Sunday 5 December 2021

Butterflies in November 2021 - lifers etc

The rain continued occasionally albeit with more softening of Covid-19 restrictions. There were a mix collection of butterflies shot in November with some unexpected lifers appearing too.


This is one of the most significant and awesome butterfly in my photo collection so far.

Jeweled Nawab (Polyura delphis concha)

Male



Lifer #2 - Banded Angle - Odontoptilum pygela pygela (Hewitson)

A skittish butterfly.



Lifer #3 = Malayan Red Harlequin (Paralaxita damajanti)

The above butterfly was shot in Fraser's Hill at Telecom Loop.



I think this could be a Green Dragontail (Lamproptera meges)

This "dragon" was also shot in Fraser's Hill.



Chestnut Tiger - Parantica sita ethologa (Swinhoe)

This butterfly can only be seen in hill stations or sub montane areas.



Small Wood Nymph  - Ideopsis gaura perakana (Horsfield)




Malayan Tree-nymph (Idea hypermnestra)

Like a flying polka dot tissue paper.




Purple bush-brown (Mycalesis orseis nautilus)



Dark Blue Jungle Glory (Thaumantis klugius lucipor)

I was lucky that it came out in the open as it usually stays deep in the jungle undergrowth.



Tree Yellow (Gandaca harina distanti)



Lemon Emigrant (Catopsilia pomona pomona f. hilaria)

This is one of those Ssp of Lemon Emigrant which is more orangey in colour.



Red-spot Duke (Dophla evelina compta)



This is the hindwing of "Euthalia adonia pinwilli" - female Green Baron

With just a little hindwing the experts have been able to ID this butterfly for me. At least now I know that this species can be found in my neighbourhood jungle.



Fulvous Pied Flat (Pseudocoladenia dan dhyana)



Lesser Jay (Graphium evemon eventus)

This Jay has a beautiful bluish upperside. Waiting for the day to shoot its upperside.



Forest Quaker (Pithecops corvus corvus)

A small butterfly which usually can only be found in the inland forest.



Common Three-Ring (Ypthima pandocus corticaria)



Malayan Yamfly  - Loxura cassiopeia cassiopeia (Distant)

This Yamfly is more restricted to the inland forest than the common Yamfly.



Branded Imperial (Eooxylides tharis distanti)

If you have no other butterflies to shoot then this butterfly could keep you entertained.



"Crows" can be difficult to ID as they have many patterns and closed 'relatives'.

This is a Stripped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber mulciber)




This could be a female "Magpie Crow" (Euploea radamanthus radamanthus)

Female "Magpie Crow" is reportedly to be quite rare in some literature. The above female butterfly was shot in Fraser's Hill.





Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia aspasia) with a giant mosquito.



Yellow Glassy Tiger (Parantica aspasia aspasia




This should be an Indigo Flash (Rapala varuna orseis)

So far I am seeing this 'Rapala' in mostly higher atltitudes.




Here are some studio shots of Malay Yeoman (Cirrochroa emalea emalea)


A portrait shot



A freshly eclose butterfly is a beauty to photograph.



Lastly I also came across this diurnal moth

This is one of those 'Owlet Moth' (Spirama Retorta)



THAT'S ALL FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER !! HOPEFULLY I WILL GET SOME LIFERS IN DECEMBER !



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