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Post 27.
Unidentified Hesperid - Ampittia dioscorides.
In A. maroides the HW is evenly spotted & the cilia barely checquered.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...86_2_Fitch.png
Post 38.
Unidentified Lascar - Pantoporia hordonia dsf.
The dsf have wider orange bands & the base (' foot ') of the FW postdiscal band along the lower margin extended. (wsf have narrow band & a small foot.)
TL Seow : Cheers.
Uppersides of the Pierrots are notoriously difficult, indeed, I had not managed any before.
LD12) Upperside Caleta roxus roxana (Straight Pierrot)
LD13) Upperside of Caleta elna noliteia (Elbowed Pierrot)
LD14) Upperside which shows a variation in the hindwing black marginal area. If I remember correctly, Caleta roxus again.
Antonio, I know you were looking for Caleta decidia decidia (Angled Pierrot) without success, so was I. One was there, but I failed to notice it in the melee of other Caleta species. I only saw it when back home:mad2:!
LD15) Caleta decidia decidia - look at the middle specimen!
I missed the Caleta decidia decidia (Angled Pierrot) too :mad2::mad2:
Aaaaaaarrrrgh
Fed, here is the upperside of Hestina persimilis persimilis (Siren) that you missed! Sorry, but the best I got!
Help please regarding these male Charaxes. I am rather confused!
LD16) I think these are Charaxes bernadus hierax male f. heirax. Upper & Underside.
LD17) I think these are Charaxes bernadus hierax male f. hipponax. Upper & Underside.
LD18-20) Do I have 1 or 2 species here. I am certain that at least one is a male Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton, but the hindwing markings differ in each specimen! Uppersides only.
How about this (shot on 7 Nov at Chiang Dao) ? It looks like Les's LD18-20.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps05444b53.jpg
CD32. Lexias dirtea bontouxi (Black-tip Archduke)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pscd7abfe8.jpg
CD33. Is this Polyura arja arja (Pallid Nawab) ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps2bbaa139.jpg
CD34. Atrophaneura polyeuctes polyeuctes (Common Windmill) - too skittish for us to take a good shot of it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps83c6b70c.jpg
CD35. Psolos fuligo subfasciatus ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psc08ce7b2.jpg
CD36. Halpe hauxwelli (Pale Marked Ace) ?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps61b9b56e.jpg
I am too slow...still chasing Fed and others. And I try not to post the same picture again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
Just a few I guess can consider as ok.
Kallima inachus siamensis (The Orange Oakleaf)
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410193.jpg
Polyura nepenthes nepenthes (The Shan Nawab)
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410205.jpg
Rohana parisatis siamensis (The Siamese Black Prince)
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410267.jpg
Catapaecilma subochrea (The Yellow Tinsel)
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410239.jpg
Stunning shots! The Kallima inachus siamensis was so beautiful. Nice to see the variety of Charaxes, Les. Was Charaxes aristogiton a new one for you? Charaxes is certainly a diverse genus. I would love to try for some of the African species someday.
Post 46.
LD16 topside male f- hierax is right. HW with large black submarginal spots. Another f-corax have the spots small.
Underside . Uncertain if this is f-hierax .(It is if f-corax is absent.) Link shows f-hierax with some highlighted spots.
LD17 topside male f-hipponax is right .FW white band without white marginal spots.
Underside. f-pleistoanax. Topside with white spots & underside with white band. (Band in f-hipponax is ochreous.)
LD 18, 19 ,20 are forms of C. aristogiton. FW with breakaway tawny margin & separated spots in hte subapical area.
LD18 is easily confused witn C. harmodius which have the black border scalloped.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/cha/60160020.html
THe forms of C. bernardus hierax. ( Underside of f-corax is not shown.)
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/103...axes-bernardus
TL Seow :CHeers.
Post 47.
1. Charaxes aristogiton.
CD33. P. arja is right . Note the FW spot is aligned with the band.
CD34. P. fuligo is right.
CD36 Halpe porus.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Post 27.
