A day with the Euploea and Ideopsis

Sometime in July this year, I came across a bunch of Leea Indica plants which are blooming at a location in Penang. From a few plants alone, its flowers attracted many species of butterflies. Majority of them were from the Euploea and Ideopsis species. 

One of the pretties of them all is the male Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber mulciber)

Here is the underside of the male Striped Blue Crow.

Nothing spectacular - its underside.

The female Striped Blue Crow is equally stunning.

The female Striped Blue Crow is slightly larger than the male.

But the underside of the female Striped Blue Crow is really nice.

There is only one female.

It would 'hop' from one plant to the other.

Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber mulciber) - Female

Some females do not have the bright bluish colour on their forewings.

This one only show a tinge of blue at its forewings.

Here are a few more different Euploea seen.

 Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow)

 Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow)

Now who could this be ?

It should be another male Striped Blue Crow (Euploea mulciber mulciber).

The next Euploea should be quite interesting

It's a Brown King Crow (Euploea klugii erichsonii)

To ensure my identification of the species, here are a few more of its photos.

Brown King Crow (Euploea klugii erichsonii)

Brown King Crow (Euploea klugii erichsonii)

This could be a male due to its darker colored wing.

These next butterflies are the more common Ideopsis.

Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis persimilis)

Probably the least common among the Ideopsis.

Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis persimilis)

Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris macrina)

This sub-species is a bit smaller than I. similis)

Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis vulgaris macrina)

Here is something different to add to the mix.

Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glass Tiger)

Parantica agleoides agleoides (Dark Glass Tiger)

                         Dark Glassy Tiger (Female)                           Blue Glassy Tiger (Female)

Blue Glassy Tiger (Male)

Here are some mix bunch.

  Dark Glassy Tiger Parantica agleoides agleoides &  Euploea crameri bremeri (Spotted Black Crow)

                                                  

                      Spotted Black Crow and  Blue Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis similis)

                                                   

All in-one

From left: E. crameri bremeri; E. mulciber mulciber; Ideopsis vulgaris and Ideopsis similis

   

Here are a few other butterfly species which join them.

Large Snow Flat (Tagiades gana gana)

Pelopidas conjunctus (Conjoined Swift) and a Pothantus 

Colonel - Pandita sinope sinope (now is an Athyma sinope sinope ?)

Colonel - Athyma sinope sinope

THAT'S ALL FROM THE IDEOPSIS AND EUPLOEA !