Butterflies from Borneo
November 2016 - November 2022
by Hanne Christensen, Kim Jespersen og John Strange Petersen
First update d. 26 november 2016
Last update d. 21 november 2022
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Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
d. 21 november 2022
Malayan Birdwing, Troides
amphrysus ssp. flavicolis (Druce, 1873)
femalevisiting flowers.
Abai
Lodge, Lower Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Borneo october 2022. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
d. 12 november 2020
Malayan Birdwing, Troides
amphrysus ssp. flavicolis (Druce, 1873)
male.
Kinabatangan
river, around Sukau and Abai, Sabah, d. 29 april 2019. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Common Birdwing, Troides
helena ssp. mosychlus (Fruhstorfer,
1913) male.
Kinabatangan
river, around Sukau and Abai, Sabah, d. 29 april 2019. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Common Birdwing, Troides
helena ssp. mosychlus (Fruhstorfer,
1913) female.
Kinabatangan
river, around Sukau and Abai, Sabah, d. 29 april 2019. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
| Borneo Birdwing | Malayan Anomalous Eggfly |
| Troides andromache (Staudinger, 1892) male. | Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869) male. |
| Mount Kinabalu, Bornes | Poring Hotsprings, Sabah, Borneo |
| october 8, 2016. | october 9, 2016. |
| Photographer; Hanne Christensen |
Emerald Peacock or Green-banded Peacock, Papilio palinurus (Fabricius, 1787).
Poring Hot Springs,
Sabah, Borneo october 9, 2016. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Emerald Peacock or Green-banded Peacock, Papilio palinurus (Fabricius, 1787).
Poring Hot Springs,
Sabah, Borneo october, 2017. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Great Orange-tip, Hebomoia glaucippe ssp. borneensis (Wallace, 1863). Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Borneo october 9, 2016. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
| Clipper | Great Mormon |
| Parthenos sylvia borneensis (Staudinger, 1889) male. | Papilio memnon (Linnaeus, 1758) male. |
| Kinabangan Riwer, Borneo | Poring Hotsprings, Sabah, Borneo |
| october 11, 2016. | october 9, 2016. |
| Photographer; Hanne Christensen |
Great Eggfly, Hypolimmas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758) female.
Sepilok Raainforest,
Sabah, Borneo september, 2017. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
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| Grand Imperial | Common Posy |
| Neocheritra amrita (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860). | Drupadia ravindra ssp. surindra (Druce, 1895). |
| Borneo | Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo |
| april 3, 2015. | october 10, 2016. |
| Photographer; Hanne Christensen |
Common Tree Nymph, Idea stolli ssp. virgo. Sepilok Nature Resort, Sabah, Borneo october, 2015. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
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| Raja Brooke's Birdswing, | Fivebar Swordtail |
| Troides (Trogonoptera) brookiana (Wallace, 1855) male. | Graphium antiphates ssp. itamputi (Butler, 1885). |
| Long Iman Longhouse, Mulu Nat. park., Sarawak, Borneo | Rumah Jambu, Nanga Sumpa, Borneo |
| march, 2012. | october 5, 2016. |
| Photographer; Hanne Christensen |
Tropical Swallowtail Moth, Lyssa zampa (Butler, 1869). Family Uraniidae.
Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo d. 11 march 2008. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Antheraea helferi (Moore, 1858) family Saturnidae.
Nanga Sumpa longhouse, Upper Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo d. 27 february
2012. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Koh-i-Noor, Amathuxidia amythaon (Doubleday, 1847). Amathusiini tribe. Nymphalidae family.
Nanga Sumpa longhouse, Upper Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo d. 26 february
2012. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
Pale-haired Palmking, Amathusia ochraceofusca ssp. gabriela (Fruhstorfer, 1905). Amathusiini tribe.
Nanga Sumpa longhouse, Upper Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo d. 4 fapril 2015. Photographer; Hanne Christensen
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Polka Dot, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
d. 18 marts 2017
| Paper Kite | Rustic | Common Posy | Common Posy | Black and White Helen |
| Idea leuconoe | Cupha erymanthis | Drupadia ravindra | Drupadia ravindra | Papilio nephalus albolineatus |
| Polka Dot, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo d. 18 marts 2017. Fotograf; Kim Jespersen |
| Kim Jespersen er guide på Borneo, og her er lidt billeder af hans bagskærm på sit Canon kamera fra d. 18 marts 2017. De skal nok blive skifte ud med bedre billeder senere. I de dage er der i hans gruppe en af mine venner; John S. Petersen med. Glæder mig til at høre mere fra dem. |
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
d. 28 marts 2017
| Orchid Tit | Common Mapwing | Jungle Jade |
| Chliaria othona mimima | Cyrestis maenalis seminigra | Papilio karna carnatus |
| Kota Kinabalu, Borneo d. 28 marts 2017. Fotograf; Kim Jespersen |
| Rød Harlekin, Paralaxita damajanti (Felder, C & R. Felder, 1860). |
| Sukau, Sabah, Borneo d. 19 november 2015. Fotograf; Kim Jespersen |
| Rød
Harlekin, Paralaxita
damajanti
som er i familien Riodinidae er noget af en gåde.
