Huai Kaeo (Chiang Mai) 10-14 October 2012

A 4 days trip East of Chiang Mai, in Huai Khaeo district. I found a nice resort nested at the foot of a mountain range bordering a couple of National Parks. The weather was fresh and cloudy, at the beginning of the dry/winter.

This is the resort:

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Tharnthong Lodges

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Definitely a mountain forest environment, with plenty of rivers, waterfalls and forests.

It was rich of butterflies, although the not sunny weather and a day of rain.

The pics are in order of time:

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Mycalesis sp.

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The Red-base Jezebel - หนอนกาฝากใต้ปีกแดง

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The Common Nawab - เหลืองหนามธรรมดา

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The Common Maplet - แผนที่แดงธรรมดา

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The Gray Count - เคาท์เทา
Or more probably Cynitia cocytus male

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The Eastern Courtier - จันทรา

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The Himalayan Jester - ลายตลกลายจุด

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The Lavender Count - เคาท์ขอบม่วง

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The Common Punchinello - บินตลกธรรมดา

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The Singleton - ฟ้ายูน่า

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Nacaduba sp.

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The Common Lascar - กะลาสีแดงธรรมดา

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The Red-base Jezebel - หนอนกาฝากใต้ปีกแดง

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The Burmese Batwing - male - ปีกค้างคาวพม่า

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Nacaduba sp.

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The White Lineblue - ฟ้าขีดเมียขาว

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The Veined Labyrinth - เลอะเทอะลายเส้น

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The Common Purple Sapphire - ขมิ้นกับปูนธรรมดา

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The Tabby - แมวลาย

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The Orange Oakleaf - ใบไม้ใหญ่อินเดีย

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The Dark Judy - ปีกกึ่งหุบดำ

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Ypthima sp.

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The Tailed Sulphur - เหลืองกำมะถัน

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The Common Punchinello - Upperside - บินตลกธรรมดา

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The Common Purple Sapphire upperside - ขมิ้นกับปูนธรรมดา

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The Red-tailed Forester - เลอะเทอะหางแดง

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The Chestnut Tiger - หนอนใบรักตาลแดงธรรมดา

Hesperiidae another thread

Thanks Antonia for sharing these beautiful butterflies and shots.:thumbsup:
Yes, Chiang Mai is always on my list of must-visit-places, with or without butterfly-shooting.

Some very interesting and unusual species here.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Wish I was there, as you had offered:cry: .

It has been raining nearly every day here. Wind has changed direction, and so the rainy season is starting to warm up!

Beautiful series, Antonio :thumbsup:
More please.
May be next BC outing should be up North :)

Tomorrow I'll post a series of 3 more days at Doi Suthep, the mountain above Chiang Mai, but more poor than the first..

:cheers:

That is a great haul of many different species, Antonio.
Beautiful shots. :)

:cheers:

Beautiful shots. Another place to consider at end of the year. :cheers:

Absolutely fantastic, Antonio. I loved the open-wing shot of the Orange Oakleaf!


Regards,
David

Thanks David!

Definitely is a place where I will go back ASAP (next year...). Maybe a destination for a BC trip. The resort is nice and directly on the field. The surrounding area is huge and great for our hobby.

Chiang Mai airport is well connected with the most important airports in the area and is a mere 50' road to the Tharn Thong resort

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Originally Posted by Angiud

Thanks David!
Maybe a destination for a BC trip.

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Sounds like a great idea. For me, sometime in 2014 would be ideal. My holidays next year are already planned.

Regards,

Where do you go next year?

Antonio: What a fabulous series of truly great images. You must have been shooting a machine gun camera to capture so much variety of images so wonderfully. William

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Originally Posted by Angiud

Where do you go next year?

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Hello Antonio,

I plan to return to Costa Rica in July/August and then the Amalfi Coast of Italy in September/October. I think that most of my wife's family will go along on the Italy trip.

Regards,

mmmmm the Amalfi Coast... great choice! :thumbsup:

And Costa Rica will be amazing again.