Thanks, Les and Seow.
Seow, those Lethe are certainly dimorphic. I did not recognize these at all as being the same species. Thanks to you and Les for your help with the identifications.
Regards,
David
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Thanks, Les and Seow.
Seow, those Lethe are certainly dimorphic. I did not recognize these at all as being the same species. Thanks to you and Les for your help with the identifications.
Regards,
David
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Thanks for the correction, it was why I wanted the 'look-alike' part added in, as I felt that it could not be that.Originally Posted by Psyche
I hope to see the giant M. pitana some day, it sounds great.
As for the Lethe, L. darena was one of four species I have found to be in Borneo, but not in The Peninsular or Thailand, namely L. darena, L. delila, L. dora and L. perimede. I could not find any photos on the net, so had to give up! Idiot that I am, I forfot that C&P4 often includes Bornean species in the keys!!!
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Didn't realised there is one more in Sabah.
As you can see Lethe 2 is the male L. darena from this website.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/59592328/Butterflies-W-Java
Lethe 1 is either female L. darena or L. perimede.
TL Seow
PS. Lethe 1 should be L. perimede.
The female of L. darena should have a white cross band.
http://ia600306.us.archive.org/BookR...ale=4&rotate=0
Last edited by Psyche; 10-Apr-2012 at 10:44 AM. Reason: PS.
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Thanks for the clarification, Seow. I have updated the labels accordingly.
Lethe delila. (thanks, Seow). I saw this butterfly once near the park headquarters. It remained in a bamboo thicket and landed on leaves about 3-4m above the ground.
Malayan Owl Butterfly (Neorina lowii). Observed near fallen fruit along the trail to the Rafflesias at the Rafflesia Centre.
Faunis gracilis. Several observed along the track to Langanan Falls, Poring Hot Springs.
Thaumantis noureddin chartra Les suggested this species due to the wing shape. He also indicated that this is the only race of the species in Borneo. I saw a few of these in the orchid garden of Poring Hot Springs and another at the Rafflesia Centre. All of them had this unusual reddish-brown colour.
Palm King (Amathusia phidippus). (thanks, Seow). It was attracted to the lights of the ticket office at Poring Hot Springs.
Clipper (Parthenos sylvia). Numerous in the butterfly garden of Poring Hot Springs.
Jester (Symbrenthia hippoclus) Several seen in the butterfly garden area of Poring Hot Springs.
Last edited by moloch; 11-Apr-2012 at 05:33 PM.
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Athyma asura Found on the walkway in the buttefly garden of Poring Hot Springs. I think it to be this species due to the black-centred white spots on the outer upper wings.
Neptis nata) (thanks, Seow) Butterfly garden of Poring Hot Springs. Seow's comment was "abdomen not banded; hindwing band narrow; forewing discal spot at dorsum triangular".
Common Sailor (Neptis hylas) Near our hotel in Kota Kinabalu.
Amnosia decora (thanks, Seow). I saw two and both habitually landed beneath fern leaves along the Langanan Falls track.
Blue Knight (Kaniska canace). One was seen at the Rafflesia Centre and others along the road to the summit trail, Mt. Kinabalu.
Last edited by moloch; 11-Apr-2012 at 04:55 PM.
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Black-tipped Archduke (Lexias dirtea). Rafflesia Centre.
Tanacea iapis. The blue on the upper wing seems to have an irregular edge unlike the T. godartii that I photographed at Taman Negara.
Vagrant (Vagrans egista). A few were seen near the headquarters of Mt. Kinabalu.
Kinabalu White-banded Count (Tanaecia amisa) (thanks, Les and Seow, for all of your work to track down this identification). I saw it a few times near the headquarters of Mt. Kinabalu. It generally was shy although I did miss a couple of good photographic opportunities.
Blue Begum (Prothoe franck borneensis) (thanks, Les, for the race info). I saw this butterfly at the Rafflesia Centre. It was quite dull when compared to the race at Taman Negara.
Last edited by moloch; 14-Apr-2012 at 09:04 AM.
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Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris). Poring Hot Springs.
Plain Tiger (Danaus genutia). Poring Hot Springs
Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia) I assume that it is this species although it has very little yellow when compared with those from the peninsula. This one was found at the Rafflesia Centre.
Black-and-White Helen (Papilio nephelus). Photographed at the orchid garden of Poring Hot Springs.
Chilasa paradoxa telesicles (thanks, Les and Seow) It did look papiliond-like rather than crow-like to me. This one was puddling in the butterfly garden but it was in an area where I was not allowed to walk. I therefore could not get close to it for photos.
Banded Angle (Odontoptilum pygela). In the butterfly garden of Poring Hot Springs and also in an area where I was not allowed to walk.
Creteus cyrina cyrina (thanks, Les and Seow). This was a strange and "hairy" skipper that was active on Mt. Kinabalu on a misty day. It was found at the top of the Silau-Silau Track.
Last edited by moloch; 11-Apr-2012 at 04:50 PM.
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Post 14.
1. should be Lethe delila.
2. Amathusia phiddipus.(hindwing subdiscal pale band( just to inside of main band) not notched by veins, & broader than inner dark band; main(or discal) band often narrower than the postdiscal band on forewing.)
3. Symbrenthia hippoclus.(cellular bar upper margin not so strongly notched; hindwing orange submarginal band's upper end narrow.)
Post 15.
1. Athyma asura is correct.
2. Neptis nata. (abdomen not banded; hindwing band narrow; forewing discal spot at dorsum triangular.
3. Neptis hylas is correct.
4. Amnosia decora.
TL Seow
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Post 16.
The blue baron here is Tanaecia iapis.
Note the other one in Taman Negara is Tanaecia godartii not T. iapis.
The white banded one I have no idea. Have search thru all the Asiatic genera in Limenitinae. No luck.
Post 17
C. paradoxa is correct. Note typical papilionid head ,large eyes & upturn antennal clubs.
An amazing skipper, but again I have no idea where to search for its identity.
TL Seow
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Post 16: The upperside looks very much like Parasarpa dudu, but I the underside is wrong, I think it must be a closely related species, but can not fine one!Post 16.
The white banded one I have no idea. Have search thru all the Asiatic genera in Limenitinae. No luck.
Post 17
An amazing skipper, but again I have no idea where to search for its identity.
TL Seow
Post 17: I think it is Creteus cyrina cyrina, whose type location is Brunei. Funet gives no ssp., but the is a photo of a different Indian ssp. here, http://www.flickriver.com/photos/siddiqui/5055504027/ , which appears very similar, including the hind wing spots. Incidentally, Ek-Amnuay gives this species from Northern Thailand as the nominate ssp. I think this must be wrong, and should be the Indian ssp. C. cyrina parca.
Sorry, David, a couple of corrections:
1)The Blue Begum is P. f. borneensis.
2) The Yellow Glassy Tiger is Parantica aspasia.
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