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04-Jul-2011, 10:31 PM
Glorious Begum

Polyura delphis (Jewel Nawab)

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136111246/original.jpg

Polyura jalysus (Indian Nawab)

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136110752/original.jpg
04-Jul-2011, 10:33 PM
atronox

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

Right on Aaron. Do you have a book on Borneo butterflies ?
TL Seow:cheers:

I don't currently have one but i have scanned some pages from D' Abrera in the national library.:grin2:
04-Jul-2011, 11:12 PM
The Plane

Nelson, use a pair of chopsticks next time. It will be easier, that's what Teo taught us :grin2: .

All the shots are very nice shots from all of you, I'm still waiting for more :redbounce
04-Jul-2011, 11:27 PM
Blue Nawab

Wow, many beautiful shots from you guys, awaiting for more surprises! :cheers:
05-Jul-2011, 01:12 AM
Psyche

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caveman

At that moment, We were just collecting poops for bait. :bsmile: :bsmile:

Ever tried rotten prawn, Lc.
It is probably the most potent bait.

TL Seow:cheers:
05-Jul-2011, 08:22 AM
bluefin

Here's the Glorious One. :thank_you

LC, U should have a better shot of this GEM. :)

Agatasa calydonia (Glorious Begum)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5240/...b954756f_b.jpg
05-Jul-2011, 08:43 AM
WillFolsom

Beautiful work, all!

Beauty. Great work all! William
05-Jul-2011, 09:37 AM
Peacock Royal

Absolutely gorgeous shots and capture.
We want more !!
05-Jul-2011, 10:17 AM
Painted Jezebel

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Not the 'Wow' effect of Nelsons (I missed most of the great ones :cry: ), but two more that I am hoping to have confirmation of ID.

1) Neptis duryodana duryodana?

2) Female Tanaecia munda waterstradti? I thought, at first it was T. palguna, but I can not see that the latter is found on Borneo.
05-Jul-2011, 11:36 AM
Psyche

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

Not the 'Wow' effect of Nelsons (I missed most of the great ones :cry: ), but two more that I am hoping to have confirmation of ID.

1) Neptis duryodana duryodana?

2) Female Tanaecia munda waterstradti? I thought, at first it was T. palguna, but I can not see that the latter is found on Borneo.

Both are correct.
1. The two elongated spots in space 2 & 3.
2. In each of the whitish bands in space 2, 3, & 4,(from termen to rounded inner end) the arrowtips reach halfway or more.

Some of the Bornean subspecies have been upgraded to full species.

TL Seow:cheers:
05-Jul-2011, 02:08 PM
Archduke

beautiful.
05-Jul-2011, 04:57 PM
orionmystery

Wah..so many great shots of exotic butterflies :)

OK...my lousy shots of boring, common butterflies.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5079/...3146e445_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/...a2225782_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5077/...66d5a3e7_z.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5155/...6291f1fe_z.jpg
05-Jul-2011, 05:07 PM
Commander

Those are nice shots, Kurt! Hardly boring at all! :thumbsup:
05-Jul-2011, 05:34 PM
Glorious Begum

It seems like Glorious Begum tends to leave its wings slightly open when feeding on the ground. I have seen the same in the butterfly park.

Nice shots there. Kurt
05-Jul-2011, 05:35 PM
bluefin

Those are definitely not lousy shots by any standards, Kurt.:)
:cheers:
05-Jul-2011, 06:00 PM
Painted Jezebel

'Lousy shots by Kurt' is an Oxymoron, like 'British Intelligence'!
05-Jul-2011, 10:19 PM
Glorious Begum

This Nelson can really hold on to his super rare butt. Sorry that I left very few shots for you to post.

Charaxes solon (Black Rajah)

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136149023/original.jpg
05-Jul-2011, 10:22 PM
Glorious Begum

My final shot of the trip. A butt that have been searching for years. And waited more than an hour staring at the poops for it to land. :sweat:

Present to you, Agatasa calydonia (Glorious Begum)

http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/136149024/original.jpg
05-Jul-2011, 10:38 PM
Leopard Lacewing

Wow! Nice butts... looking forward to see more! :thumbsup:
05-Jul-2011, 10:46 PM
The Plane

WOW, the Glorious Begum is such a nice butt, so colorful ! Glad that you finally got it after so many years :thumbsup:
06-Jul-2011, 08:13 AM
WillFolsom

Beautiful photo, LC!

