Great series! really enjoyed all the photos :thumbsup:
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Great series! really enjoyed all the photos :thumbsup:
Thanks for the identification help, Aaron and Seow. I just looked at "Butterfly of the Month - September 2009" and that helped as well. It is interesting that the two species look so similar but live in the same places.
Thanks very much!Quote:
Originally Posted by shapelessamoeba
Thanks, William. I don't have many more habitat shots from this year but here is one of the Pekan Bungalow where we stayed:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...kanBungalo.jpg
... the restaurants where we ate:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...asershill1.jpg
... an often photographed clock tower:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...asersHill2.jpg
Here are links to my Fraser's Hill posts from last year. These include a few more habitat and other animal shots.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=10230
http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=10112
I saw two species of maps at all three sites although they were the most frequent on the sandy area along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...smaenalis4.jpg
Cyrestis maenalis was the more common of the two.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...smaenalis1.jpg
Cyrestis nivea
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...stisnivea1.jpg
Record shot of a Vagrant (Vagrans egista)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...staVagrant.jpg
A rather worn Royal Assyrian (Terinos terpander) lived at the first falls below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...lassyrian1.jpg
Chersonesia rahria
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...siarahria1.jpg
Other Nymphalids seen but not photographed include:
- Pantoporia sp.
- Knight (Lebadea martha)
- Tanaecia julii
- Tanaecia sp.
- Neptis sp. (brown bands, not white)
- Cethosia sp.: seen near Jeriau Falls
- Bassarona sp.: large, brown-winged nymph seen several times but never well enough for an id.
- Rustic (Cupha erymanthis): several along creek 8 km from the Gap.
David, your picture of the Pekan Bungalow brings back memories. It looks like it has been refurbished. I stayed there a few times in the 80s & 90s but later it became rather run down when Sin Khoon and I visited FH a few years ago. It's a nice place and conveniently located.
Steven,
The upper floor has been refurbished. It is now in good condition and a great place to stay. We have stayed there twice and have enjoyed it.
DANAINAE
This was one of the largest crows that I have seen. It landed on the Telekom Loop one afternoon. I think that it is Malayan Crow (Euploea camaralzeman)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...layanCrow1.jpg
Magpie Crows (Euploea radamanthus) were numerous at Jeriau Falls and the first falls below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...agpiecrow2.jpg
Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber)? Common at Jeriau Falls and the first falls below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...dBlueCrow2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...dBlueCrow1.jpg
Purple-brand King Crow (Euploea eunice): I saw a few at the first falls below the Gap. These were another large crow.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...dKingCrow1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...dKingCrow2.jpg
Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia): fairly common at Fraser's Hill.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...assyTiger1.jpg
Probably Ideopsis similis (thanks, Seow): a few seen near Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...lassyTiger.jpg
Beautiful series and amazing number of butterflies :cheers:
The Constable is gorgeous!
How many days did you stay in FH?
All IDs are correct except the last.
The last Tiger is Ideopsis similis.
In P. agleoides the 2 blue subapical spots are elongate, narrow , with the upper one shorter.
Note the rounded forewing's blue spots are rounder than the commoner I. vulgaris.
This is a common species in Thailand & probably India. It is also called the Blue Glassy Tiger, and is more deserving of this name, being larger and bluer.
It has steadily make its way southwards into Selangor state, and probably even further south.
( On rechecking I am begining to have some doubts here. Here are the 2 species on the Yutaka site.)
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30150010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30160010.html
Do you have other views of this insect?
TL Seow:cheers:
Great shots of the butterflies. You had an obviously terrific holiday! The lodgings look quite impressive. Be a nice place to stay and visit! Really nice to be able to share views from new places. Thanks for downloading those pictures. William
This specimen is confusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
I do not think there is an end-cell spot on the fore-wing, if there is, it is far moved towards base.
Overall, I think P. agleoides is closer, but I have doubts too.
Wow, fantastic shots of a wide range of species.
