Thanks, Coopera,

Here is a shot of one of the pupae:
Tony M.

One of two reared from found eggs, presently living on a bit of flowering Elm on my windowsill.

Tony M.

DSC00416.JPG Didn't post this before as it was such an overcropped, crap photo. There were quite a few of these around earlier, but I failed to get near another one :( . Here is Dr Seow's take on it: "This is a tough one . The way the HW band continues on to the FW indicates it is Neptis. I pr...

This will be my last post from the Philippines (Last Post??..... Cue bugler!), as I return to UK tomorrow :( . Thank you to everyone who has commented on my efforts, and a special thanks to Guy Padfield, whose gentle expertise has kept me on the straight and narrow, when flights of fancy were in dan...

Weather at night has become significantly cooler over the last week (like you can sleep at night covered in a sheet without the AC on!). This seems to have caused a big reduction in butterfly numbers - it's becoming increasingly difficult to find anything new. I thought I'd found new 'Albatross' a c...

Thanks Vince, I didn't realise there was a blue form. I'd looked at the brown form, which appeared dead right for wing shape, pattern, etc. - obviously the beast! Guy, once again spot on with lowi and the Danainid - Danaus melanippus edmondii. . P. lowi is present on Palawan ( as this photo proves, ...

I think that Palawan is the most beautiful place that I have ever visited. Spectacular mountains, primary rainforest, stunning beaches, clean air and few people. It is also a butterfly watcher's paradise. We were staying on the edge of a 22,000 hectare reserve and, on our first morning took the loca...

Thanks, Nick - my sentiments entirely. I thought you might be interested to see the reply from Dr Seow, concerning the Eurema : " You have Eurema alitha jalendra. Note the inner margin of the FW black border. It makes a gentler curve than the sharp right-angle of H. hecabe in the upper part. Th...

Guy,

Of course it's P. dubiosa Not sure about the Prosotas, but the dubiosa certainly reflects my ID skills.

Thanks for your gentle help, once again.

Some from Palawan tomorrow...

Tony.

Guy,

Just off to the airport - will look into dana when I'm back. Yellow is Eurema alitha jalendra..

Tony.

Perfect morning, broken cloud diffusing bright sunshine, and no wind. Plenty flying around, but it is becoming more difficult to find new species. There are plenty of Common Grass Yellows about, but on a couple of occasions, I've seen a very small (like 32/34mm ws) 'yellow'. I was lucky today to sho...

Thanks, Nick. It really is an amazing place. I go out most mornings at about 08.30, for about two hours. Most of the bits of secondary forest are no more than five acres or so. I cannot believe how many species I am finding on a small hilltop surrounded by two cities and impossible pollution. I real...

Good day, today. Started with a very obliging 'Gull' : DSC00895.JPG I then caught up - just - with White Albatross Appias alba . DSC00897.JPG Sorry about the pic, it was the best I could do - it was very jumpy. Persil should use these in their ads! The purity of the white is astonishing. Then found ...

No new species today, but I did catch up with a female Chocolate Albatross, which was rather spoiled by the bright sunshine. DSC00871.JPG Also managed a open wing shot of a female Ancyra Blue. The males often sit with open wings, but the ladies very rarely: DSC00884.JPG I finish with a pair of Skips...

D.pasithoe is not present on Luzon. So henningia it has to be. Guy is spot on, as usual

No transect today - 'she who must be obeyed' wanted a shopping trip . Hope for more tomorrow.

Tony M.

padfield wrote: If I were a betting man, I'd put my money on henningia.

Guy

Not a betting man? Five gets you ten you know far more about this stuff than anyone else I can think of....

Tony.

Just had confirmation of A. musca for the Skipper.

T.M.

After a couple of comparatively thin days (although neither bereft of new species :) ), I had better luck this morning. Finally managed a better shot of Common Caerulean J. celeno - a frustrating butterfly, which flaps about in waist-high grass, and always seems to land where a clear shot is impossi...

Thanks, Nick, I was lucky to have a very accommodating butterfly, which posed beautifully in the afternoon sunshine, showing off its purple iridescence. Cloudy today and the first day without a new species! :( . Just waiting for confirmation of an ID from Singapore, when I 'll post a couple more pix...

Spot on again, Guy. De boss man him say: Neptis mindorana nosba. I took the ID from a vanity Philippine Butterfly site - looks like this ID was wrong.

Tony.