Animal Taxonomy - Lepidoptera
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Doi Suthep-Pui N.P., Chiang Mai, Thailand
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Nymphalidae
Sub-Family : Nymphalinae
Genus : Symbrenthia
Species : Symbrenthia hypselis sinis
This is another not so common visitor seen at 1200m a.s.l.
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Lamnamkok N.P., Chiang Rai, Thailand
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Nymphalidae
Sub-Family : Heliconiinae
Genus : Cethosia
Species : Cethosia cyane euanthes
This is a different view of the individual that I posted a couple of weeks ago (see first comment box below).
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Doi Suthep-Pui NP, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Riodininae
Sub-Family : Nemeobiinae
Genus : Abisara
Species : Abisara fylla fylla
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Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
That's a skipper with nice shades of colours.
Many species in the tribe Achlyodidini are notable for their (by skipper butterfly standards) gaudy colors.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Achlyodidini
Genus: Pythonides Hübner, [1819]
Species: P. jovianus (Stoll 1782)
Binomial name: Pythonides jovianus
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Lepidoptera Royalty
I have seen a few Monarchs, but they never land long enough to photograph, so I was pleased to eventually catch this one in my yard.
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Finally got my Small Copper shot, boy did that take some chasing!! I have only seen 6 this year and only singular ones, on 6 different sites.
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This moth/butterfly is lucky to be alive. Martin felt something crawling up his leg & thankfully he resisted the urge to swat it away. This beautiful creature had just emerged from it's chrysalis because it's wings were tiny, all shrivelled up still. I gently caught it & moved it onto a Red Valarian plant & over a period of an hour or so its wings gradually expanded.
I got distracted so don't know if it survived to fly away but I do hope so. Not sure on ID, possibly a Skipper butterfly or maybe an Orange Underwing moth? Hopefully someone with more knowledge can shed some light on this for me.
EDIT : ID provided by Bárbol as Noctua pronuba "Large Yellow Underwing" moth.
Happy Wing Wednesday & Happy Bokeh Wednesday. Photo 84/100 for the 100 Flowers 2020 group.
Seen on an exterior house wall.
Amata species. I see and photograph a lot of these and decided to go for a lateral view for a change.
Commonly known as wasp moths or handmaidens, there are just over 50 recognised and named Australian members of this subfamily Ctenuchinae.
Many species have these abdominal bands alternating in orange and black appearing to mimic stinging wasp species, hence the common name of wasp moth. Or the colours may denote a hazard as the moths are poisonous if eaten.
Whichever, the colours and markings may give protection from predators such as birds.
Lateral view, wingspan 25 mm
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Complex process underway. Early adults lay eggs which hatch into these larvae (caterpillars) which then pupate into a chrysalis where they transform into a butterfly or moth. Along the way lots of preditors are prepared to take advantage of them. It's a wonder to me that they every succeed. But happily they do!
Lepidoptera