Pity that I didn't have the time to go round FH to shoot. :-(
Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
P. agleoides lacks 2 of the 3 blue discal spots seen on the forewing.
Just below the upper end of the long blue costal streak is the costal part of the endcell spot.
In I. similis the spot is very variable, and the costal part can be small.
In checking more than a dozen I. vulgaris, this portion is always extended into a long thin streak.
All that is needed is a bit more view of the forewing to establish its ID with certainty.
TL Seow:cheers:
Thanks, guys.
I just re-checked my photos but unfortuately, that is the only shot that I took of the Tiger. My first Red-spot Sawtooth had just arrived at the bait at the same time as the Tiger and I was more interested in photographing it. When I finished, the Tiger was gone.
Common Tiger (Danaus genutia) (thanks, Seow): 2 along trail to Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...inedTiger1.jpg
Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus): Common at Fraser's Hill
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...latetiger3.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...latetiger4.jpg
Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septntrionis): Only one at first falls below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...kBlueTiger.jpg
Other Danainae seen but not photographed included:
- Parantica sita: I saw several of these on the telecom loop. It took me a couple of days before I realized that they were different from the Chocolate Tigers. Unfortunately, I never saw one settle where I could photograph it.
- Ideopsis gaura: This small Tree Nymph was seen a few times near Jeriau Falls.
- Idea lynceus: More common at lower elevations such as the two sites below the Gap.
- Euploea sp.: A small crow was seen at the first waterfall below the Gap.
RHIODINIDS
Tailed Judy (Abisara neophron): These butterflies were common along the Telecom Loop. They seemed to be the most active in the late afternoon when shadows crossed the road. At that time, I would see these fast-flying butterflies that seemed to be patrolling sections of the road. The one below had been sitting on the road in the morning with wings tilted upwards until it was disturbed by a car. It then flew to a sunny perch and opened its wings.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ailedjudy1.jpg
Abisara kausambi, female (thanks, Seow). I only saw one of these along the creek 8 km below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../plumjudy1.jpg
Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas): This one was my only sighting and it was on lantana along the Telecom Loop.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unchinello.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...unchinello.jpg
Loke,Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluebottle
We arrived at Fraser's Hill on a Saturday afternoon and left at 4am the following Saturday. One day was grey and cool with few butterflies seen. On other days, the sun usually burned through the clouds by lunch and I would have three or four hours to chase butterflies before their activity diminished once again.
What a pity! Still after careful comparisons, I am 80% confident of the ID.Quote:
Originally Posted by moloch
The Black-veined Tiger is actually the Common Tiger (D. genutia). The tawny shading on the hindwing indicates its ID.
The Dark Blue Tiger is an enigma to me. I always see it as a large black Tiger with glittering green marks in the sun.
Yet in pics it is always blue.
Does anyone have the same experience ?
The Judy should be A. kausambi female. Even allowing for some perspective distortion, the underside line is very straight across both wings; the upperside submarginal band is also better defined.
TL Seow:cheers:
Thanks again, Seow, for the corrections.
PAPILIONIDAE
I found a single dragontail on two occasions in a secluded corner of the sand flat along the trail to Jeriau Falls. I had baited this area. I am not certain of the identify. I don't see pale green on its wings but then, I can't really see that colour on other photos of Lamproptera meges. The band through the wing seems to be wide and this more closely matches the illustration of L. meges in C&P4 but the shots of L. curius in Khew's et al report from Ipoh also looks very similar. What should I be looking at to identify this butterfly?
Lamproptera meges (thanks, Seow)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ragontail1.jpg
Red Helen (Papilio helenus): Common at all three sites.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...sRedHelen2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...sRedHelen3.jpg
Great Mormon (Papilio memnon): A few at all three sites.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...atmormon1a.jpg
Graphium bathycles or G. chironides? I only saw one of these on most days near Jeriau Falls and one along the creek 8 km below the Gap. The orange bands on the lower wing seem wide to me so my guess would be G. bathycles.
