Fraser's Hill Outing - 7-10 Aug 2011

[Painted Jezebel]

Post 29

The little skipper which have the marking of a Halpe species is actually Aeromachus pygmaeus, a skipper normally found in the north. Note very short blunt antennae without apiculus.

This leaves the puzzling no. 25.
I have look through the Castniid moths and nothing like it is seen.
It looks like a Lycaenid but the antennae are too long.

TL Seow

You just beat me on the Aeromachus pygmaeus, though its location left me puzzled. I had that 'gut feeling' that it was not a Halpe sp., so I had to check what else it could be.

The odd Lycaenid struck me immediately as a worn or aberrant Una usta, but I see what you mean about the length of the antennae. Curious!

You guys must have had a ball, so many wonderful species, and so many skippers to get ones teeth into. Never been there, and I must rectify the situation next year.

[Commander]

The odd Lycaenid struck me immediately as a worn or aberrant Una usta, but I see what you mean about the length of the antennae. Curious!

I concur with that view, Les. Being there, I also noticed this rather worn -out Una usta puddling. I didn't shoot it because of its condition. The apparently shorter antennae could be due to the perspective of the shot when it was taken and the position of the antennae.

[Psyche]

I concur with that view, Les. Being there, I also noticed this rather worn -out Una usta puddling. I didn't shoot it because of its condition. The apparently shorter antennae could be due to the perspective of the shot when it was taken and the position of the antennae.

Great! It didn't even cross my mind.
I kept thinking where in the world is there a Lycaenid with so few spots.

TL Seow

[Great Mormon]

Thanks Ant. I've replaced the first 2 photos. Like it when people tell me something is wrong with my photos

The pictures look great now with the sharpening toned down.

[Commander]

Great! It didn't even cross my mind.
I kept thinking where in the world is there a Lycaenid with so few spots.

The weather up there was sunny in the morning, and thunderstorms in the afternoons. The heavy rainfall and strong winds must've battered quite a few of these butts, as we saw really bashed-up Lycaenids. I saw another Udara that had only half its hindwings left, and it appeared so different at a glance.

Through the nights, we heard thunder some distance away. We also heard news that a landslide at Cameron Highlands claimed some seven lives. Luckily, the rains didn't affect Fraser's Hill when we were there, even though that afternoon when we were caught in a storm, we could see a 'river' of water coming down the road when we were at Jeriau Waterfalls. It's scary when you think of what a bigger storm could bring!

[Great Mormon]

A few more shots....

Chocolate Tiger (Parantica melaneus sinopion)


Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida vasava)


Malayan Plum Judy (Abisara saturata kausambiodes)


Lance Sergeant (Athyma pravara helma)


Red Helen (Papilio helenus helenus)


Sunbeam (Curetis insularis pseudoinsularis)


A moth that I thought was a skipper

[Bluebottle]

Last few butt shots...

L26 Euthalia ipona (male)
L27 A very thirsty Spindasis kutu
L28 Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus (The Common Punchinello)
L29 Same as Chng's species 25, a worn Una-usta?
L30 Arphopla horsfieldi, with green upperside
L31 Paduca-fasciata
L32 Halpe arcuata

[Painted Jezebel]

Nice photos Loke, as always.

No. 28 is Zemeros flegyas albipunctatus ( The Common Punchinello).

I have to question your id of No. 26. The blue band appears the wrong shape to me. To my mind it is closer to a male of the much more interesting Euthalia ipona. I wonder what Seow makes of it?

[Bluebottle]

A few environmental shots...

i. Dawn
ii. Benjamin in action
iii. Bobby in action
iv. Khew taking a break
v. Chng in serious butt hunting mode
Ant, as requested, I didn't put up your 'action' shot

vi. Heading home. It rained all the way from Rawang to Pagoh (Johor)

[Great Mormon]

Ant, as requested, I didn't put up your 'action' shot

hahaha, anything but that embarrassing shot please :P