Butterfly photos from Taman Negara, June 2011

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Royal Assyrians (Terinos terpander) were the most numerous at the Bukit Teresik lookouts.





Limenitidinae

Lance Sergeant (Athyma pravara)



Neptis duryodana (thanks, Seow)



Neptis miah. I saw this nicely marked butterfly on a single occasion at the first lookout of Bukit Teresik.





Common Lascar (Pantoporia hordonia):

[Psyche]

Yes, it is N. duryodana. The forewing spots have white lines enhancing their outer margins.

TL Seow

[moloch]

Thanks for your help, Seow.


Nymphalinae

Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana): I only saw a few of these and all were in the gardens of the resort.




Asian Leaf Butterfly (Kallima limborgii): This amazing butterfly was in the forest near Lubok Simpon.




Morphinae


Tufted Jungleking (Thauria aliris): seen occasionally. They seemed to be the most common early in the morning along the trail up Bukit Teresik.





female Dark Blue Jungle Glory (Thaumantis klugius) (thanks, Seow)



male Dark Blue Jungle Glory (Thaumantis klugius) (thanks, Seow)




female Saturn (Zeuxidia amethystus.) (thanks, Seow): Was attracted to the lights of the men's washroom at the hostel.




Amathusia schoenbergi (thanks, Seow): This is a record shot of one that flushed and then perched a couple of meters up in a tree. It was in rainforest on the upper slope of Bukit Teresik.

[moloch]

Danainae

Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris)




Dwarf Crow (Euploea tulliolus): I saw a few of these near the lookouts of Bukit Teresik.



Magpie Crow (Euploea radamanthus): a common species along the Tahan River and in the campground of the resort.




Satyrinae


Melanitis phedima: Two seen beneath a fruiting fig tree on the grounds of the Mutiara Resort.



Mycalesis maianeas: This nice bush brown was only seen a few times along the Tahan River.




Mycalesis patiana




Purple Bush Brown (Mycalesis orseis) (thanks, Seow)




Mycalesis intermedia (thanks, Seow)

[Bluebottle]

Watching David posting is like watching the recently screened 24-hours Harry Porter movie marathon. Best still it never ends. It just get better and better

The leaf butterfly, Tufted Jungleking, Mycalesis maianeas are beautiful

[Psyche]

You certainly gets quite a haul of the rarer species, David.

Both Jungle-Glories are T. klugius-top-female; bottom-male.
In T. odana the wing bases are strongly banded, & the dark line ends on top of the big eyespot (not beside it).

Saturn (Z. amethystus) female. Both eyespots are large & wider than the tornal lobe (folded up here.)
In Z. doubledayi the spots are much smaller & fit into the diameter of the lobe.

A rarity, Amathusia ochraceofusca. The outer margin of the big brown median band is very irregular on the forewing , but less than in A. schoenbergi.
This band tapers upwards to the costal margin, but not obvious here because of perspective distortion.
( Correction: This is actually Amathusia schoenbergi )

Mycalesis orseis is correct.

Mycalesis intermedia. Forewing with (usually) two spots. Strong white shading to the outside of the eyespots.
Hindwing indentation line sharp pointed at apex (giving it a triangular appearance).
Lower two big eyespots (in space 2 & 3) very large, but not in line with the one below. (In M. mineus) they are in line.
Note lines across the forewings can cause confusion with M. perseoides.
See C&P4's Plate 16/22.

TL Seow

[moloch]

Watching David posting is like watching the recently screened 24-hours Harry Porter movie marathon. Best still it never ends. It just get better and better

haha! It will end before long. I just have to make the most of it for the moment since it will be awhile before I can return to Malaysia.


Thanks so much for the help, Seow. I appreciate the detail that you provide. I'll have more that need your expertise for identification.



Common Three-Ring (Ypthima pandocus)



Common Four-Ring (Ypthima huebneri)




Common Five-Ring (Ypthima baldus)?




I think that these are both Malayan Six-Ring (Ypthima fasciata) since the ocelli are arranged in a fairly straight line. Is that right?





Xanthotaenia busiris:





Common Palmfly (I]Elymnias hypermnestra[/I])

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Erites argentina: I only saw this species twice along the Tahan River track. These both remained near the ground in deep shade.



Ragadia makuta: Another small brown that I encountered a couple of times along the Tahan River.



Coelites epiminthia (thanks, Seow): A fairly large brown that lived in the depths of the forest. It was usually hard to approach and often was startled by the pre-flash.




Common Faun (Faunis canens): I know, it is a member of amathusiini but it is a drab butterfly so it might as well be an honourary brown.




RIODINIDAE

Spotted Judy (Abisara geza): Only seen a few times in ginger thickets along the Tahan River.



Lesser Harlequin (Laxita thuisto): Only a few seen but this was the most common of the harlequins that I encountered.





Paralaxita orphna (thanks, Seow) It had a white spot (not bar) on the upper wings.

[Psyche]

First an oopsie to be corrected.

The Palmking is Amathusia schoenbergi and not A. ochraceofusca.
With individual variations the two can look very similar.
In the correct perspective the indentations on the outer margin of the band are actually quite deep.
There are other features to indicate this is A. schoenbergi.
The outer margin of the median band on the hindwing just below the upper eyespot have a couple of notches.
The submedian band on the hindwing (pale band just inside the median band) is strongly notched by the veins. This is not so in ochraceofusca.

The Five-ring is Y. horsfieldii. The eyespots are small & separate. The rest are correct.

Coelites epiminthia. Note 5 pale spots.

The Red Harlequin is Paralaxita orphna. There are some missing spots on the forewing and extensive black areas.

TL Seow

[moloch]

Thanks for your help, Seow.


Paralaxita orphna?




PAPILIONIDAE

Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon): By far, the most common Graphium. I rarely saw them with open wings like this.




Blue Jay (Graphium evamon):




Graphium eurypylus



Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon)



Spotted Jay (Graphium arycles): I only saw these once at the Kelah Sanctuary.



Five-bar Swallowtail (Pathysa antiphates): This one was practically standing on its head while puddling.