Graphium bathycles (thanks, Seow)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...bathycles1.jpg
Blue Jay (Graphium evamon): a few seen near Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...iumevamon1.jpg
Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon): The most common Graphium as per normal.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ue-bottle1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ue-bottle2.jpg
I was excited to see what I think is a rare swallowtail at the sandy area along the trail to Jeriau Falls. The swallowtail was larger than a Graphium but smaller than the Papilio swallowtails. It was brown and yellowish on both surfaces and had a long tail on each wing. The swallowtail initially was flying over the forest canopy but then dropped on three occasions to the sandy flat where it briefly puddled. It was always too quick for my T180 and I did not even manage a record shot. I believe that it was Meandrusa payeni.
Dragontail is Lamproptera meges.
L. meges: forewing uppermost window about 2/3 width of next, black margin narrower; hindwing band as broad as that on the forewing but tapers downwards.
L. curius: forewing uppermost window about 1/2 or less the width of next,black margin broader; hindwing band narrower than forewing band & similarly tapered.
Graphium is G. bathycles.
In G. chironides, there is an extra narrow window on the hindwing, within the broad black band that is parallel to the body band.
Meandrusa payeni is a remarkable butterfly with sickle wings that have a nervous erratic flight like a Graphium. Males are seen at low altitudes as well.
This butterfly suffers the unfortunate fate of being called the Yellow Gorgon. This appeared to arise from the mistaken notion that Meandrusa is the scientific name of Medusa, the most famous of the Gorgon sisters.
Meandrusa is from the River Meandrus (Maindros in Greek, Meander in English) a winding river famed in Greek myths & legends. It is presently the Meneres River in Turkey.
TL Seow:cheers:
Wow.. you really got a lot more than all of us visited there. Congrats to you and make me want to go back there agin.
In previous trip, we have seen Meandrusa payeni too but it didn't stop for us. :-(
As always, thanks so much for your assistance with the identifications, Seow. It is helpful to know the clues that you use for sorting out these similar species.
Yellow Gorgon? What an unfortunate name for a nice butterfly! It is too bad that it was so nervous and did not stay in one spot long enough for a photo.
Thanks, LC. I was lucky and saw many species this year. It was great to have a hire car so that I could quickly head down to lower elevations when the hill was too cool and overcast. That made a big difference and I saw a number of species below the Gap that I did not encounter near Fraser's.
I kept wondering what you and Nelson would have come up with. Both of you were so good at spotting things in Maliau and always ended up with more interesting finds than me.
Four-bar Swallowtail (Pathysa agetes): I only saw one of these pretty swallowtails along track to Jeriau Falls. The day was windy and the butterfly was often spooked by the wind gusts. I never could get near enough to take good shots of it.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...allowtail3.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...allowtail1.jpg
This butterfly has me confused and I am not certain of its identity. Is it Chilasa clytia? It showed more brown on the lower wing than is illustrated in C&P4. I only saw it once below the dam wall along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
Hestina mimetica (thanks, Aaron)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...CommonMime.jpg
Other Papilionids seen but not photographed included:
- Trogonoptera brookiana: along trail to Jeriau Falls.
- Troides sp: widespread.
- Banded Peacock (Papilio palinurus): 8 km below the Gap.
- Yellow Gorgon (Meandrusa payeni): once along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
- Banded Swallowtail (Papilio demolion): once along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
- Five-barred Swallowtail (Pathysa antiphates): one at falls 4 km below the Gap.
