20/8/2011 Semakau Island

[Blue Nawab]

Here's my contributions for the trip...

Gram Blue


Lesser Grass Blue


Tawny Coster


Palm Bob


Blue Pansy

[moloch]

Well done, everyone! There are lots of nice photos here. I can't get over how vibrant the colours are on that male Blue Pansy. The species also lives here in Australia but I have never seen such a brightly marked specimen. Looks like you guys had lots of fun.

[Psyche]

I was looking for pics of Telicota females when I remembered this thread have a few. Going thru the images I realised a number of errors.

Post 1 pic 1.
With hindsight this is obviously a Parnara female, with the short stubby antennae. The antennae and underside colouration are quite different from Sunny's Parnara bada female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=12060
It is probably P. ganga.

Jamides. I think you are right all along, Khew. It should be J. celeno since the upperside wingtip is way too dark for J. pura, which means good alignment of the white striae need not be J. pura.

Post 8 pic 7.
The 2nd 'Pelopidas' is also a Parnara female although the antennae are a tad longer. It is not assamensis(antennae shaft white-banded), or conjunctus(hyaline spots yellow) & too dark (& hindwing spots too large) for mathias & agna.
The underside is very dark and the antennae appeared to all black as in P. apostata.

TL Seow