Doi Chiang Dao, Thailand On 5 and 7-8 Nov

[Psyche]

Post 46.

LD16 topside male f- hierax is right. HW with large black submarginal spots. Another f-corax have the spots small.
Underside . Uncertain if this is f-hierax .(It is if f-corax is absent.) Link shows f-hierax with some highlighted spots.

LD17 topside male f-hipponax is right .FW white band without white marginal spots.
Underside. f-pleistoanax. Topside with white spots & underside with white band. (Band in f-hipponax is ochreous.)

LD 18, 19 ,20 are forms of C. aristogiton. FW with breakaway tawny margin & separated spots in hte subapical area.

LD18 is easily confused witn C. harmodius which have the black border scalloped.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/cha/60160020.html

THe forms of C. bernardus hierax. ( Underside of f-corax is not shown.)
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/103...axes-bernardus

TL Seow :CHeers.