Fraser's hill

[MinuteMaid]

Just came back from a short trip to the hills, some photos to share. jays and other swallowtails were as usual, exceedingly common and can be quite challenging to isolate.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8370974111_7bc4308626.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974111/)
The Veined Jay (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974111/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8052/8370974399_ce42d5d7eb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974399/)
The Tailed Jay (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974399/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8372045104_d6bd77cfdc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045104/)
The Five Bar Swordtail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045104/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8370954819_e69ac22076.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954819/)
The Red Helen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954819/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8372022486_d3874f3a49.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372022486/)
The Red Helen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372022486/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8370954621_0eb3b3a817.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954621/)
The Red Helen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954621/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

i shot this birdwing through a fence while it was feeding inside someone's house. is this the malayan birdwing?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8370920901_3a921ae25f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370920901/)
The Malayan Birdwing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370920901/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8371990728_2ba7b35109.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990728/)
The Malayan Birdwing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990728/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

not many pierids this time of the year i guess, infact, very few. even the ultra ubiquitous chocolate albatross were almost non-existant even at usual puddles in the hills, but seem to be in healthy numbers on the plains.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8370974635_e1bc176f48.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974635/)
The Plain Puffin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974635/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8372044306_b22c065a70.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372044306/)
The Plain Puffin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372044306/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this female was shot in the early morning hours where it was much less skittish and kept resting on plant material. when the sun picked up, i only saw glimpses of it whenever it flew by. males were around too but just as hard to shoot.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8372043944_d85d003e4f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372043944/)
The Yellow Orange Tip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372043944/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8356/8370977181_69b108a544.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370977181/)
The Yellow Orange Tip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370977181/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

normal yellows everywhere

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8370919775_0b12dcc666.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370919775/)
The Hill Yellow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370919775/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8371992220_7625cd1e9b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371992220/)
The Common Grass Yellow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371992220/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this is believe is Eurema ada? quite a few of them at all locations. i'm guessing it is by the very small size, rounded wings and greenish color?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/8370953549_85a1b84857.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953549/)
Eurema ada (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953549/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this trip, Delias descombesi seem to be in larger amounts. in my previous trip, the D. ninus seem to rule the hills. Saw smaller numbers of D. baracassa and D. hyparete as well.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8372024102_c763c1788c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372024102/)
The Redspot Jezebel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372024102/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

a beautiful rose, in the lowland forests.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8370975553_17f6fd76dd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370975553/)
The Common Rose (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370975553/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8372046056_131ec6a8bd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372046056/)
The Common Rose (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372046056/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8370976175_0e8d74acf7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370976175/)
The Common Rose (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370976175/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

i did not see many danainae this trip. chocolate tigers were sparse, no chest nut tigers, no tirumala. plenty of wood nymphs although they seemed adversed to my camera.

only this magpie crow and the usual, chocolate albatross equivalent of the danainae world. the yellow glassy tiger..

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8372044582_e9de62ebf3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372044582/)
The Magpie Crow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372044582/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8328/8372047176_b7b6b3a91b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372047176/)
The Yellow Glassy Tiger (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372047176/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8370953693_848a09635c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953693/)
The Yellow Glassy Tiger (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953693/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

i found all three species of Cethosia this trip. they were all pretty worned out but it was still nice to see them flying around. they were very sluggish in the early morning and were sunning everywhere.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8370953109_996e46f9fb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953109/)
The Batik Lacewing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370953109/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8370952895_8913053fa6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370952895/)
The Batik Lacewing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370952895/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8370973853_dedb3b8c9d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370973853/)
The Plain Lacewing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370973853/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8370977543_0a908a2bc2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370977543/)
The Malay Lacewing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370977543/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

royal assyrians were common but they love human rubbish for some reason. this one with partially open wings was resting on a glass bottle.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8372022180_ed7df9c6b1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372022180/)
The Royal Assyrian (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372022180/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

i only saw one species of mapwing this trip, and it was C. maenalis.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8370922103_75813a8667.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370922103/)
The Common Mapwing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370922103/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