LC: Simply great. Beautiful. Wonderful! William
06-Jul-2011, 09:58 PM
Glorious Begum

Thanks guys for the nice comments.

Seow, I had tried the Shrimp paste for laksa. Not effective at all.
I will try the rotten prawn next time. Thanks :cheers:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

Ever tried rotten prawn, Lc.
It is probably the most potent bait.

TL Seow:cheers:
06-Jul-2011, 10:54 PM
orionmystery

Thanks for the kind words, SK, LC, Nelson, Les.

Fuiyoh..the Glorious Begum is really stunning! Excellent shot LC.
07-Jul-2011, 01:22 AM
Psyche

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caveman

Thanks guys for the nice comments.

Seow, I had tried the Shrimp paste for laksa. Not effective at all.
I will try the rotten prawn next time. Thanks :cheers:

I don't get you, LC. Did you tried the paste before or post digestion ?

TL Seow:cheers:
07-Jul-2011, 10:45 PM
Glorious Begum

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

I don't get you, LC. Did you tried the paste before or post digestion ?

TL Seow:cheers:

Sorry for confusion. Haven't try the Raw rotten prawn.
I tried this (picture attached) but it doesn't work. It is for cooking Penang Laksa. :bsmile:
07-Jul-2011, 10:51 PM
Silverstreak

LC ,

Great shot of the Glorious Begum!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:cheers:
07-Jul-2011, 10:52 PM
Glorious Begum

Thanks Sunny. :cheers:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverstreak

LC ,

Great shot of the Glorious Begum!!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 12:52 AM
Commander

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caveman

Sorry for confusion. Haven't try the Raw rotten prawn.
I tried this (picture attached) but it doesn't work. It is for cooking Penang Laksa. :bsmile:

Tried all sorts of combinations of these before. This prawn paste (or called Hare Koe in Penang Hokkien) doesn't work at all! I've also tried the Malacca Chinchalok (also a type of fermenting shrimp). Also no business.

Rotting prawn shells work, but for photography the mess around the butterfly isn't too good for me. I used a bit of the liquid from the rotting prawn, and that's ok. But if you get that stuff on you, you'll smell for days! :bsmile:

So... our Formula B still works best in all aspects. :)
08-Jul-2011, 08:23 AM
bluefin

The rest of the shots.....
Some of the IDs might be wrong or missing, guidance and assistance would be greatly appreciated. :)

Chersonesia rahria

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6012/...74fcf341_b.jpg

Gangara lebedea

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/...e9e34b7c_b.jpg

Paduca fasciata

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6002/...91718cfb_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5074/...2008d3eb_b.jpg
08-Jul-2011, 08:26 AM
bluefin

Prioneris cornelia

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/...b07b6a55_b.jpg

Delias singapura indistincta

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5274/...46cf5e27_b.jpg

Cepora pactolicus

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5313/...0fb769f9_b.jpg

Cepora iudith

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5274/...1e09b66f_b.jpg
08-Jul-2011, 08:33 AM
bluefin

Papilio memnon

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6036/...bda02f0c_b.jpg

Erites argentina

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/...41439da5_b.jpg

Saletara panda (Male)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/...4b7ec0d5_b.jpg

Saletara panda (Female)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/...bb36177c_b.jpg

Will be posting the last batch tonight, stay tuned.....:)

:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 11:00 AM
Psyche

The IDs are

1 Chersonesia rahria

2 Cepora iudith

3 Papilio memnon ( The endemic P. acheron have very little red)

4 Appias nero ( correction - S. panda )

5 Saletara panda female.

LC, if you intend to try rotten prawn, remember to bring along a couple of Pandan leaves in the car. This works like magic to remove all pervasive smell like durian, fishy odour etc from the car.

Khew, if it is not a secret ingredient, what is formula B ?

TL Seow:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 11:25 AM
Painted Jezebel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

4 Appias nero

TL Seow:cheers:

Really? I have it as the male Saletara panda. It was too small for Appias nero and not red/orange enough. Also, the black forewing costal markings do not appear in A. nero, I believe.

