Doi Mae Takhrai National Park, Thailand 3 - 4 Nov 2013

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The Great Swift - Pelopidas assamensis

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The Siamese Brush Ace - Onryza siamica

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The Nonsuch Palmer - Creteus cyrina cyrina

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The Red Lacewing - Cetosia biblis biblis

Just one, for David ;-)

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The Common Striped Skink - Scincidae: Lipinia vittigera

and a strange parasitic plant:

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Balanophora cfr. fungosa

I must admit to have some problems regarding Onryza siamica (not ochraceous enough to me), but without an obvious substitute, I'll label mine as such.

Five remaining photos from this location, ids uncertain. I have had a go, but am expecting some alterations to be needed!:)

LD7) Upperside only, I think this may be of Sovia albipecta, taken at approx same time! - Confirmed.
LD8) Celatoxia lavendularis limbata? - CORRECTION - Genus is Celastrina!
LD9) Acytolepis puspa gisca? - Confirmed
LD10) Aeromachus dubius impha?
LD11) Mycalesis sp. As far as I can go! - Mycalesis perseus tabitha d.s.f. (Thank you, Seow)

Beautiful photos, guys. They are a real feast for the eyes with so many seldom posted species or unusual races. I wish that I could have been along as well!

Thanks, Antonio, for the skink shot. Looks very colourful. I assume that it was small? The parasitic plant was also interesting with its strange flowers.

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LD 7 looks right.

LD 8 C. lavendularis has a darker ground than most with the spots white-lined; legs seem to broader black bands. Is it now in Celatoxia?
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LD 9 As it is . A lilacea has evenly sized spots & basal space 7 spot is round.

LD 10 Looks like A jhora. Less abrupt club & darker abdominal bands.
Malaya
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HK
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Dubious one.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...unte_aa892.jpg

LD 11. Mycalesis perseus dsf. :HW ocelli arranged in a curve; ocelli 2 & 3 aligned well off from the two in space 1b.

TL Seow : Cheers.

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Originally Posted by Psyche

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LD 8 C. lavendularis has a darker ground than most with the spots white-lined; legs seem to broader black bands. Is it now in Celatoxia?
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TL Seow : Cheers.

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Idiot that I am again! Celastrina not Celatoxia. I seriously think my mind is going ga-ga!

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Originally Posted by Psyche

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LD 10 Looks like A jhora. Less abrupt club & darker abdominal bands.
Malaya

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A.jhora is unknown in Thailand. May be looked for in southern peninsular Thailand, but surely not in Chiang Mai!

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Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

A.jhora is unknown in Thailand. May be looked for in southern peninsular Thailand, but surely not in Chiang Mai!

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Aeromachus jhora.
Type location Assam
Not uncommon in Malaya (Fraser's Hill) & HongKong.
From HongKong.
http://images5.fotop.net/albums5/tom...us_jhora_1.jpg
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TL Seow:cheers:

One more shot from me - just want to confirm the id.

MT30. Is this Petrelaea dana dana (Dingy Line Blue ) ?
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CD 8 . C. lavendularis is of course confirmed.
CD 10. This is rather tricky as the Aeromachus spp. all looks rather similar. Needs a one on one comparison.

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Petrelaea dana is right. A minor variant here with an extra spot darkened.

TL Seow : Cheers.

CD 10. This is most lkely to be Aeromachus dubius.

The jhora & dubius seems to be terribly mixed up.
This example from HK ID'ed as jhora is a match, but all examples from HK are probably dubius judging from Yutaka distribution data.
http://www.pbase.com/image/115028315

These examples from Fraser's Hill were ID'ed by me as pygmaeus due to the apparent lack of the apiculus, but pygmaeus is not recorded south of Kedawi.
A. jhora is noted to be not uncoomon in the hills. These are A jhora.
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The real pygmaeus should look like this.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...dwal_aa050.jpg

A. dubius diifers from A. jhora in more obscure markings, more ronded wings & the apiculus begining from the thickest part of the club. (Quite hard to imagine what it looks like but I think it gives the tip an offset look.)

TL Sewo : Cheers.