Penang Butterfly Farm

1. Papilio demoleus malayanus (Lime Butterfly)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0896-700.jpg

2. Appias lalassis indroides
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0961-700.jpg

3. Appias lalassis indroides
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0860-700.jpg

4. Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis (Dark Blue Tiger)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF1000-700.jpg

5. Cethosia hypsea hypsina (Malay Lacewing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0970-700.jpg

6. Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0906-700.jpg

7. Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0850-700.jpg

8. Parthenos sylvia lilacinus (Clipper)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0888-700.jpg

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9. Xanthotaenia busiris busiris (Yellow Barred)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0946-700.jpg

10. Thaumantis noureddin noureddin (Dark Jungle Glory)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0900-700.jpg

11. Mycalesis orseis nautilus (Purple Bush Brown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0905-700.jpg

12. Dophla evelina compta
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0920-700.jpg

13. Lexias pardalis dirteana (Archduke)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0923-700.jpg

14. Elymnias hypermnestra agina (Common Palmfly)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0868-700.jpg

15. Athyma nefte subrata (Colour Sergeant)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0935-700.jpg

16. Amathusia phidippus phidippus (Palm King)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0931-700.jpg

more to come...

17. Junonia atlites atlites (Grey Pansy)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0975-700.jpg

18. Discophora timora perakensis (Great Duffer)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0994-700.jpg

19. Melanitis phedima abdullae (Great / Dark Evening Brown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0915-700.jpg

20.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF1002-700.jpg

21.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0867-700.jpg

22. Melanocyma faunula faunula (Pallid Faun)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0863-700.jpg

23.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0893-700.jpg

24. Junonia orithya wallacei (Blue Pansy)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0899-700.jpg

25. Ancistroides nigrita maura (Chocolate Demon)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0866-700.jpg

26. Idea leuconoe clara
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0986-700.jpg

27. Discophora timora (Great Duffer)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0982-700.jpg

28. Vidula dejone erotella (Cruiser)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF1003-700.jpg

Wow, so many species at one go, thanks for sharing :cheers:

Thats quite a sight! Some very nice butterfly pictures!

Thanks for sharing SC.

Cheers!

SC, great photos, but did you go and walk up the Forest Park, next door to Penang Butterfly Farm , where you would find butts in the wild?

Quite a few of those butts were not around when I was there.

They having quite a few species out there these days eh? No shots of the Rajah Brooke's Birdwing? :grin2:

Your #10 is probably the Dark Jungle Glory (Thaumantis noureddin noureddin).

I think #19 is the great evening brown(Melanitis phedima).:)

Good collections, SC.

I wonder which camera was used to capture these beautiful pictures. :)

Hi Soon Chye,

Your photo 27 almost certainly shows caterpillars of the Great Duffer, Discophora timora, not Common Duffer. In comparison, young larvae of the Common Duffer are banded black and white (http://nc.kl.edu.tw/bbs/showpost.php...0&postcount=38), while mature cats are patterned somewhat differently and have a dark head capsule (http://nc.kl.edu.tw/bbs/showpost.php...6&postcount=21).

Keith

Thanks all for yr kind comments :)

Khew & Aaron, thanks for the ID.

CM, still my old Fujis2 ;-)

Keith, thanks for the ID correction of the Great Duffer caterpillar, and I've more confidence to ID #18 as Great Duffer as well.

Les, I don't enough have time to visit the park, I know it's just next door but running out of time + raining day, got to wait till next round :)

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Originally Posted by EarlyStages

Hi Soon Chye,

Your photo 27 almost certainly shows caterpillars of the Great Duffer, Discophora timora, not Common Duffer.
Keith

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I can say that when I saw those cats during my visit, I asked, and was told that they were D. timora.

Thanks for the info, Les.

Btw, I found this on the same plant as D. timora. I wonder whether it's a Common / Dark Evening Brown :thinking:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CF0983-700.jpg

Soon Chye,

Yes, your above caterpillar is either Melanitis phedima or M. leda – in my experience (I've reared both), it's nearly impossible to reliably tell the larvae apart by appearance alone. Nonetheless, a very knowledgeable Taiwanese lepidopterist told me several years ago during dinner that phedima cats have (typically) blackish head horns, while those of leda are (often) more reddish in color. However, despite repeated checking, I've been unable to independently substantiate his assertion.

Keith