LYCAENIDAE
Blue Leaf Blue (Amblypodia narada) (thanks, Seow). I poured shrimp paste bait on the bridge that crosses the creek a little above the falls. I saw lots of butterflies flying along the creek and wanted to see what might stop. It did not take long for this Leaf Blue to arrive. The upper surface was a lovely purple.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...restblue1a.jpg
Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa): a few seen 8 km below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...nHedgeBlue.jpg
Malayan Sunbeam (Curetis santana): these butterflies were numerous at both locations below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...anSunbeam2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...anSunbeam1.jpg
Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus): One only below the dam along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...cusPeaBlue.jpg
Una usta: One on sandy flat along trail to Jeriau Falls
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/Unausta1.jpg
Udara dilecta (thanks, Seow): a few on sandy flat along trail to Jeriau Falls.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...eHedgeBlue.jpg
Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa): one or two at all sites.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...FluffyTit1.jpg
Elbowed Pierrot(Caleta elna): a few at all sites.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...wedPierrot.jpg
Other lycaenids seen but not photographed included:
- A number of other small lycaenids
- a few Arhopala
- a Common Imperial
- a Yamfly
I mostly ignored the small Satyrinae. The following Common Three-Ring (Ypthima pandocus)? flew out to the bait so was an easy shot.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/Ypthima1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/Ypthima2.jpg
Other Satyrinae seen but not photographed included
- Ypthima sp.
- Mycalesis sp
- Malayan Owl (Neorina lowii): one near Jeriau Falls and one tattered individual at over-ripe bananas 8 km below the Gap.
- Xanthotaenia busiris: One briefly puddled on sandy flat along trail to Jeriau Falls.
MORPHINAE
Common Faun (Faunis canens): attracted to over-ripe bananas.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...CommonFaun.jpg
Only other Morphinae was what appeared to be a Dark Blue Jungle Glory (Thaumantis klugius) that was briefly seen along the trail to Jeriau Falls.
3rd shot in post #60 is a Hestina mimetica.:)
David, I really admire you for getting so many of them in one single trip and a lot of the shots are really good too :thumbsup:. Perhaps you can publish a Fraser's Hill Butterflies Book :bsmile:
Credit to Aaron.Quote:
Originally Posted by atronox
The Amblypodia should be A. narada.
Admittedly these 2 are very similar on the undersides, and there are a lot of confusing images on the net, but here are valid images of A. anita from Koh Samui with both upper/undersides, so there is no mis-ID.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...iMFUpUnAC1.jpg
Una usta should be correct.
There are a couple of spots missing, 2 in the forewing cell, & one on the inner margin of the hindwing, but I don't think this can be a species new to science.
The little lycaenid is Monodontides musina. ( submarginal V or chevron marks & 3 spots in line at tornus.)
This is apparently not a rare species, but one that will readily be dismissed by most photographers.
TL Seow:cheers:
The two are indeed very similar. The underside markings are also quite variable. Seow, can you re-check what I had ID'ed as A. narada earlier? This was the shot that I took at Gua Tempurung recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
I concur with your ID, Khew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
You are right about the high variability. Even the amount of white dusting is variable. The indentation in the hindwing line in David's pic is also of no help.
The only thing I can see at the moment are 2 possible useful features.
In the correct perspective the male of A. narada have a very convex termen.
The wings of A. narada appeared to be much more heavily speckled with black.
TL Seow:cheers:
David, you seem to have an endless collection of shots from FH :gbounce:
Thanks, Seow. Will have to scrutinise the specimen that I have in my collection for the characteristics. I'll post it separately for your evaluation later. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Yes indeed. David's shot more species in one week at Fraser's Hill than many of us can shoot in a year in Singapore! :grin2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peacock Royal
Thanks, Aaron, Seow and Khew for the help/links with the identifications. Seow, I don't think that I would ever have matched Monodontides musina with the photo of the little blue.
Khew, it is unfortunate that the Leaf Blues don't open their wings more often. I saw the bright purple of this one in flight but the wings remained closed while it was puddling.
