Butterfly Sightings in Hong Kong 2016

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow for highlighting the possible distinguishing differences between S. minutus and S. gremius
Here are two more shots (same individual) flitting around at the same location as the mating pair - it has a tendency to open its wings once it perched.

[Psyche]

These two species can be very confusing sometimes.

The markings are so variable that they seem to overlaps sometime.

Typically male gremius have 3 subapical spots & female two; cellspots variable in both sexes.
HW underside typically three prominent spots in space 1b, 2, & 3.
http://butterflycircle.blogspot.my/2...-palm-bob.html

S. minutus have 2 subapical spots or less.cellspots variable.
HW underside may be white shaded; 2 prominent spots in space 1b & 2, spot 3 being absent or vestigial.
http://wingscales.com/content/record/569-1-44077.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f...2/3S7_7981.jpg
http://wingscales.com/content/record/570-1-8f2ec.jpg
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...utusaditia.jpg


So there is a strong suggestion this S. minutus aditia.
However, the spots have a pale ring & this is only seen in S. gremius.

It appears this is a localised colony of S. gremius with small & reduced spots.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow
14. Artipe eryx
15. Parathyma sulpitia
16. Astictopterus jama
17. Hyarotis adrastus

[Peacock Royal]

The weather in HK in the last few weekends were not good. Anyway, I still ventured out (caught in the passing rains a number of times) to some country parks. Here are some shots.

18. Parathyma sulpitia
19. Mycalesis zonata - to be comfirmed.
20. Mycalesis mineus(dsf) ?
21. Mycalesis mineus(dsf) or something else?
22. Melanitis phedima(dsf)
23. Neptis clinia - to be confirmed.
24. Euthalia lubentina
25. Pithecops corvus
26. Ypthima baldus(dsf)

[Psyche]

Post 14.

19 Mycalesis zonata is right ;M. mineus have the white band quite straight & wings less angular.
M.mineus Thailand.
http://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/g...sis-mineus.jpg

20. M zonata dsf.
https://tlankau.smugmug.com/Animals/...IMG_8998-M.jpg
M. mineus dsf India.
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com...08626-001a.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...W_IMG_4180.jpg

21. M. sangaica. wings rounded basal area with fine striations see.
wsf & dsf. Taiwan
http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/uploads...a%20mara_a.jpg
http://eoldata.taibif.tw/files/eolda...52/n54-2-2.jpg

23. Neptis nata. N. clinia has a small white triangle at the base of space 3 as part of the white HW band.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow
24. Mahathala ameria
25. Odontoptilum-angulatum
26. Cepora nerissa
27. Zographetus satwa.
28. Mycalesis zonata(intermediate-form)?
29 and 30 : Neptis sp
31. Neopithecops zalmora

[Psyche]

28 Mycalesis zonata probably as dsf variant.
Ided by more angular wings & HW upper 3 spots in a straight line.
wsf.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/420/1...dae9d6a101.jpg

29,30. Neptis clinia.
Typically with cellend triangular spot long & narrow.
HW white band lower margin with a triangular spot which is the base of space 3, readily seen in underside view,
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim1/720120010.html

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow
Yet another stormy Saturday morning.

31 and 32 : I guess it may be the Telicota ancilla ??

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33. Parnara sp ??


34. Potanthus confucius


35. Another Potanthus confucius at a different location



36. Erionata torus


37. Caprona alida


38. Shot on a hill top - likely to be the Ypthima imitans ?

[Psyche]

Post 18.

31, 32, & 34. Telicota bambusae horisha.
In the past T. ancilla encompass two discontinuous populations in continental Asia & Australia.
The Asian population are now separated as T. bambusae from the Australian T. ancilla.

SSp horisha in south China & Taiwan is particularly confusing. It has long veinstripes & a yellow patch at the base of space 2 and so closely resembles T. colon.

T. bambusae horisha. male brand is straight.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/321/1...d5be729c_o.jpg
T. bambusa bambusae.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...Saji_ad012.jpg

T. colon :male brand is slightly curved & placed near the inner edgw of the black space.
N. Vietnam
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sWauvTp53Z...0/s1600/51.jpg

T. besta : spots without veinstripes & brand placed near inner edge as in T. colon.
HK.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/56/186...f94f8404_b.jpg

33. Parnara bada.
According to Chiba & Eliot , P. ganga lacks HW spot 6 so it can not be P. ganga.
It can not be P. guttata as the HW spots in guttata are very distinctive.

38. as Y. imitans.The very similar Y. watsoni does not occur in HK.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow

39a. Athyma nefte


39b. Athyma nefte


40a. Argyreus hyperbius


40b. Argyreus hyperbius


41. Chilades lajus


42.Iraota timoleon


43. Ypthima lisandra ??


44. Euthalia niepelti ?