North Sulawesi

[Angiud]

Few shots from the first day, at Bogani Nani (Wartabone) National Park, in the forest:


Kohinoor


Faunis cfr. menado


UnID Satyrinae

[Leopard Lacewing]

Wow! Looks like you guys had a productive trip... can't wait to see more pics!

[Painted Jezebel]

Wow! Looks like you guys had a productive trip:

Actually No! This was a very disappointing trip. Never, ever, use a tour agency, unless they understand your requirements. It became perfectly clear early on that the tour operator had no idea of what we wanted. They wanted us to be birders, or normal tourists.

But, then again, they have never had to deal with entomologists.

[Glorious Begum]

A few from me.

[teotp]

A few from me.

1. Polyura cognata cognata (male)
2. Caleta caleta. Two subspecies: subsp caleta (north and central Sulawesi); subsp kalawara (central Sulawesi).
3. Amathuxidia plateni plateni (north Sulawesi).
4. Everes lacturnus.

Teo T P

[atronox]

The kohinoor is probably the related sp Amathuxidia plateni

[Angiud]

The Orange Albatross


The Green Dragontail

Dragontail Peeing?

Appias nero or Appias zarinda ?

[Archduke]

The Orange Albatross


The Green Dragontail

Dragontail Peeing?

Appias nero or Appias zarinda ?

Wow, solid shot of that Dragontail!

[teotp]

The Orange Albatross


The Green Dragontail

Dragontail Peeing?

Appias nero or Appias zarinda ?

Yata (1981) and Yata et al (2010) stated: Appias zarinda is closely resembles A. nero, but is readily distinguished from the male of the later by the sharply pointed forewing apex, both wings (upperside) without markings and veins not black dusted.

Two subspecies of Lamproptera meges recorded from Sulawesi: ennius (north, central, south and southeast Sulawesi and Kep. Banggai - Peleng) and akirai (South Sulawesi).

Teo T P

[teotp]

[QUOTE=Angiud;113153]Few shots from the first day, at Bogani Nani (Wartabone) National Park, in the forest:


Kohinoor

Amathuxidia plateni (Staudinger, 1887). Common name: Platen's Kohinoor. Four subspecies recorded from Sulawesi: plateni (N. Sulawesi), iamos (Central & south Sulawesi), pelengensis (Kepulauan Banggai, Peleng) and suprema (Kep. Sula -Mangole, Sanana).


Faunis cfr. menado

You are right Antonio. Faunis menado (Hewitson, 1865). Nine subspecies reported but subsp. menado from north Sulawesi.


UnID Satyrinae

Tentatively id as Lohora (Lohora) ophthalimicus (Westwood, 1888). Range: North and eastern Sulawesi. Lohora spp. show very little differentiation in their genitalia or alar (androconial) organs, and identification of certain species presents difficulties (Vane-Wright & H. Fermon, 2003).

Refs.: Vane-Wright & R. de Jong, 2003; D'Abrera, 1985; Vane-Wright & H. Fermon, 2003.

Teo T P