Commanders were common everywhere.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8492/8372025832_0a226d4d59.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372025832/)
The Commander (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372025832/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8371991606_ea9b1bc8a7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991606/)
The Commander (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991606/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

I only saw one Dichorragia this trip, and it was a worned out male.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8370955149_0146c2a3ac.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370955149/)
The Constable (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370955149/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8370955431_d0e28bea42.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370955431/)
The Constable (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370955431/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

The nawabs and rajahs were very sparse this trip as well. although we did see P. jalysus and P. delphis, none of them came to puddle.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8372045468_3db4756f0d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045468/)
The Plain Nawab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045468/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8372025694_2ea843f4aa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372025694/)
The Common Nawab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372025694/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

I always have problems with the tawny rajah group. I posted some ID help on these previously before as well. I always thought tawny rajahs were steely grey on the underside, but we had 4 that day, and all were brown. i shot these without flash so as not to alter the coloration as much as i could. Dr. Seow, some ID help would be great!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8370956637_ceaaab5659.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370956637/)
The Tawny Rajah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370956637/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8370956231_d406d8167d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370956231/)
The Tawny Rajah (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370956231/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this one was particularly brown and stood out amongst the rest. perhaps it was just a worned out one.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8091/8372026140_54c2f4e459.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026140/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026140/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

apart from the usual satyrinae, i found one Mycalesis oroatis in the lowland forests.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8213/8370954403_cfdb502de7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954403/)
The Red Bushbrown (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370954403/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

the same area where i found M. mainaeas the last time.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7772219602_a3e73ce6cd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/7772219602/)
Mycalesis maianeas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/7772219602/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

forest quakers were common everywhere and were very cooperative this time round.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8371990420_9f87b5791d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990420/)
The Forest Quaker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990420/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8371990220_c2e2263112.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990220/)
The Forest Quaker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990220/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this, my favorite of the trip, was found puddling in the early morning along a stream. it was the first butterfly of the day and i was really happy. Lycaenopsis heraldus has been on my bucket list ever since i saw it in plate 35 of C&P4. i think the patterns are really unique.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8372026530_3789738813.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026530/)
The Felder's Hedge Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026530/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8372026944_5a70ca18dc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026944/)
The Felder's Hedge Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372026944/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

i have no idea what this one is.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8370921153_b95c91cc61.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370921153/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370921153/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

i was drawn to the beautiful uppersides of this lycaenid as it fluttered along the road path, but was rather disappointed at its underside.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8371990996_310743e720.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990996/)
The Long Winged Hedge Blue (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371990996/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

plenty of Udara, but i cannot seem to ID them. or rather, i'm too lazy to look through the keys.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8191/8371991362_87c02b6852.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991362/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991362/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

common everywhere, the elbowed pierrot.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8516/8372023156_df08753318.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372023156/)
The Elbowed Pierrot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372023156/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

I think this is Prosotas gracilis? the black smudging at the wing bases are quite prominent.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8372045560_256c424dcc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045560/)
Prosotas gracilis (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372045560/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

and a few Una usta, but only this worn male allowed photographs.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8371991234_fca18555ab.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991234/)
The Singleton (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8371991234/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[MinuteMaid]

i would like some ID help on this flat if possible. it was shot in the hills one morning along some lantana blossoms. there were a few that looked superficially similar, but i only got shots of one individual.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8364/8372046922_729882b7ca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372046922/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372046922/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8370976355_acd175f014.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370976355/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370976355/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this tiny little skipper was quite common as well.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8372021932_791a963c0a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372021932/)
The Pygmy Scrub Hopper (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372021932/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

this delicately purple skipper was resting on a fern one morning in the hills. I think it is Caltoris tulsi.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8372047692_e2c8c4f7de.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372047692/)
Caltoris tulsi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8372047692/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

P. marsena never fails to appear at all puddling spots.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8370974991_5e5d39a3e0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974991/)
The Branded Straw Ace (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370974991/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[Alfa]

Wow :what: !
Very fruitful trip that you must have enjoyed a lot.
All your shots are :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: !

