Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (Chantaburi-TH) 5th May 2014

[Angiud]

On the way back home from Chiang Mai, a 'stop-over' with some Thai friends in this very interesting location, hunting for 2 different Jungle Queens (I seen but failed to catch the Stichophtalama cambodia cambodia).

Anyway a good catch, mostly Hesperiidae:


The Three-spot Yamfly - Lycaenidae, Theclinae: Yasoda tripunctata atrinotata


The Tailed Judy - Lycaenidae, Riodininae: Abisara neophron chelina


The Malay Yeoman - Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae: Cirrochroa emalea emalea -


The Malay Yeoman - Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae: Cirrochroa emalea emalea


The Siamese Junglequeen - Nymphalidae, Morphinae: Stichophtalma louisa siamensis


The Siamese Junglequeen - Nymphalidae, Morphinae: Stichophtalma louisa siamensis

[Angiud]

The Hainan Dawnfly ♂ - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita hainana hainana


The Hainan Dawnfly ♀ - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita hainana hainana


The Fulvous Dawnfly - Hesperiidae, Pyrginae: Capita phanaeus falta


Lancer - Could be Pyroneura margherita or as my friend Suphat suggests, P.callineura


Unidentified skipper


The White-tipped Palmer - Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae: Lothongus calathus balta


The Yellow Lancer - Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae: Plastinigia pellonia

[Painted Jezebel]

The upperside of the Cirrachroa species looks much, much closer to C. emalea emalea. Are you sure! The underside is the same, I think.

The SE ssp. of the JungleQueen is stunning. Shame about S. cambodia!

Great Hesperiidae photos!

[Angiud]

You are right about the Cirrochroa.

I got the ID from my local friends.

[Banded Yeoman]

Beautiful junglequeen!!!

The underside almost looks pearlescent!
I'm guessing it must be quite large..

[moloch]

Beautiful photos, Antonio. Love the shots of the junglequeen!

[Angiud]

Any input on the two missing Hesperiidae??

[Painted Jezebel]

One is a Taractrocera sp., no apiculus, but I do not want to go further.

[Psyche]

Post 2.

No. 4 should be Pyroneura perakana.
P. perakana have FW costa (space 12) from midway orange to the base ; in both callineura & margherita it is dark brown.
A bit of the costal base on the FW upperside can be seen to be orange.

The HW costa basal margin pf P. margherita is marked white.
http://www.insect-hunter.com/attachm...8%A1-jpg.2261/
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/309...ura-margherita

No. 5. Likely Potanthus ganda.
Spotting as for P. ganda ;FW spot 3 outer margin concave;HW no spot 6, veis hardly darkened.

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Post 2.

No. 4 should be Pyroneura perakana.
P. perakana have FW costa (space 12) from midway orange to the base ; in both callineura & margherita it is dark brown.
A bit of the costal base on the FW upperside can be seen to be orange.

No. 5. Likely Potanthus ganda.
Spotting as for P. ganda ;FW spot 3 outer margin concave;HW no spot 6, veis hardly darkened.

Interesting, I am not aware that Pyroneura perakana has yet been found in Thailand outside the peninsular. I may well be a bit behind times.

Are you sure about Potanthus ganda?