North Sulawesi

[teotp]

My final odds and sods from Bogani Nani NP, before moving on to Kali Waterfall, nr. Manado.

1&2) There are too many Hypolimnas sp. on Sulawesi for me to be 100% posivie of this ones ID.
3) Normally, I would immediately say Zizina otis, but I think that there may be others with similar markings, eg. Bothrina, Pseudobothrina sp.
4) Mycalesis sp. My brain shuts down when it comes to this genus!
5) I originally thought this was Eurema nicevillei. However, on return home, I discovered that that species is not on Sulawesi.

I will start a separate thread for the Hesperiidae, as that could become quite messy!

1. & 2. Hypolimnas bolina bolina.
3. Zizina otis. (Note: I don't think the small marking is a spot in the cell on underside forewing.).
3. Sorry, unable to id.
4. Any upperside shot to clarify it is Eurema hecabe latimargo.

Teo T P

[Painted Jezebel]

3. Sorry, unable to id.
4. Any upperside shot to clarify it is Eurema hecabe latimargo.

Teo T P

3)I must admit I did not expect an ID, owing to the poor quality of the photo! But unless one asks......!
4) The species was very common, and had the forewing black border extending along the dorsum, like E. nicevillei. Unfortunatley, no upperside shot!

[bluefin]

It is a highlight of the trip to sight the below 2 Graphium.
Hopefully I get the ID right for both.

Graphium rhesus is of similar size to the Five Bar Swordtail and it only stops intermittently, it simply does not pay attention to our Formula B. Graphium androcles is huge and it will definitely make its presence felt when in flight. it also does not give a hoot to the Formula B.

Hopefully we will be able to get a picture of Graphium dorcus butungensis and also have better shots of the below 2 when we visit Sulawesi again. (Most Probably South Sulawesi)



Graphium rhesus rhesus






Graphium androcles androcles

[Painted Jezebel]

Beautiful, Nelson. I never managed shots of either!

[teotp]

RE #77

1. Lexias aeetes aeetes (female). (Also illustrated by D'Abrera 's Butts. of Oriental Reg. Pt. 2 page 366, 1985.)
2. & 3. As id.
4. & 5. Hypolimna diomea diomea.
6. Ypthima nynias nynias. (Any upperside?)
7. Ypthima loryma.
8. Danaus ismare alba (N. Sulawesi), but the wing patterns of your butterfly(underside) looks similar to D. ismare isomareola figured by Yata et al (1981) in Butterflies of SEA Islands vol.2 page 125, which collected at Talaud.
9. Zizula hylax hylax.
10. Lamasia lyncides lyncides. (Also figured by D'Abrera in Butts. of Oriental Reg. Pt. 3, page 335, 1986).

Teo T P

[Glorious Begum]

It is a highlight of the trip to sight the below 2 Graphium.
Hopefully I get the ID right for both.

Graphium rhesus is of similar size to the Five Bar Swordtail and it only stops intermittently, it simply does not pay attention to our Formula B. Graphium androcles is huge and it will definitely make its presence felt when in flight. it also does not give a hoot to the Formula B.

Hopefully we will be able to get a picture of Graphium dorcus butungensis and also have better shots of the below 2 when we visit Sulawesi again. (Most Probably South Sulawesi)



Graphium rhesus rhesus






Graphium androcles androcles

Very nice Nelson, I missed both also.

[bluefin]

Very nice Nelson, I missed both also.

Thanks LC. No problem lah, we go back and nail these two.

[bluefin]

Thanks again to Teo, Seow, Aaron, Sunny and Les for spending your invaluable time and knowledge in IDing the butties.

[Painted Jezebel]

My last 3 for this particular thread.

1) An Allotinus species - I do not expect an ID, this is just to confirm we saw one!
2) Cethosia sp. - Normally, on Samui, I find this Genus to be excellent models. This one was different, refusing to come down to a decent height.
3) A beautiful butterfly, Papilio peranthus insulicola, or it would be if pristine. This was the only one we saw who posed. It was not uncommon, but every one we saw was flying fast, so we have had to make do with this very worn specimen!

[teotp]

3)I must admit I did not expect an ID, owing to the poor quality of the photo! But unless one asks......!
4) The species was very common, and had the forewing black border extending along the dorsum, like E. nicevillei. Unfortunatley, no upperside shot!

4. Eurema alitha alitha (2 cell spots on upp fw). The other two species E. blanda norbana and E. tominia tominia which have the black distal border continued along the dorsum but both with 3 and 1 cell spot recpectively (Yata et al, 1981).

Teo T P