecia flora .Note dark blue FW spot.

Both C. flora & godartii have FW inner margin of blue band straight & even; HW band tapers upwards strongly.
C. iapis/ cocytina have FW band's inner margin irregular & HW band relatively broad upwards.

C iapis/cocytina .Some authors cosidered Javanese taxon iapis too diffrent (white narrow band).
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ron)---net.jpg

C. godartii.FW band very narrow; perfect alignment of bands on both wings.
http://m9.i.pbase.com/o3/25/686825/1...h._LC71172.jpg

C. flora.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...tiaflora.r.jpg

Female neptunus is right; broad FWs.

7. Nacaduba pactolus.

Post 15.

Celaenorrhinus cameroni. :broad band esp. towards costa ;orange colour. (auriovittatus: narrow yellow band).
Devyatkin found the two. aurivittatus & cameroni sympatric in Yala & genintalia differs.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550001.html
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_..._0289-0294.pdf

TL Seow :Cheers.

Wow, good to know we have a new Celaenorrhinus....., now will be challenging separate the 2 species so similar...


Thanks for the other identifications.... :)

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The Branded Straw Ace ♀ - Pithauria marsena

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/567/2...4c317c08_c.jpg
The Gray Tinsel - Catapaecilma major emas

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/...79abd61e_c.jpg
The Forest Judy - Abisara saturata kausambioides

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/738/2...d6e6bae0_c.jpg
Unidentified Hesperiinae :embrass:

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5814/...4b76059f_c.jpg
The Red Imperial - Suasa lisides lisides

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/657/2...bc8d7929_c.jpg
The Malayan Owl - Neorina lowii neophyta

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/647/2...7328d779_c.jpg
The Blue King Crow - Euploea cameralzeman malayica

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5717/...e1eab8a2_c.jpg
The Blue-branded King Crow - Euploea eunice leucogonis

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5719/...83b08119_c.jpg
The Blue-branded King Crow - Euploea eunice leucogonis

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5788/...d24b9260_c.jpg
The Sullied Brown Sailor - Neptis nata gonorata

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/...f12d52de_c.jpg
The Sullied Brown Sailor - Neptis nata gonorata

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5821/...a7573122_c.jpg
The Spotted Spark ♂ - Sinthusa malika amata

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/611/2...75864a81_c.jpg
Tajuria sp.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5649/...14249776_c.jpg
The Malayan Branded Yamfly - Yasoda pita dohertyi