A further photo herewith.
08-Jul-2011, 12:24 PM
Commander

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

Khew, if it is not a secret ingredient, what is formula B ?

It's our famous Malaysian Belacan! :bsmile: But from our experience, certain brands work better than others, so we tend to buy a particular brand. Even our lil' butts have a preference for high quality belacan!
08-Jul-2011, 01:32 PM
Psyche

Quote:

Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

Really? I have it as the male Saletara panda. It was too small for Appias nero and not red/orange enough. Also, the black forewing costal markings do not appear in A. nero, I believe.

A further photo herewith.

You are right Les. I always seem to get undone with these Pierids.

I thought it was much too orange for Saletara. The sharp pointed forewing . Well the Sulawesi subspp. ?zarinda (sometimes elevated to full species) have similar forewing.
I have also seen A. nero which are very pale to the point that in flight they looks somewhat like Yeomans (Cirrochloa).

TL Seow:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 01:40 PM
Silverstreak

Quote:

It's our famous Malaysian Belacan! But from our experience, certain brands work better than others, so we tend to buy a particular brand. Even our lil' butts have a preference for high quality belacan!

The brand does make a difference , they have preference over a certain Penang Brand .

From Teo's input during the book launch last year, in the last few trips we have also added E into B and the result were fairy good, it attracted a Jewel Nawab at Panti forest the first time we employed the combination.

We also observed a preference for the B and E combination by the Jays , Five Bars and even the Leopards. All the BFs prefer the BE combination, perhaps due to the protein. On the recent Fraser's Hill trip the BE combination was also employed successfully.

Another input from Ulu Gerok is the Orang Asli always use CS in collecting butterflies, the stuff is difficult to come by unless you have contact with a chicken farm.:bsmile: I have idenitfied a substitute which is essentially CS but in a much more manageable form........... will test it when I have a chance.

There is another formula F for the shade lovers, which feed on tree sap and rotten fruits , Khew told me sometimes back but it is too tedious to prepare.....

Cheers!
08-Jul-2011, 06:08 PM
Psyche

About a year ago in the Templar Park forest, I noticed several large butterflies on a piece of poop. These included several Amathusia phidippus, binghami and a couple of Tawny Rajahs.

The Rajahs becomes so tame I was able to transfer one to my sweaty fingers.

The poop doesn't smell that bad and appears to be that of a musang or some omnivorous mammal.

The advantage of rotten prawn is that the pong is so overpowering it attracts everything far and wide.

TL Seow:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 06:39 PM
WillFolsom

Another clue!

I was beginning to suspect that you were sorcerers or went to school with Harry Potter and knew the secrets to attracting butterflies. So, now I know you have "Secret Formulas" A - F. Finding forumla CS is difficult here too.

Any chance of buying a small, plastic bottle of your favorite formula? I'd be interested in giving it a try here.

William
08-Jul-2011, 11:39 PM
bluefin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psyche

The IDs are

1 Chersonesia rahria

2 Cepora iudith

3 Papilio memnon ( The endemic P. acheron have very little red)

4 Appias nero ( correction - S. panda )

5 Saletara panda female.

LC, if you intend to try rotten prawn, remember to bring along a couple of Pandan leaves in the car. This works like magic to remove all pervasive smell like durian, fishy odour etc from the car.

Khew, if it is not a secret ingredient, what is formula B ?

TL Seow:cheers:

Thanks Seow for assisting in the ID. :)

:cheers:
08-Jul-2011, 11:55 PM
bluefin

Last set of pictures. Apologies for some double postings but these Jewels are simply beautiful and some are +1s for me. ;P

:cheers:

Charaxes solon (Black Rajah)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5239/...310a5d8f_b.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/...7124ce10_b.jpg

Polyura jalysus (Indian Yellow Nawab)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/...12e8d308_b.jpg

Polyura delphis (Jewel Nawab)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/...4863dd41_b.jpg

Bibasis sena (Orange-Tail Awl)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/...e17debc4_b.jpg

Caleta elna elvira

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5151/...1458b6b9_b.jpg

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