Not a bad day on Samui, 1 new species for my list, Callenya lenya lenya (Long-Winged Hedge Blue) and a couple of photos of species I've found very difficult to pin down.
1) Lamproptera meges virescens (Green Gragontail). This little ****** never stopped beating its forewings, and if I could have got any lower, I'd have needed to have a snorkel! (A water pipe had burst by the track and the path was nearly completely swamped.)
2) Parthenos sylvia lilacinus (Clipper). This species vary rarely stops to rest, I've been chasing this one for months.
3) a Eurema sp. Tried using the key in C&P4, but somehow, it just does not seem to fit. I know someone here will be able to ID it. I thought, originally E. simulatrix tecmessa, but not so sure now.
Finally, I saw a very small Crow (Euploea) species (about the size of Acreae violae). Underside brown, hindwings with a row of tiny white marginal spots, and inside that a row of tiny blue spots. Underside forewing with a single row of tiny white spots. Upperside, Dark brown, forewing unmarked, hindwing, single row of tiny white spots. Any ideas? It flew off before I could take any photos, sorry!
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