Lamnamkok NP, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Family : Lycaenidae
Sub-Family : Polyommatinae
Species : Acytolepis puspa gisca
A small butterfly that is very widespread from Sri Lanka and India across Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It is primarily a lowland forest species but it is not at all unusual to find them at altitudes up to 1000m. They are an avid puddling species and are often found in large aggregations along with other small blues. In Thailand Acytolepis puspa is usually the most numerous species and it can be hard work trying to pick out the less common species hidden amongst them.
The larvae feed on a wide variety of foodplants including members of the Fabaceae, Sapindaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, and Euphorbiaceae families as well as numerous others.
All my insect pics are single shot and handheld, usually in the wild.
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Lamnamkok NP, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Order : Lepidoptera
Family : Saturniidae
Sub-Family : Saturniinae
Genus : Antheraea
Species : Antheraea roylei
They say big is beautiful and this huge silk moth was no exception with a wingspan of around 150mm.
I recently updated and added more images to the moth galleries on my website - bugs-alive.blogspot.com
All my insect pics are one shot, hand-held macros of live insects in the wild.
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Lamnamkok N.P., Chiang Rai, Thailand
Order : Hymenoptera
Family : Apidae
Sub-Family : Apinae
Genus : Apis
Species : Apis dorsata
These are very much larger than the honey bees we see in Europe. They are reportedly very aggressive towards anything or anyone that they consider a threat and can deliver a very painful sting. However, although I see them quite a lot in Thailand I have never had a problem with them.
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All my insect pics are single, handheld macro shots of live insects in wild situations.
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Lamnamkok NP, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Family : Pieridae
Sub-Family : Pierinae
Species : Appias albina darada
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Lamnamkok NP, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Family : Riodinidae
Sub-Family : Nemeobiinae
Species : Archigenes neophron chelina
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