N. Thailand Part 1 - Thung Salaeng Luang NP, Phitsanulok

[Angiud]

Thanks, Seow and Les for the prompt ID, going to a new species for me too

[Angiud]

The Common Evening Brown - Melanitis leda leda


The Red Lacewing - Cethosia biblis biblis


The Staff Sergeant - Athyma selenophora bahula


The Colon Swift EDIT: Caltoris cahira austeni Thanks Seow!


Thung Salaeng Luang National Park A view of the wonderful "savannah"



Les with the usual lover


Photo by ปีโป้ รักเมืองไทย

Our group with the admins of the Thai website http://www.savebutterfly.com/ and of the FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ButterfliesOfThailand/

[Painted Jezebel]

I am getting towards the end for this section, only one more group after this one to show, but it will have a couple of nice species to end off with, if not specimens!

Pesky Hesperiidae:
1) Tagiades vajuna vajuna ( Water Snow Flat) - Previously known as T. litigiosus.
2) Pyroneura sp. ID needed.
3) Potanthus sp. I think it is P. ganda but need to be certain.
4) Potanthus sp. I am wondering if the forewing spot is small enough to be P. juno.
5) Telicota sp. I know nothing about this genus which is surprisingly rare on Samui.

[Psyche]

Post 28.

Skipper should be Caltoris cahira male.
Everything is identical to C. cormasa except the colour.
Note HW is dark chocolate brown.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Psyche]

Post 29.

2. Pyroneura niasana. (FW apical spots directed to termen;no silverstreak; HW vein 8 broadly orange both sides; brown area twice width of orange veins.)

3. Probably Potanthus serina. (FW band detached; spot 5 i/2 of spot 4; HW veins not darkened; spot 6 prominent.)
Close to P. pava, but pava has FW band continuous; spots 4 & 5 equal.)
http://m5.i.pbase.com/g1/98/670198/2...5.LPZMwJ3X.jpg

4. Probably P. juno is correct. (FW spot 8 small; Spot 5 1/2 that of spot 4; HW veins not darkened.)

5. Cephrenes trichopepla. ( Male without FW brand.)

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Painted Jezebel]

Thank you, Seow.

One question. The id of Cephrenes trichopepla is a massive extension to its known movement north, as it has not been recorded from Thailand before. Could it be Cephrenes aculle oceanicus? Unfortunately, it would not allow an underside shot.

[Psyche]

It is Cephrenes trichopepla.

In C. acalle, Note broad overlap of spot 5 with subapicals; shape of spot 4 & 5; spots 2 -4 without veinstreaks (tails); strongly black HW veins.
C. acalle oceanicus from HK.
http://old.hkbutterfly.org/news/C.%2...ALE%20copy.jpg

C. trichopepla.
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australi...%7C100%7C5%7C0

TL Seow: Cheers.