:bsmile: , thanks, Chng.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Plane
Quote:
Originally Posted by Peacock Royal
Almost finished! I have a few skipper shots to go. Fraser's Hill is such a top place for a visit and I would recommend it to anyone. It was fun to wander around and see so many different species of butterflies. The experience was very different to my trips here in Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander
Skipper #1. Hieroglyphic Skipper (Odina hieroglyphica): I could not get close to it but I was happy to see this species that was new to me. I've seen so many excellent photos of this butterfly on BC. This one was sunning itself along the creek 8 km below the Gap.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...roglyphica.jpg
Skipper #2. Darpa striata (thanks, Seow)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...scalligana.jpg
Skipper #3. Here is a record shot of Malayan White Flat (Seseria affinis). It was attacted to the shrimp paste mixture along the creek 8 km below the Gap.
Khew and Loke had superb shots of this species in their Ipoh trip report at this link:
http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=11354
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...riaaffinis.jpg
Skipper #4. Potanthus ganda (thanks, Seow)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/skipper1.jpg
Skipper #5. Telicota colon (thanks, Seow)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/skipper3.jpg
Skipper #6. This species was numerous on the sand flats near Jeriau Falls. Pithauria marsena
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...1/skipper2.jpg
David, you must have had one hell of an Asian trip. You have come across so many species, in Taman Negara, Maliau and Fraser's Hill.
I am very, very jealous. I will be following in your footsteps.
2. Darpa sriata
4. Potanthus ganda (P. omaha have distinctly dark veins across hindwing band & all along periphery of both wings )
Note no strong black edgings to bands; veins not/or just lightly darkened; solid costal-cellular orange patch. A common species.
5. Telicota colon
(Strong greenish yellow tinge; band distinct with black spots; forewing spots with comma-shaped black inner margins )
6. Pithauria marsena is correct.
TL Seow:cheers:
It was a fantastic trip and I had great time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
Thanks again, Seow, for your help with the identifications.
That is it for the butterflies from Fraser's Hill. I will add a few more photos of other animals to the post.
I found this lovely creature while walking the Telecom Loop one morning. It is a Black-copper Rat Snake (Elaphe flavolineata). When I stepped in front of it to block its escape, it immediately became defensive. The snake flattened its neck, opened its mouth and crawled towards me. I was curious to see if it was bluffing so stood still. The snake crawled right up to me and then bit my leg ... it was serious and wanted to be left alone! I ended up being bitten again when I moved it to a better area for photos. I was bleeding when I finished with the photos. Unfortunately, it settled and did not look quite as impressive when compared to the initial response to my presence.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...011/snake3.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...011/snake9.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...011/snake1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...11/snake10.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...011/snake6.jpg
I went on night drives to look for some of the nocturnals. I did not see much but did find this injured White-spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii) below the Gap. These seem to be ecological equivalents to Imantodes in the neotropics. Both are vine-like and rear fanged.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...eyedsnake2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...eyedsnake3.jpg
I found a road-killed Malayan Banded Wolf Snake (Lycodon subcinctus) near the waterfall between the Gap and Kuala Kubu Bharu. It was too damaged for photos. In life, I would have been wary of it since it looked much like a Banded Krait.
I saw a few of these geckos near the Gap. I think that they were Banded Slender-toed Geckos (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus). The geckos were fast and usually raced off the road before I could get back for photos.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...toedgecko2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...toedgecko3.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...toedgecko4.jpg
This tarantula just would not come out of its burrow. I saw photos of another by Nelson(?) earlier this year and hoped to have a better view of it.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...tarantula1.jpg
The primitive trap doors were incredible spiders. I stopped at this burrow one night and lightly brushed a small stick across the door. The spider absolutely exploded out of the hole and hit the stick with considerable force. The speed of the attack just amazed me and I could not help but jump back.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rtrapdoor2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rtrapdoor3.jpg
I often have seen Long-tailed Macaques near Fraser's/Gap but this was the first trip when I also observed Pig-tailed Macaques.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...edmacaque1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...edmacaque2.jpg
That is all from my trip to Fraser's Hill. It is such an excellent place. I hope to get back again for a few days next March. That trip will be with birding friends but I will take some time to chase butterflies as well.