[Blue Jay]

Fantastic shots, Lemon! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Bluebottle]

Beautiful series of pictures. Like the Forest Quaker and Felder's Hedge Blue :thumbsup:

How's the weather during this time of the year?

[Commander]

A very fruitful trip indeed! :cheers: Quite a number of awesome shots that you should be very proud of.

The Birdwing shots are of Troides helena. The hindwing submarginal black spots are distinctly separated.

[moloch]

Fantastic photos! Your shots are really good and wow, what a variety you found.

I had the impression that this was the wet season at Frasers. Was the weather okay during your visit? Seems like it must have been good judging by your incredible set of photos.

Fraser's is always a wonderful place to visit!

Regards,
David

[MinuteMaid]

thanks everybody.

it did not rain during the day, and only once at night. but the sun was not out at full force, and was rather sullen. but the butterfly activity was not as bad considering. during the day it was rather misty at times and shrouded the entire hills.

at lower elevations, the sun was better. but we didn't stay down for long. too troublesome to go up and down.

when the sun did come out at full force, the butterflies were desperate to sun, and allowed easy open wing shots like that for the cethosia. there were more, like orange tips, delias, blue admirals, even the skittish abisaras will stop to sun but most of them will do so in lofty perches out of reach for my camera.

we saw two male Tajuria yajna, Pyroneura nasiana, one Chilaria kia, a malayan crow that was busy feeding on a stinky mattress as well as sinthusa malika, which were all new to me. however only record shots that are too bad to post.

[Psyche]

Post 1.
Graphium bathycles.

Post 2.
T. helena .Also T. amphrysus female have brown forewing.

Post 3.
E. ada is right.

Post 9.
All Charaxes bernardus.
A previous trip to FH by BC members resulted in 2 forms of bernardus, steely grey & variegated undesides.
Khew has upper of steely form indicating bernardus.
Les have have upper of brown forms (from Samui) also indicating bernardus.
No other match.

Post 11.
Ionolyce helicon aberrant; note postdiscal band broken into spots.
Long palpi indicates female.

Udara camenae.

Post 12.
P. gracilis is right.

Post 13.
Tagiades menaka female. Note distinct spot in space 3.

Aeromachus jhora.

Caltoris tulsi is right.

TL Seow:cheers:

[MinuteMaid]

A very fruitful trip indeed! :cheers: Quite a number of awesome shots that you should be very proud of.

The Birdwing shots are of Troides helena. The hindwing submarginal black spots are distinctly separated.


Fantastic photos! Your shots are really good and wow, what a variety you found.

I had the impression that this was the wet season at Frasers. Was the weather okay during your visit? Seems like it must have been good judging by your incredible set of photos.

Fraser's is always a wonderful place to visit!

Regards,
David


Beautiful series of pictures. Like the Forest Quaker and Felder's Hedge Blue :thumbsup:

How's the weather during this time of the year?

thanks for the compliment on the pictures.

it's not easy trying to get pictures of some of the more skittish species with a 105mm. i had to creep up slowly and it can be rather frustrating at times. because of this, i missed a few species new to me. but nevermind, will leave those for the next time :)

the majority of pictures here were shot without flash. i wanted to try shooting without flash for a change and i liked the natural colors that sunlight provided as compared to using flash, which sometimes made the pictures look a little harsh.

[MinuteMaid]

Post 1.
Graphium bathycles.

Post 2.
T. helena .Also T. amphrysus female have brown forewing.

Post 3.
E. ada is right.

Post 9.
All Charaxes bernardus.
A previous trip to FH by BC members resulted in 2 forms of bernardus, steely grey & variegated undesides.
Khew has upper of steely form indicating bernardus.
Les have have upper of brown forms (from Samui) also indicating bernardus.
No other match.

Post 11.
Ionolyce helicon aberrant; note postdiscal band broken into spots.
Long palpi indicates female.

Udara camenae.

Post 12.
P. gracilis is right.

Post 13.
Tagiades menaka female. Note distinct spot in space 3.

Aeromachus jhora.

Caltoris tulsi is right.

