Bubble Tea Land Again

[bluefin]

Fine food, low airfares, meeting your schedule, and lots and lots a beautiful butterflies to photograph... as only you can do. Great! William

Thanks William.

[bluefin]

33 Hestina assimilis formosana






34 Euthalia-formosana

A worn out specimen of this huge butterfly. The color of the pristine specimen of this butterfly is simply beautiful. One of the targeted butty for my next Taiwan trip.





35 Polyura narcaea meghaduta

Never managed to get a good shot of this targeted beauty as well. Only saw 1, which stayed high up on the tree. Will try to get a good shot for my next trip.

[bluefin]

Here's the last set of pictures from me.


36 Timelaea albescens formosana







37 Sephisa chandra androdamas-Male






Sephisa chandra androdamas-Female

[Commander]

The last 3 are spectacular! That's the dead snake carcass that you were telling me about?

[moloch]

Fantastic, Nelson. Great to see these photos from Taiwan. I really liked the two Ixias shots, a lovely pierid. The Papilio hermosanus was also very nice. The colour of the Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus seemed really different to the congeners in Malaysia.

Wow, Sephisa is a gorgeous genus. I don't remember seeing pics of those before. Loved the Timelaea as well.

Your shots, as usual, were superb.

Regards,
David

[Painted Jezebel]

I agree with all comments. Superb pictures of fascinating butts and locations.

I was not expecting so much from you from this trip owing to the time of year. Wrong!!!! . My geography was dramatically off, I had thought Taiwan was much further north, but I see part of the island is still within the tropics. It looks as if it can provide interest all year round.

[bluefin]

The last 3 are spectacular! That's the dead snake carcass that you were telling me about?

Yep, those were my favorites too and they are on my target list for this trip as I have been monitoring what the locals are shooting at this time of the year. Yep, the Timelaea and the male Sephisa are feeding on a dead snake carcass.

Fantastic, Nelson. Great to see these photos from Taiwan. I really liked the two Ixias shots, a lovely pierid. The Papilio hermosanus was also very nice. The colour of the Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus seemed really different to the congeners in Malaysia.

Wow, Sephisa is a gorgeous genus. I don't remember seeing pics of those before. Loved the Timelaea as well.

Your shots, as usual, were superb.

Regards,
David

Thanks David, the species that you can find in Taiwan are rather interesting and unique, especially the Lycaenidae. Will definitely return to look for them.

[bluefin]

I agree with all comments. Superb pictures of fascinating butts and locations.

I was not expecting so much from you from this trip owing to the time of year. Wrong!!!! . My geography was dramatically off, I had thought Taiwan was much further north, but I see part of the island is still within the tropics. It looks as if it can provide interest all year round.

Thanks Les, from what I have gather, the southern part of Taiwan is warm for most part of the year and you could find butterflies all year round in the south. The North can be quite cold during year end and there will not be as much activities. The central part of taiwan used to be a butterfly heaven where butterflies amass in numbers due to its geographical landscape but in recent times, the population has also dwindled. According to the locals, the central part of Taiwan is still a prime place for butterflies.

[Peacock Royal]

Wow, beautiful butterflies and a fantastic collecion.

[Cruiser]

Nice series and good harvest. thanks for sharing