Endau Rompin (Selai) - May Day weekend

[Silverstreak]

Two UFOs.

The first I reckon is Dohia evelina compta from the distinctive forewing leading edge markings.

The second is an Arhopala......without the upper 0ff it goes into the Arhopala Bin ...... any one want a headache??

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[Glorious Begum]

Guess who visited us after the ER trip at home while we were having beers.

My flash failed again and I have to switch to R1C1.

[Silverstreak]

The Selai Nikon killer followed you back to KL!

It has been terribly hot since we got back , I am onto my 4th beers!!!

[Silverstreak]

A few more to share.


Bibasis sena uniformis (Orange-Tail Awl )



Odina hieroglyphica ortina (Hieroglyphic Flat)



Phalanta alcippe alcesta ( The Small Leopard )



Cirrochroa orissa orissa ( The Banded Yeoman )

[bluefin]

A couple more shots to share.



Paralaxita telesia lyclene (Common Red Harlequin)



Drupadia rufotaenia rufotaenia (Pygmy Posy)



Paralaxita damajanti damajanti (Malay Red Harlequin)



Malay Red Harlequin in flight



Coelites epiminthea epiminthea (Straight-Banded Catseye)



Mycalesis patiana patiana



Faunis gracilis (Narrow Striped Faun).



Jamides virgulatus

[Painted Jezebel]

Sunny, you have your first photo wrongly named! Wakey, Wakey!

Nelson, fantastic photos. I love the Malay Red Harlequin upperside.

The shot beneath that is Coelites epiminthea epiminthea (Straight-Banded Catseye) . I caught a fleeting glimpse of it, but no photo.

The next is a Mycalesis species, either M. anapita or M. patiana. Not having seen the live specimen, I can not tell which.

The Faun species is Faunis gracilis (Narrow Striped Faun). Incedentally, I believe someone has managed a photo of Faunis kirata (Broad-Striped Faun), please post it!

As for the Jamides species, I'll leave that for one of Jamides fans to solve, I am having enough trouble with the Arhopala species I got.

[Common Mime]

Must join you guys there next time!

[Silverstreak]

Les ,

Thanks ! Corrected.

[Glorious Begum]

It has been terribly hot since we got back

How nice to have this

[horace2264]

As for the Jamides species, I'll leave that for one of Jamides fans to solve, I am having enough trouble with the Arhopala species I got.

This Jamides specimen could be Jamides virgulatus. Besides the large yellow tornal area in the hindwing stretching into space 5 (and obliterating the postdiscal white striae in spaces 3 and 4 in doing so), the basal striae in the hindwing is more or less lined up as well. Both features are ID keys for J. virgulatus.

The mysterious Jamides sp. found by Ellen in Western part of Singapore does not have the basal striae lined up as seen consistently in the three specimen shots posted by Ellen and Nelson. Oh, BTW, those cats and eggs I found at that location all pupated with all of them turned "bad" and none managed to eclose.