North Sulawesi

[teotp]

Some more, but I am getting towards the end of this part of the trip.

1&2) The only Riodinid we came across, Abisara kausambi sabina
3) Hypolycaena sipylus giscon - I have tried to reduce the pinkish wash caused by reflection of the flash from the plant it was sitting on. This is as far as I could get without completely ruining the butt!
4) This may be an Antheme sp. Note the 3 pairs of small tails on the hindwing.
5) No idea!
5) Also help needed. (Found in my Zizina otis file, but the hindwing submarginal markings are different.
7) A Jamides sp.

Only four 'record purposes only' photos left, from me, before I start on the Highlands photos.

RE: #132.

1. & 2. Abisara echerius bugiana (male).
3. Same as id.
4. Anthene lycaenina.
5. Catopyrops ancyra subfestivus.
7. Jamides celeno optimus.

6. This butterfly belongs to the Lycaenopsis group. I have to go through the keys in "Blue butterflies of the Lycaenopsis group - by J. N. Eliot & A. Kawazoe" and will let you know the id later.

Teo T P

Les, IF YOU HAVE A UPPERSIDE FOR 6., PLEASE SHOW IT.

6. Udara dilecta thoria.

Teo T P

[Glorious Begum]

moved to http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=12823

[Glorious Begum]

moved to http://www.butterflycircle.com/forum...ad.php?t=12823

[teotp]

1.





2. This looks like the butterfly with the snout.






3.

RE# 138.

1. & 2. Danaus genutia leucoglene.
5. & 6. Hypolimnas diomea diomea..

Nelson: It is Libythea species. Any uppersides for 3. and 4. Are they the same specimen?

Teo T P

3. & 4. Libythea geoffroyi celebensis. Igarashi & Fukuda (2000) documented and also illustrated it's life history (Plate 238, page 532).

Teo T P

[bluefin]

RE# 138.

1. & 2. Danaus genutia leucoglene.
5. & 6. Hypolimnas diomea diomea..

Nelson: It is Libythea species. Any uppersides for 3. and 4. Are they the same specimen?

Teo T P

Unfortunately there are no upperside shots. This one is very skittish and those are already highly cropped pictures.

Thanks Teo.

[atronox]

4. Anthene lycaenina.
Teo T P

Hi, Mr Teo, i double checked with the funet website and d' abrera, the only Anthene on Sulawesi are licates, philo and villosa

[teotp]

1. Anthene lycaenina




2.




3.



4. Catopyrops ancyra subfestivus.





Cyrestis thyonneus celebensis





Pareronia tritaea tritaea (male)





Hypolycaena sipylus giscon

RE: # 139.

2. Everes lacturnus.
3. Jamides celeno optimus.
Others: As id.

Teo T P

[teotp]

Hestinalis divona

Beautiful photos of Hestinalis divona, especially the yellow proboscis in second picture. Excellent, LC!

Teo T P

[Painted Jezebel]

Hi, Mr Teo, i double checked with the funet website and d' abrera, the only Anthene on Sulawesi are licates, philo and villosa

There are four species on Sulawesi. A. licates, A. philo, A. villosa and A. lycaenina. (Vane-Wright and de Jong 2003).

LC, your posts #142 & 143 show species from the Highlands, can you repost them on the thread deliberately set up for that area after Sunny's statement that this thread was too messy!

There are only two members of the Libythea (Beaks) on Sulawesi. From the suffused markings, this looks more like L. geoffroy celebensis, to me.

[Painted Jezebel]

Re Post #132 and reply #141.

Thanks very much for the IDs. And I was so sure of the Abisara sp. (pics 1&2)! Duly corrected.

Sorry, no upperside of the Udara sp.