... forgot to post the bird list from this year. I was not actively birding but always carried the binoculars to have a look at what moved along the road. The telecom loop was quite productive.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) seen twice near Jeriau Falls
- Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) one near the Gap
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus alboniger) one below the Gap along road to Kuala Kabu Bharu
- Bar-backed Partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) heard along Telecom Loop
- Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) a few below the Gap
- Little Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia ruficeps) common on Telecom Loop
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula badia) a few along Telecom Loop
- Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) two along Telecom Loop
- Raffles's Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus) a few near the Gap
- Mountain Scops-Owl (Otus spilocephalus) nightly at Fraser's
- Brown Wood-Owl (Strix leptogrammica) one near accommodation
- Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei) one on Telecom Loop
- Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta) a few along Telecom Loop
- Black-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) daily
- House Swift (Apus nipalensis) daily
- Red-headed Trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus) a few heard along Telecom Loop
- Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus) daily
- Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) daily
- Red-throated Barbet (Megalaima mystacophanos) heard often near the Gap
- Black-browed Barbet (Megalaima oorti) daily
- Yellow-crowned Barbet (Megalaima henricii) a few heard near the Gap
- Blue-eared Barbet (Megalaima australis) heard near the Gap
- Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) seen occasionally along Telecom Loop
- Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) heard near the Gap
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) heard near the Gap
- Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi) heard on a single afternoon along the Telecom Loop
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) common
- Large Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina macei) a few along Telecom Loop
- Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus) a few near the Gap
- Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) daily
- Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophrys) heard daily along Telecom Loop
- Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris) a few near the Gap
- Mountain Tailorbird (Orthotomus cuculatus) daily
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler (Seicercus castaniceps) daily
- Rufous-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula solitaris) daily
- Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) twice along Telecom Loop
- Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) once along Telecom Loop
- Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) one or two daily
- Gray-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis) heard daily along Telecom Loop
- Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) daily
- Chestnut-naped Forktail (Enicurus ruficapillus) once observed near waterfall 4 km below the Gap
- Slaty-backed Forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) numerous at Jeriau Falls and along small creeks at Fraser's Hill
- White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) a few along Telecom Loop
- Black Laughingthrush (Garrulax lugubris) a small flock found once at the highest point along the Telecom Loop
- Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush (Garrulax mitratus) common
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax erythrocephalus) a few each day
- Buff-breasted Babbler (Pellorneum tickelli) a few each day
- Pygmy Wren-Babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla) heard most days
- Golden Babbler (Stachyris chrysaea) daily
- Grey-throated Babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) daily
- Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris) daily
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius flaviscapis) daily
- Blue-winged Minla (Minla cyanouroptera) daily
- Mountain Fulvetta (Alcippe peracensis) daily
- Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) daily
- Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) flock of 20 on once occasion
- Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) a few times at gardens.
- Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster) daily
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus maculatus) daily
- Everett's White-eye (Zosterops everetti) small flock near Jeriau Falls and along Telecom Loop
- Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella) near the Gap
- Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus) a few along Telecom Loop
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus remifer) daily
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) near accommodation
Another oopsie to correct, David. This should be the last.
The little lycaenid in post 61 is Udara dilecta. The underside is just too white & there are little differences in the spots.
This should be the last.
TL Seow:cheers:
Thanks for the update, Seow. I changed the text.
I had a look through my Fraser's Hill photos again and realized that I have overlooked one of the more interesting swallowtails. :embrass:
This swallowtail was puddling in the same area where I had photographed Red Helens earlier in the day near Jeriau Falls. The white was more extensive and it had blue markings on the outer hind wings. I mistakenly thought that it was another Red Helen and only took a couple of quick shots. I believe that this was a Great Helen (Papilio iswara), correct?
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...GreatHelen.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...GreatHelen.jpg
Yup. You got a Great Helen there... :cheers:
They rarely puddle over here in Singapore :thinking: