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Just a few from a recent trip to Betong.
1) Taraka mahanetra (Lesser Pierrot) - A great rarity in Thailand.
2) Arhopala kinabala (Golden-Spotted Oakblue)
3) Artogeia canidia canidia (Indian Cabbage White) - The question here is what is it doing in Yala? The nearest colonies I know of are in Singapore and Northern Thailand!
Still have to process my pics.... but hopefully soon... :D
The lesser Pierrot looks so unique!
Its legs are so extravagantly hairy.:what:
I hope Les doesn't mind if I use this thread for the pictures of my two trips in Betong.
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The Malayan Yamfly - Loxura cassiopeia cassiopeia - Easy to separate this species from the more common Loxura
Here a simple VID:
http://i62.tinypic.com/1585lbl.jpg
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/313/1...fcb21710_c.jpg
The Scarce Silverstreak - Iraota rochana boswelliana
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/428/1...bac9959a_c.jpg
The Plane ♂ - Bindahara phocides phocides
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3758/...3153481c_c.jpg
The Scarce Guava Blue - Virachola smilis smilis - A new species for Thailand
Beautiful shots.. I like the colours of the scarce guava blue very much.:cheers:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5755/...fd0cc023_c.jpg
Halpe sp.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/580/2...dd4e3d3e_c.jpg
The White Club Flitter - Oerane microthyrus neara - Uncommon
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The Looped Threering - Ypthima pandocus corticaria - Not sure... :D Large size, 1000 mt altitude
Post 7.
Halpe ormenes is daker brown with a whiter band which at the lowwer end is angled outwards towards the tornus.
Singapore.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du...edAceMarkW.jpg
Ypthima pandocus is also found in the highlands.
The only other possibility Y. watsoni is smaller with even striation giving it a cleaner look.
http://m6.i.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2...6.SwRC9pck.jpg
TL Seow:Cheers.
Slowly I hope to fill the gap in my photo archive, still in June while November now.... :bsmile:
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The White Palm Bob - Suastus everyx everyx
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/755/2...69bce8f6_c.jpg
The Darky Plushblue - Flos anniella anniella
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5794/...6f0a206d_c.jpg
Jamides alecto ageladas - The Metallic Cerulean corrected
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/772/2...b8e1f08f_c.jpg
The Uncertain Royal - Tajuria ister tussis Corrected
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/652/2...9cde22f4_c.jpg
The Golden-spotted Oakblue - Arhopala kinabala - Bad shot of a rare species
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/622/2...c99b7eba_c.jpg
The Plain Puffin - Appias indra plana
The Jamides is J. alecto from the Y-shaped striae at the bottom of the hindwing.
I don't think that's Pratapa icetoides calculis; the yellow tornal area only touches one of the black tornal spots in icetoides whereas this specimen has the yellow tornal area in contact with both of the black spots.
Also, the bluish eyes make me suspect a Tajuria. Superficially, it resembles Tajuria ister tussis but it seems like it's not recorded from Thailand.
Agreed it is J. alecto. From J. elpis by its thicker white FW steriae.Quote:
Originally Posted by atronox
The HW spike is common to most Jamides.
Tajuria ister tussis is right. Range N. India to Neomalaya. Recorded in Thailand.
Good observation on the different eye colour, but Tajuria species have different eye colour.
Also right in that the orange is spreadout (in ssp tussis.)
In P. icetoides calculis the orange is mainly around the 2nd black spot in space 2.
P. icetoides calculis.
http://blog-imgs-74.fc2.com/s/p/a/sp...20150227-3.jpg
Tajuria ister tussis.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...FDruce1895.jpg
Tajuria cippus showing black eyes.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
TL Seow :Cheers.
Thanks for the validation, Dr Seow; i was unsure only because it didn't seem to be recorded from Thailand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Thanks for the ID. Ther was a discussion the past months about the ID of the Tajuria with a couple of friends, maybe just my mistake...
Several Betong species are new record for Thailand, so that shouldn't be a big issue.
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The Common Purple Sapphire - Eliophorus epicles tweediei
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/...b624de67_c.jpg
The Common Purple Sapphire - Eliophorus epicles tweediei
New subspecies record for Thailand
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/...dd24d9c2_c.jpg
Unidentified Hesperiidae - Isma? Parnara? Pelopidas? :bsmile:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5759/...0e8aaff8_c.jpg
The Horsefield's Baron - Cynitia cocytina puseda - Or Tanaecia iapis. Which one is the proper name?
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5682/...f2a953c5_c.jpg
The Yellow-bodied Clubtail ♀ - Losaria neptunus neptunus - I guess is female...
