Chiang Dao Butterflies March 2013 - Lycaenidae Part 2

Part two of the Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

Common Purple Sapphire Heliophorus epicles

Subfamily: Theclinae

Large Long-banded Silverline Cigaritis seliga

Yellow Tinsel Catapaecilma subochrea

Common Imperial Cheritra freja

Chocolate Royal Remelana jangala

Common Tit Hypolycaena erylus

Fluffy Tit Hypolycaena amasa

Orchid Tit Hypolycaena othona othona

Copper Flash Rapala pheretima

Chiang Dao Butterflies March 2013 - Lycaenidae Part 1

The Lycaenidae are another very large family, with many species recorded in Thailand, and include the many and difficult to identify Blues of which there are very many!! 

Subfamily: Riodininae

Common Punchinello Zemeros flegyas

Subfamily: Curetinae

Angled Sunbeam Curetis acuta dentata

Subfamily: Polyommtinae

Banded Blue Pierrot Discolampa ethion

Elbowed Pierrot Caleta elna

Common Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus

Black-spotted Cupid Tongeia ion
A rare Thai butterfly

center Common Hedge Blue Acytolepis puspa

Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax

Plain Cupid Chilades pandava pandava

Forget-me-not Catochrysops strabo strabo

Zebra Blue Leptotes plinius

Peablue Lampides boeticus

Common Cerulean Jamides celeno 

White Line Blue Nacaduba angusta

Large Fourline Blue Nacaduba pactolus

Barred Lineblue Prosotas aluta

White-banded Pierrot Niphanda asialis

All photos taken at Chiang Dao 3rd-22nd March 2013

Chiang Dao Butterflies March 2013 - Nymphalidae Part 2

The second batch of Nymphalidae butterflies, photographed at Chiang Dao 3rd-22nd March 2013 

Subfamily: Limenitidinae

Common Sailor Neptis hylas

Studded Sergeant Athyma asura

Black-veined Sergeant Athyma ranga

Orange Staff  Sergeant Athyma cama cama

White Commodore Parasarpa dudu dudu

Common Commander Moduza procris

Clipper Parthenos parthenos

Common Earl Tanaecia julii

Gray Count Cynitia lepidea

male Common Archduke Lexias pardalis

Subfamily: Cyrestinae

Common Map Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas

Subfamily: Apaturinae

male Indian Purple Emperor Mimathyma ambica

female Indian Purple Emperor Mimathyma ambica

The Siren Hestina persimilis persimilis

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Blue Admiral Kaniska canace 

Common Jester Symbrenthia lilaea

Himalayan Jester Symbrenthia hypselis

Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita

Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias lemonias

Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta hierta

Autumn Leaf Doleschallia bisaltide

Indian Leaf Butterfly Kallima inachus

Subfamily: Libytheinae

Club Beak Libythea myrrha

Chiang Dao Butterflies March 2013 - Nymphalidae Part 1

The Nymphalid are a big family which comprises of a dozen sub-families, which include the Tigers, Browns, Ringlets, Nawabs, rajahs and Fritillaries.

Once again all photos from Chiang Dao between March 3rd and 22nd

Subfamily: Danainae

Chocolate Tiger Parantica melaneus

Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber mulciber

Subfamily: Satyrinae

Common Treebrown Lethe rohira rohira

Banded Treebrown Lethe confusa confusa

Red-tailed Forester Lethe sinorix sinorix

Talbot's Fivering Ypthima akbar

Malayan Fivering Ypthima nebulosa

White-line Bushbrown Mycalesis malsara

Subfamily: Charaxinae

Common Nawab Polyura athama

Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus

Three Shan Nawab Polyura nepenthes nepenthes
and
single Great Nawab Polyura eudamippus 

Black Rajah Charaxes solon

Scarce Tawny Rajah Charaxes aristogiton aristogiton

Subfamily: Heliconiinae

Red Lacewing Cethosia biblis

Common Leopard Phalanta phalanta phalanta

The Rustic Cupha erymanthis erymanthis

The Vagrant Vagrans sinha sinha

Common Cruiser Vindula erota erota