The Charaxes is C. bernardus hierax.
C. kahruba has no white band.
TL Seow :CHeers.
Thank you very much indeed.
I am not aware that f. corvus has yet been recorded from Thailand, I will keep the underside as f. hierax for now.
Regarding f. pleistoanax, I had noticed the white spots and wondered, but I only got good upperside views of f. hipponax, assumed that it was that. Being as they are, there is one more underside, which I had disregarded as I thought the yellowish band was caused by the sun. Is this f. hipponax underside?
I see you have amended the id for an earlier posting, I was going to ask about that.
David, both C. bernardus hierax and C. aristogiton were seen during a recent trip to Petchabun, but my photos, then, were not suitable for id purposes, so, one can say, yes, new to me, in so far as I can now add them to my site.Quote:
Originally Posted by moloch
The pic. looks good for f-hipponax.Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
Post 27 looks good for f-pleistoanax, with the messy pale band.
Not absolutely certain of course.
My mistake. F-corax, not corvus.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Just a few Lycaenids and Hesperids left, so I'll start with the Lycaenidae.
LD21) I think this is Udara placidula howarthi (Narrow-bordered Hedge Blue) - CONFIRMED
LD22) Zizeeria maha maha d.s.f. (Pale Grass Blue)
LD23) Nacaduba sp? - UPDATE - Nacaduba berenice aphya
LD24) Upperside of a Hedge Blue, but I can not decide which! - UPDATE - Celatoxia marginata marginata
LD25) Miletus sp. (smallish) - UPDATE - Miletus ancon ancon.
LD21. This looks good for U.placidura howarthi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
This has HW spot 7 larger & darker than the others. (the darkness is not so obvious here.)
The ground colour is dingier than dilecta (& rona) and the spots are faintly outlined in white.
If you recall, CD27 is very similar but spot 7 is small & the spots are hardly lined wth white.
http://www.lycaenidae.gmxhome.de/Lyc...dara-index.htm
LD23. Nacaduba berenice. Fairly typical.
LD24. Celatoxia marginata.
There is a bluish white patch on the HW as well which effectively discount most species.
The name 'marginata' refers to the strongly marked HW margin.
LD25.Female Miletus ancon.
The dark spots forms a loop, like a question-mark.
TL Seow::cheers:
Thank you. The Miletus ancon was a surprise, as I could not recall it being large enough.
My last ones - Hesperiidae:
LD26) Scobura phiditia (Malay Forest Bob)
LD27) ? This may be too worn to id positively.
LD28) Halpe species?
:thumbsup: Wow, a beautiful shot of a pristine Malay Forest Bob.
I didn't see it though I was checking out that stretch of road also.
LD27. Thoressa masoni.
Orange apiculi ; pied palpi ; banded abdomen. very variable in the intensity of the black spots.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zaAztIP_Jx...ssa+masoni.jpg
http://www.insect-hunter.com/attachm...8%87-jpg.1719/
LD28. Halpe hauxwelli.
Variable in size of black spots.
http://www.fotohanc.com/albums/hespe...welli_0021.jpg
TL Seow : Cheers.
Thank you, Seow. I had suspected the usual Thoressa masoni, but the variability had me hoping!
