Here are a few more butterflies from Gopeng. Apparently this place has lost a bit of its famous charm for butterflies as reported by some butterfly spotters. Nevertheless in this trip I have managed to spot a few interesting and super rare ones.
Grand Imperial (Neocheritra amrita amrita)
Just managed to get only one shot of this rare butterfly and luckily it counts.
Banded Marquis
(Bassarona teuta goodrichi) / (Bassarona teuta rayana)
This is another rare butterfly it seems.
It was quite skittish initially as it flew off when I approached closer. Luckily it came back but at a different spot.
A beautiful butterfly despite its plain black and white tones.
Red Imperial (Suasa lisides suessa)
This is a small and super rare butterfly. It is so tiny (about 1.1cm) that by camera took some time to focus.
Common Albatross (Appias albina)
Not a rare species but probably just moderately common in this region.
According to stories from the Temian tribe, if this butterfly visits your home, it's a sign of good luck.
Burmese Cerulean (Jamides philatus)
Always a beauty to shoot.
Black Prince (Rohana parisatis siamensis)
Looks like this "Prince" is more common at this location.
Ape Fly (Spalgis epius)
Apparently the name was derived from its caterpillars which have similar features of an ape. Looks like this one was trying to negotiate some business matters with some ants. This is not a common butterfly.
This could be a Bright Orange Palm Dart (Telicota augias)
Its orange colour is very intense.
I will placed this skipper as just moderately common.
Centaur Oakblue (Arhopala centaurus)
Probably the most common species amongst all the Arhopalas.
There are several subspecies of Allotinus in this region.
This one above is most likely the more common Lesser Darkwing (Allotinus unicolor)
The one below here could be a Rounded Darkwing (Allotinus corbeti)
Both of them are small butterflies.
THAT'S ALL FROM GOPENG !
HOPEFULLY I CAN GET MORE RARE BUTTERFLIES IN MY NEXT VISIT OVER THERE.
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