Sommerfugle bruger strålende farver til mange
forskellige formål - at tiltrække sig
opmærksomhed fra arts-fæller, at reklamere for
deres ubehagelig smag, eller at forvirre,
overraske eller advare flyvende prædatore. De fleste Riodinier er stærk territoriale, hvor de optager et blad i sollyset, hvor deres farver kan ses reflektere i lyset. Dog Ikke denne art i slægten Paralaxita, som normalt kun ses som en silhuet i den mørke underskov, hvor dens er flyvning er så hurtig og uregelmæssig, at det er næsten umuligt at se, hvor den er. Forklaringen på dens enestående udseende kan forbindes til den kendsgerning, at insekter kan se langt ud over det synlige spektrum, i det ultraviolette lysspektre. I halvmørke er sommerfuglen næsten usynlige for pattedyr, krybdyr eller fugles øjne, hvor dens karakteristiske mønster og kontrastfarver kan gemme ultraviolette mønstre, som kun er synlige for artsfæller, for de kan finde hinanden. Habitats: Denne art forekommer i tæt regnskov i højder mellem ca. 200 til 1200 m. Slægten Paralaxita indeholder 4 arter - damajanti, telesia, orphna og dora. Der er 2 andre nært beslægtede slægter med meget lignende arter i slægten Laxita, og Taxila. Alle arter i disse 3 slægter er begrænset til den geografiske region Sundaland, som omfatter Thailand, halvø Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan og Java. |
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo
d. 18 - 26 marts 2017
Paper Kite, Idea leuconoe. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo d. 18 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
Clipper, Parthenos sylvia borneensis. Sepilok Nature Resort, Sabah, Borneo d. 22 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
Red Harlekin, Paralaxita damajanti. Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Borneo d. 23 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
Faunis gracilis. Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Borneo d. 23 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
Common Arcduke, Lexias pardalis borneensis. Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Borneo d. 23 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
| Malay Baron | Forest White | Malay Lacewing | Black and White Helen |
| Euthalia monina ilka female. | Appias (Phrissura) aegis cynis female. | Cethosia hypsea. | Papilio nephalus albolineatus. |
| Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Borneo d. 23 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen |
| Blue Begum | Tawny Bush-Brown |
| Prothoe franck borneensis (Fruhstorfer, 1913). | Mycalesis anapita fucentia (Fruhstorfer, 1911). |
| Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Borneo d. 23 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen |
| Plains Cupid | Blue Glassy Tiger | Great Eggfly |
| Chilades pandava. | Ideopsis vulgaris majasa. | Hypolimmas bolina. |
| Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo | Sepilok Nature Resort, Sabah, Borneo | Mont Kinabalu, Borneo |
| d. 18 marts 2017. | d. 22 marts 2017. | d. 20 marts 2017. |
| Fotograf; John S. Petersen |
Autumn Leaf, Doleschallia bisaltide. Singapore d. 29 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
| Tiger Palmfly, | Bright Red Velvet Bob, | Plain Puffin, |
| Elymnias nesaea hypereides. | Koruthaialos sindu. | Appias indra aemilia? |
| Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo d. 26 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen |
Psyche, Leptosia nina ssp. malayana (Fruhstorfer, 1910). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia d. 16 marts 2017. Fotograf; John S. Petersen
| Pierrot, | Quaker, | Striped Albatross, | Common Tree Nymph, |
| Caleta manovus. | Neopithecops zalmora. | Appias libythea. | Idea stolli ssp. virgo. |
| Mont Kinabalu, Borneo | Mont Kinabalu, Borneo | Mont Kinabalu, Borneo | Sepilok Nature Resort, Sabah, Borneo |
| d. 20 marts 2017. | d. 20 marts 2017. | d. 20 marts 2017. | d. 21 marts 2017. |
| Fotograf; John S. Petersen |
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Nepal; birds and butterflies by Lars Andersen November 1995 & February 2000.
Ghana; Butterflies by Henrik Bloch and Jan Flindt Christensen January 2006.
China; Butterflies from Hainan by Henrik S. Larsen October 2007.
Thailand; Butterflies from Koh Samui by Erni Boesen January 2011.
India and Nepal; birds and butterflies by Troells Melgaard February 2011.
Thailand; Butterflies by Henrik S. Larsen February 2016.
Thailand; Butterflies by Nikolaj Kleissl March 2016.
Zambia; Butterflies by Lisbeth Borup March 2016.
Borneo; Butterflies by Hanne Christensen 2016. Kim Jespersen and John S. Petersen 2017.
Morocco; birds and butterflies by Erling Krabbe March 2017.
São Tomé; birds & butterflies trip by Erling Krabbe January 2018.
Sri Lanka; birds & butterflies trip by Knud Ellegaard January 2018.
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Links to Birdswings, Tribe Troidini
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