You may have noticed, 2 trips up north and not a single Arhopala. I am sure you are relieved at that!:grin2:
Photos all id'd for me. Now to work on the website!:sweat:
Second time in Chiang Dao for me, together with the gang, 5-7 and 8 November:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/1...447d7268_c.jpg
Courtship of Red-spot Jezebels - Delias descombesi
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/1...89e7334f_c.jpg
The White-banded Pierrot - Niphanda asialis
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/1...a7d9818b_c.jpg
The Vagrant - Vagrans sinha sinha
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/1...7e27e4d7_c.jpg
The Shan Nawab - Polyura nepenthes nepenthes
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/1...49f26310_c.jpg
The Short-banded Gray Sailor - Neptis columella martabana
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/1...cf6af6ab_c.jpg
The Orchid Tit - Hypolycaena othona othona
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2814/1...70470551_c.jpg
The Common Map - Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/1...c7dac386_c.jpg
The Orange Oakleaf - Kallima inachus siamensis
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3706/1...febc6472_c.jpg
The Orange Oakleaf - Kallima inachus siamensis
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/1...df14982c_c.jpg
The Orange Staff Sergeant - Athyma cama cama
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3759/1...5eb0773b_c.jpg
The Courtesan - Euripus nyctelius nyctelius
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/1...309f3c53_c.jpg
The Commander - Moduza procris procris
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/1...fe9bc844_c.jpg
The Bluebottle - Graphium sarpedon sarpedon
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/1...a0c937dd_c.jpg
The Broad Blue Tiger - Tirumala limniace limniace
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/1...e2d0844e_c.jpg
The Circe - Hestina nama nama
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2816/1...3383c68c_c.jpg
The Circe - Hestina nama nama
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/1...e1a997fa_c.jpg
The Quaker - Neopithecops zalmora zalmora
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/1...5748ee97_c.jpg
Upperside of the Chocolate Royal - Remelana jangala ravata
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/1...4c18b989_c.jpg
The Dark Cupid - Tongeia potanini potanini
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/1...793538ed_c.jpg
The Yellow (common) Pasha - Herona marathus marathus
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/1...4ea4e2ac_c.jpg
The Bi-spot Royal - Ancema ctesia ctesia
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3674/1...d0cf69e2_c.jpg
The Red-breast Jezebel - Delias acalis pyramus
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/1...79bc5d13_c.jpg
The Orange Staff Sergeant - Athyma cama cama
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/1...945a1373_c.jpg
The Orange Staff Sergeant - Athyma cama cama
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/1...34a2176e_c.jpg
The Club Beak - Libythea myrrha sanguinalis
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/1...022dc1d7_c.jpg
The Forest Quaker - Pithecops corvus corvus
Is this Tagiades parra naxos ?
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410186.jpg
Curetis acuta ?
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410228.jpg
Name of this moth ?
http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/153410189.jpg
Post 67.
Tagiades gana meetana.
http://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForemi...ana%20(10).jpg
T. parra typically have postdiscal spot 4 & 5 clumped into a large spot. ssp gala northern Thailand.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...unte_aq481.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8185/8...172c6925_z.jpg
Curetis acuta is right.
The HW band is continued as a straight shadow mark here.
Histia flabellicornis.
TL Seow:cheers:
I am just amazed by the finds and photos. The quality of both is so good!
I concur with David. :thumbsup:
Thank you Dr Seow. :cheers:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/1...cb25f277_c.jpg
The Yellow Jezebel - Delias agostina agostina
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/1...3a416b0c_c.jpg
The Common Duffer - Discophora sondaica zal
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5486/1...af605ed4_c.jpg
The Short-banded Gray Sailor - Phaedyma columella
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/1...206b332a_c.jpg
The Light Straw Ace - Pithauria straminiepennis
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5490/1...5f4fd4aa_c.jpg
The Color Sergeant, male - Athyma nefte asita
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/1...2a5399cc_c.jpg
Upperside of the Common Nawab - Polyura athamas athamas
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/1...ab1bb4a9_c.jpg
The Redbreast - Papilio alcmenor alcmenor form leucocelis
Post 72.
Phaedyma columella.
Pithauria straminiepennis.
Orange-tipped antennae; sharper FW. matching HW spot.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...00-Skipper.jpg
TL Seow:cheers:
I have been to Doi Chiang Dao, but seen very little in comparison to this exciting trip, probably I was not at the right time and/or I went the wrong places.
What is the very best season to visit? What months should certainly be avoided?
What areas did you visit? I was mainly there for birds the fist time, but if/when I go back the butterflies (and moths) will take first attention spot. I went to Temple Area, Den Ya Kat Substation and a bit on the road through the national park - but not far as I did not have my own transport. Can you give some advice about the best areas to go for butterflies?
best wishes
Jan F. Rasmussen, Denmark