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.)
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.
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
Thanks, LC, and thank you, Seow for the explaination, I have been confused by those two species ever since its discovery in Singapore and Malaysia.
My last lot from Thung Salaeng Luang NP:
1) Mycalesis mnasicles perna (Cyclops Bushbrown)
2) Euploea doubledayi doubledayi or E. eyndhovii gardineri? I can not see the differences!
3) Mycalesis gotama charaka (Chinese Bushbrown). Only photo I got, so sorry about quality, but I don't think it has been shown before.
4) Atrophaneura dasarada barata (Great Windmill). It never stopped beating its wings, most frustrating!
and finally, as I started this thread off with a 'seen only once, and a worn individual', I will end my contribution with the same:
5) Euripus consimilis erinus (Painted Courtesan)-Male. I love the English name for the species.
Last edited by Painted Jezebel; 01-Oct-2013 at 08:04 AM.
The' Cephrenes trichopepla' is actually a femaleTelicota colon.
The brush end abdominal tip had me fooled.
I thought a number of points were not quite right, the shape of spots $ & 5, the extension of the HW band into sp ace 6.
Thank you foir the correction, Seow. I must admit that I was having a problem with the original id, and it would have caused a lot of work, being a new species for Thailand. Not a new species for me but a far clearer photo than what I previously had.
Last edited by Painted Jezebel; 01-Oct-2013 at 10:20 PM.
On our way back from Chiang Mai, Antonio and I were to have stopped at Kaeng Krachan. However, we were advised that the Park had been closed owing to substantial flooding in the area, so we changed plans and returned for a day's stay at Thung Salaeng Luang NP. We had received two reports of the White Emperor (Helcyra hemina hemina) being photographed there in the previous week, so we got location details and went in search of it.
Unfortunately, the weather was against us, and the numbers of butterflies very low compared to our previous visit. There were a few interesting ones, but not enough to warrant a seperate thread, so I am adding them here.
TSL1) Euploea cameralzeman cameralzeman (Blue King Crow) - very different from the ssp. down south!
TLS2) I can not get an id on this one which was about the same large size as E. cameralzeman, but the hindwing spots are different.
TSL3) A Mycalesis species, but I don't know which.
TSL4) Charaxes species. C. aristogiton aristogiton or C. bernardus hierax f. hipponax?
TSL5) Zeuxidia masoni (Burmese Saturn)
TSL6) Ragadia crisilda crisilda (Striped Ringlet). An unexpected +1 for me, and the only shot I managed.
TSL2 . Euploea camaralzelman malayica. The narrow short streak inner submarginal HW spots is typical of ssp. malayica.
This one has reduced spotting. C&P4 include a ssp paraclaudina with blueshot wingbase, but Yutaka subsumed this under ssp. malayica.
TSL3. Mycalesis visala dsf. It is possible to deduce the ID of this by deduction. M. mineus, distanti , intermedia, have ocelli in dsf . M. perseus have misaligned spots. M. perseoides have the dark line toothed at the bottom. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com...s%20visala.htm
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