Some Butterfly Sighting Records in 2012

[moloch]

Very nice shots, Federick. I found that the straps of my binocular/camera were always attactive to something when I placed these on the ground. It certainly does not take the butterflies long to find something like this.

Regards,

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks David

A few recent shots.

1. Neptis hylas papaja (Common Sailor)
2. Arhopala epimuta epiala (Common Disc Oakblue)
3. Mycalesis fusca fusca (Malayan Bush Brown)
4a and 4b : Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue)
5. Which Miletus ?

[Psyche]

2 is A. major male (In A. epimuta, forewing spot 4(lowest here) is dilocated outwards; hindwing spot 6 is astride spot 5 & cellend bar; upperside is all blue in the male.)

5 is Miletus symethus male. ( forewing apex whitish, subapical spots ill-defined or obsolete; Hindwing postdiscal spots lunulate.)

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Cher Hern for providing the transport to Panti Forest with two fantastic shooting companions Sunny and Loke. Very nice weather but extremely humid in the forest.

The "base camp" was disgustingly dirty - litter, discarded food, raw and cooked, cans and human waste attracted thousands of flies.

Here are some of my shots
1. Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes (Constable)
2. Terinos atlita teuthras ?
3 and 4 : Cirrochroa tyche rotundata ?
5. Which Sunbeam ? Curetis regula ?
6 and 7. Cyrestis themire themire (different individuals)
8. Arnetta verones (Sumatran Bob)
9. ??
10. Which Arhopala ?

[Psyche]

5. Curetis tagalica jopa. Black banded legs. Hindwing lunulate spot in space 6 set inside that of space 7 & space 5.
( In C. regula the lunulate spots in space 6 & 7 are flush or in line.)

9. Astictopteru jama jama.

10. Arhopala epimuta epiala.
This can only keyed out as A. epimuta or agesilaus; spot 4 is slightly shifted out & other features ruled out A. agesilaus.
Note lack of tornal white dot in this individual.

TL Seow
PS. The rest are correct.

[Peacock Royal]

Many thanks Dr Seow.
Here are a few more shots from Panti

1. A glimps of the upperside of Curetis tagalica jopa
2. Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa maximinianus)
3 and 4 : Great Assyrian (Terinos atlita teuthras) - same specimen
5 and 6 : Malay Staff Sergeant (Athyma reta moorei )
7. Constable (Dichorragia nesimachus deiokes) - most beautiful butterfly species in this trip - but no chance for more shots !!
8. Blue Jay (Graphium evemon eventus)
9. Five bar Swordtail (Pathysa antiphates itamputi )
10 and 11 : The Malay Yeoman (Cirrochroa emalea emalea

[moloch]

Very nice, Federick. How often do you see Great Assyrians? I've only seen one and that was on my last trip to The Gap area.

Constables are such beautiful butterflies. It always is nice to see photos of those.


Regards,

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks David.
I can't answer if The Great Assyrian is common - however, this was my first time sighting at least 3 or 4 of them. Perhaps someone could answer that question.

[Peacock Royal]

A few shots taken from last few outings in Singapore

1 and 2 : Malayan Lascar (Lasippa tiga siaka)
3. The Plain Plushblue (Flos apidanus saturatus)
4. Horsfield's Baron (Tanaecia iapis puseda)

[Peacock Royal]

Just a few shots first.

1. Thauria aliris pseudaliris (Tufted Jungle King)
2. Papilio palinurus palinurus (Banded Peacock) - a long-distance shot.
3. Troides amphrysus ruficollis (Malayan Birdwing)
4. Troides brookiana albescens (Rajah Brooke's Birdwing) - first time shooting a female.
5. Chliaria othona semanga (Orchid Tit) - ??
6. Pathysa macareus perakensis (Lesser Zebra)