TL Seow:cheers:

Once again,

Thank you for the ID and corrections!:thumbsup:

[Painted Jezebel]

What a wonderful collection. So many different species from when I was there earlier in the year.

2 new species I had never even seen photos of before, the Caltoris and Udara sps. And a wonderful Lycaenopsis heraldus, far better than the damaged one Antonio and I saw in Khao Sok.

[Peacock Royal]

Lemon, an excellent series of shots.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
It is rather strange that at this time of the year, FH's weather is still quite good like what I experienced from 31 Dec to 4 Jan when I was there.

[MinuteMaid]

What a wonderful collection. So many different species from when I was there earlier in the year.

2 new species I had never even seen photos of before, the Caltoris and Udara sps. And a wonderful Lycaenopsis heraldus, far better than the damaged one Antonio and I saw in Khao Sok.

thanks les!

the L. heraldus was particularly large, and fluttered around me while i was along the stream. initially i had ignored it thinking it was one of the commoner puddling blues, until it landed!

the udara was shot at jeriau, and there were a few. some even at the main town of fraser's puddling along the roads, but i believe they must be of different species. the caltoris was only seen once at telecom loop during the morning.

i saw three species in flight that i was unable to identify, but were beautiful enough to catch my attention.

1- a large tailed lycaenid zipping through the canopy. the color in flight was mostly orange and resembles Jacoona in flight, slightly draggy and hopping due to the tail. this was seen in the lowland forests beside a stream.

2- a large black and white skipper, which displayed the white rather prominently in flight. it was seen in the evening in the hills. no idea what it was but certainly was impressive.

3- two large tailed lycaenids. flight coloration is white and they were zipping at tree top level. quite large. i suspect these may be the White Imperials but i never got to see them land.

[MinuteMaid]

Lemon, an excellent series of shots.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
It is rather strange that at this time of the year, FH's weather is still quite good like what I experienced from 31 Dec to 4 Jan when I was there.

Thank you!

yes the weather was unexpectedly good. although the sun wasn't as fierce as i would have hoped, we were lucky in that there was no rain during the day.

january would not have been my ideal month for butterflying, but given my limited and very erratic leaves that the army provides me, i will take what i can!

[Psyche]

i saw three species in flight that i was unable to identify, but were beautiful enough to catch my attention.

1- a large tailed lycaenid zipping through the canopy. the color in flight was mostly orange and resembles Jacoona in flight, slightly draggy and hopping due to the tail. this was seen in the lowland forests beside a stream.

2- a large black and white skipper, which displayed the white rather prominently in flight. it was seen in the evening in the hills. no idea what it was but certainly was impressive.

3- two large tailed lycaenids. flight coloration is white and they were zipping at tree top level. quite large. i suspect these may be the White Imperials but i never got to see them land.

A good guess for 1 is Ritra aurea.
For 2 is Satarupa gopala.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

There have been a lot of confusion between Aeromachus jhora & pygmaeus.

The underside pattern is very variable & unreliable.

In the smaller A. pygmaeus the antenna (lacks an apiculus) is short, stumpy & clublike.(Correction: An apiculus is present but ill-defined).
In A. jhora the antenna is longer & the club gradual & slimmer.

A. pygmaeus is known only from Kedawi northwards.
A. jhora appeared to be quite common in Fraser's Hill.
That would include all your previous 'A. pygmaeus' IDed from FH, David.

Examples of Aeromachus jhora.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/plog-content/thumbs/butterfliesbrnbspnbspnbsphesperiidae-the-skippers-br/skippers---hesperiidae/small/979-grey_scrub_hopper_1_monsoonjyotigogoi.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2620/3760896645_342aa90348_z.jpg
http://images5.fotop.net/albums5/tommychan/hong_kong_butterfly/Aeromachus_jhora_1.jpg

Examples of Aeromachus pygmaeus.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Pygmy_Scrub-hopper_Aeromachus_pygmaeus.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2490/3803520998_9cf363d3fb.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Painted Jezebel]

There have been a lot of confusion between Aeromachus jhora & pygmaeus.



