Koh Phangan 2012

Antonio: What a truly wonderful butterfly. I've never seen anything like this. Not only a beautiful butterfly, but captured perfectly. Great on all counts! William

Thanks Williams, and as you can see, the butt is very small, staying on a grass blade

Those Tinsels are great looking little butterflies. That was a very nice shot, Antonio.

How hot does it get on your island?

Regards,

Delicious shot of that Tinsel, Antonio. :thumbsup: Its hairy legs remind me of the leg-warmers that aerobics buffs use. :grin2:

Just a 20 minutes walk around my land, missing Sulawesi...
I think the 2 shots are of the same species (dama? aida?)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7...b00296c4_z.jpg
Arhopala sp.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7...9595b8d8_z.jpg
Arhopala sp.2

Both are A. aida, female above, & male below with the sharper apex & straighter margin.
There is a faint slatey wash to the ground colour, giving a better contrast of the markings.(Difference from A. ariana & elopura dama.)

TL Seow:cheers:

Thanks Seow for the always kind and accurate identification.

Today a nice and profitable 3 hours walk on a 400 mt. hill not so far from my house. I think a couple of species should be of interest to Les:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7...51f48c13_z.jpg
The Plain Pushblue

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7...2497715d_z.jpg
The Centaur Oakblue - ผีเสื้อฟ้าไม้ก่อมดเลี้ยง

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7240/7...9b1f4f3c_z.jpg
The Lavender Count - ผีเสื้อเคาท์ขอบม่วง

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7...a62305cb_z.jpg
The Grand Imperial - ผีเสื้อหางริ้วใหญ่

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7...dd5ffd5d_z.jpg
The Red-base Jezebel - ผีเสื้อหนอนกาฝากใต้ปีกแดง

How on earth did you manage to get out today! It has been so windy here for the last three days, I was almost blown off my bike when doing the shopping!

Lovely shots, as always, and yet again you taunt me with the Neocheritra amrita. Lovely shot of the Delias pasithoe ssp. Should be ssp. beata, but can not be sure without seeing the upperside.

This is such a fabulous shot!!


Dying to have this in my bag...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/6...4abcaecc_c.jpg

Thank you, Sunny, and said by you make me more proud too :grin2: