Betong, Yala, Thailand

[Painted Jezebel]

Just a few from a recent trip to Betong.

1) Taraka mahanetra (Lesser Pierrot) - A great rarity in Thailand.
2) Arhopala kinabala (Golden-Spotted Oakblue)
3) Artogeia canidia canidia (Indian Cabbage White) - The question here is what is it doing in Yala? The nearest colonies I know of are in Singapore and Northern Thailand!

[Angiud]

Still have to process my pics.... but hopefully soon... :D

[Banded Yeoman]

The lesser Pierrot looks so unique!
Its legs are so extravagantly hairy.

[Angiud]

I hope Les doesn't mind if I use this thread for the pictures of my two trips in Betong.


The Malayan Yamfly - Loxura cassiopeia cassiopeia - Easy to separate this species from the more common Loxura

Here a simple VID:

[Angiud]

The Scarce Silverstreak - Iraota rochana boswelliana


The Plane ♂ - Bindahara phocides phocides


The Scarce Guava Blue - Virachola smilis smilis - A new species for Thailand

[Banded Yeoman]

Beautiful shots.. I like the colours of the scarce guava blue very much.

[Angiud]

Halpe sp.


The White Club Flitter - Oerane microthyrus neara - Uncommon


The Looped Threering - Ypthima pandocus corticaria - Not sure... :D Large size, 1000 mt altitude

[Psyche]

Post 7.

Halpe ormenes is daker brown with a whiter band which at the lowwer end is angled outwards towards the tornus.
Singapore.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du...edAceMarkW.jpg

Ypthima pandocus is also found in the highlands.
The only other possibility Y. watsoni is smaller with even striation giving it a cleaner look.
http://m6.i.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2...6.SwRC9pck.jpg

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Angiud]

Slowly I hope to fill the gap in my photo archive, still in June while November now....


The White Palm Bob - Suastus everyx everyx


The Darky Plushblue - Flos anniella anniella


Jamides alecto ageladas - The Metallic Cerulean corrected



The Uncertain Royal - Tajuria ister tussis Corrected


The Golden-spotted Oakblue - Arhopala kinabala - Bad shot of a rare species


The Plain Puffin - Appias indra plana

[atronox]

The Jamides is J. alecto from the Y-shaped striae at the bottom of the hindwing.

I don't think that's Pratapa icetoides calculis; the yellow tornal area only touches one of the black tornal spots in icetoides whereas this specimen has the yellow tornal area in contact with both of the black spots.
Also, the bluish eyes make me suspect a Tajuria. Superficially, it resembles Tajuria ister tussis but it seems like it's not recorded from Thailand.