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/758/2...49c7b52a_c.jpg
The Purple Swift - Caltoris tulsi tulsi
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5771/...1a67e96d_c.jpg
Unidentified Nacaduba
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/...f2d2bd84_c.jpg
The Dark Yellow-banded Flat - Celaenorrhinus aurovittatus cameroni
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/...330ccc3d_c.jpg
The Common Redeye - Matapa aria
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5695/...47f57f7c_c.jpg
The Orange Gull - Cepora iudith malaya
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/660/2...2b2c9c05_c.jpg
The Red Bushbrown - Mycalesis oroatis ustulata
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5721/...c6d2e4f7_c.jpg
The Common Banded Demon - Notocrypta paralysos varians
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5693/...a29ac7ca_c.jpg
Poritia sp. - It looks to me like a P.philota
Post 14.
3. Polytremis lubricans.
4. Cynitia /Tanaecia flora .Note dark blue FW spot.
Both C. flora & godartii have FW inner margin of blue band straight & even; HW band tapers upwards strongly.
C. iapis/ cocytina have FW band's inner margin irregular & HW band relatively broad upwards.
C iapis/cocytina .Some authors cosidered Javanese taxon iapis too diffrent (white narrow band).
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ron)---net.jpg
C. godartii.FW band very narrow; perfect alignment of bands on both wings.
http://m9.i.pbase.com/o3/25/686825/1...h._LC71172.jpg
C. flora.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...tiaflora.r.jpg
Female neptunus is right; broad FWs.
7. Nacaduba pactolus.
Post 15.
Celaenorrhinus cameroni. :broad band esp. towards costa ;orange colour. (auriovittatus: narrow yellow band).
Devyatkin found the two. aurivittatus & cameroni sympatric in Yala & genintalia differs.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550001.html
http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_..._0289-0294.pdf
TL Seow :Cheers.
Wow, good to know we have a new Celaenorrhinus....., now will be challenging separate the 2 species so similar...
Thanks for the other identifications.... :)
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The Branded Straw Ace ♀ - Pithauria marsena
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/567/2...4c317c08_c.jpg
The Gray Tinsel - Catapaecilma major emas
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5833/...79abd61e_c.jpg
The Forest Judy - Abisara saturata kausambioides
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/738/2...d6e6bae0_c.jpg
Unidentified Hesperiinae :embrass:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5814/...4b76059f_c.jpg
The Red Imperial - Suasa lisides lisides
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/657/2...bc8d7929_c.jpg
The Malayan Owl - Neorina lowii neophyta
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/647/2...7328d779_c.jpg
The Blue King Crow - Euploea cameralzeman malayica
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5717/...e1eab8a2_c.jpg
The Blue-branded King Crow - Euploea eunice leucogonis
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5719/...83b08119_c.jpg
The Blue-branded King Crow - Euploea eunice leucogonis
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5788/...d24b9260_c.jpg
The Sullied Brown Sailor - Neptis nata gonorata
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5819/...f12d52de_c.jpg
The Sullied Brown Sailor - Neptis nata gonorata
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5821/...a7573122_c.jpg
The Spotted Spark ♂ - Sinthusa malika amata
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/611/2...75864a81_c.jpg
Tajuria sp.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5649/...14249776_c.jpg
The Malayan Branded Yamfly - Yasoda pita dohertyi
This Tajuria is probably Tajuria isaeus verna from the very faint discal streaks and the "Nacaduba-like" marginal spots above the yellow tornal area.
Euploea camaralzeman paraclaudina is ssp. in north Malaya. Similar to ssp malayica but wingbases blue.
Post 19
Pemara pugnans.
Post 20
Tajuria berensis.
FW band almost midway between termen & cellend ; cellends with bar/line; HW orange not extending over space 1b.
Both isaeus & dominus have FW band very close to cellend; HW orange covering part of space 1b.
TL Seow:Cheers.
Thank you, as always, Dr. Seow.
I'm not expert, but Yutaka put paraclaudina and malayica as same subspecies.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30260010.html
Thank you for the Tajuria ID too!
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The Malayan Batwing - Atrophaneura varuna varuna
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/...13056c05_c.jpg
The Malayan Cruiser - Vindula dejone erotella - Uncommon in Thailand ;)
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/717/2...59117028_c.jpg
The Spotted Guava Blue - Virachola subguttata malaya - New subspecies record for Thailand
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3758/...3153481c_c.jpg
The Scarce Guava Blue - Virachola smilis smilis - New species record in Thailand
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/619/2...78dc4643_c.jpg
The Whiteline Guava Blue - Virachola kessuma deliochus - Uncommon in Thailand
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5743/...36c5b4fe_c.jpg
The Abnormal Flash - Rapala duma duma
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/665/2...775d62f9_c.jpg
The Forest Judy - Abisara saturata kausamboides
I am aware of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angiud
I would tend to agree with Yutaka.
There are just too many unnecessary subspecies.
E.midamus similarly have examples with & without blue-shot FWs in Malaya.
So too I believed E. modesta.
TL Seow :Cheers.
I am aware of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angiud
I would tend to agree with Yutaka.
There are just too many unnecessary subspecies.
E.midamus similarly have examples with & without blue-shot FWs in Malaya.
So too I believed E. modesta.
TL Seow :Cheers.