So true, and for me I have also include A. dubius. I, myself had photos from Ranong listed as A. jhora, and only realised my error and changed them recently to A. dubius. As Seow mentioned, the difference being that the apiculus for A. pygmaeus is blunt, whereas A. dubius and A. jhora is pointed. Fortunately, I now realise I do not have to worry about A. jhora up here, and in Malaysia, you do not need to worry about A. dubius. I can not see that their ranges overlap.

[MinuteMaid]

thanks dr seow and les for the id keys and differences between the two tiny skippers!

this trip we saw zero purple sapphires. their host plants were still there but not flowering as profusely. in my earlier trips, i managed to find one of their gummy candy looking caterpillars.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7772283160_2bb958c40b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/7772283160/)
The Purple Sapphire (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/7772283160/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr

[Psyche]

So true, and for me I have also include A. dubius. I, myself had photos from Ranong listed as A. jhora, and only realised my error and changed them recently to A. dubius. As Seow mentioned, the difference being that the apiculus for A. pygmaeus is blunt, whereas A. dubius and A. jhora is pointed. Fortunately, I now realise I do not have to worry about A. jhora up here, and in Malaysia, you do not need to worry about A. dubius. I can not see that their ranges overlap.

Quite right. The apiculus in pygmaeus is present but ill-defined with a blunt tip.

I am a bit confused here. The type location of jhora is Sikkim, but you seem to imply that jhora do not occur north of Malaya.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. I did a check. I see Thailand do not list A. jhora as present.
The A jhora I linked are mostly from HK.
Seem like a peculiar situation in which A. jhora is recorded from north India, south China & Malaya & Sumatra, but not from Thailand or Indochina.
This somewhat parallel that of Horaga albimacula except we know this is present in KPN.

[The Plane]

Nice series Lemon :thumbsup: . Seems that this period of the year is not bad for butt hunting in Fraser Hill ;P

[Psyche]

i have no idea what this one is.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8370921153_b95c91cc61.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370921153/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonteayk/8370921153/) by LemonTeaYK (http://www.flickr.com/people/lemonteayk/), on Flickr




This is not an aberrant I. helicon as I thought. It is a Prosotas male species.
The postdiscal band is as for P. gracilis or bhutea.

P. gracilis have a sharply defined black base on the forewing and lack the spot (in space 1b) below the central cellspot.
It has a postdiscal spot in space 1b as seen in your example of gracilis in the post 12.

P. bhutea lacks the spot below the central cellspot but also do not have a postdiscal spot in space 1b.
It usually have darkened wingbase (? always)
http://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/P2110004%20(2)-1.JPG

It can not be P. pia pia in which the postdiscal spots are not rounded (similar to nora).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/ProsotasPiaPiaMUpUnAC1.jpg

P. pia marginata from Thailand.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ProsotasPiaMarginataMUpUnAC1.jpg

It looks like it is Prosotas bhutea, but the confirmatory lack of spots in space 1b of the forewing is hidden.
No other match.
(Note C&P4 does not mention P. bhutea has dark bases .)

TL Seow:cheers:

[MinuteMaid]

This is not an aberrant I. helicon as I thought. It is a Prosotas male species.
The postdiscal band is as for P. gracilis or bhutea.

P. gracilis have a sharply defined black base on the forewing and lack the spot (in space 1b) below the central cellspot.
It has a postdiscal spot in space 1b as seen in your example of gracilis in the post 12.

P. bhutea lacks the spot below the central cellspot but also do not have a postdiscal spot in space 1b.
It usually have darkened wingbase (? always)
http://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lepidoptera/Lycaenidae/P2110004%20(2)-1.JPG

It can not be P. pia pia in which the postdiscal spots are not rounded (similar to nora).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/ProsotasPiaPiaMUpUnAC1.jpg

P. pia marginata from Thailand.
http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ProsotasPiaMarginataMUpUnAC1.jpg

It looks like it is Prosotas bhutea, but the confirmatory lack of spots in space 1b of the forewing is hidden.
No other match.
(Note C&P4 does not mention P. bhutea has dark bases .)

TL Seow:cheers:

thanks again dr seow for the links and ID!:thumbsup: