Butterfly Sightings in Northern Thailand in Oct 2018

[Psyche]

Post 13.

The female of K. sindu is almost identical in some individuals , as the band may also fall short of the costa.
In K. sindu the palpi 3rd segment is short vs. long & tapering in K. rubecula.
K. sindu female.
http://gitapersada.weebly.com/upload...06706_orig.jpg


Post 13.
The two taxa nama & mimetica are now transferred to the genus Hestinalis.
They are darker species lacking the red spots in some Hestina species.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750240001.html

The Neptis species are right.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Dr Seow thank you for your elaborations.

44(a). Neptis cartica


44(b).


45. Athyma pravara indosinica


46. Pantoporia paraka


47. Neptis ananta learmondi


48. Athyma asura


49. Neptis sp - Can't get any upperside shot

[Psyche]

POST 16. 49.

The underside is that of Neptis sappho astola.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...luri_ak010.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8eeb1737-2.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow for the id.

Went to Taipei a few days for a seminar. Let me continue sharing more shots.

50. Dodona dipoea dracon


51a. Dodona egeon egeon


51b.


52. Ticherra acte acte


53. Remelana jangala ravata


54. Amblypodia narada taooana


55. Mycalesis malsara


56. Mycalesis suaveolens

[Peacock Royal]

57a: Laringa horsfieldi glaucescens


57b


57c. Female



58. Elymnias malelas malelas


59. Elymnias nesaea


60.Dichorragia nesimachus


61a. Sephisa chandra chandra


61b.

[Peacock Royal]

62. Cynitia lepidea


63. Orinoma damaris


64. Chitoria naga


65. Polyura arja


66. Charaxes solon sulphureus


67a. Kallima inachus


67b.


68. Lexias pardalis jadeitina

[Peacock Royal]

69. Atrophaneura varuna astorion (The Common Batwing)


70. Atrophaneura varuna zaleucus (The Burmese Batwing) - not able to snap an underside shot in this trip.



71. Papilio alcmenor f. leucocelis (The Redbreast)


72a. Byasa polyeuctes


72b.


73. Delias belladonna hedybia


74a: Simiskina phalia portina


74b