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16/3/2014

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Half an hour in the Khunchae National Park

 
Riding back from Mae Sai to Chiang Mai I stopped for just a short break in the Khunchae National Park, Chiang Rai province.

Just at the side of the road was a small stream where a few butterflies of the Lycaenidae family, also known as Blues and Judies were puddling. In fact in a 30 minute period I was able to photograph 5 new species our site and make fairly solid identification on 4 of them.

The most numerous of the butterflies here were Pale Hedge Blue's , Udara dilecta dilecta (Moore, 1879). This was the first time I got to photograph this species of butterfly.
Pale Hedge Blue.jpg
Udara dilecta dilecta
Three Pale Hedge Blue butterflies.jpg
Udara dilecta dilecta
Udara dilecta dilecta.jpg
Udara dilecta dilecta
Pale Hedge butterfly inflight.jpg
Udara dilecta dilecta

Another first sighting fro me were a few Zebra Blues (Leptotes plinius).
Leptotes plinius photographed at Khunchae National Park.jpg
Leptotes plinius
A pair of Zebra Blue butterflies.jpg
Leptotes plinius

Only a few Lesser Grass Blue's (Zizani otis lampa) were prescent.
Zizina otis lampa, Lesser Grass Blue.jpg
Zizina otis lampa
Also making an appearance was a Forget-me-not (Catochrysops strabo strabo).
Forget-me-not. Catochrysops strabo strabo.jpg
Catochrysops strabo strabo

Finally this unidentified Lycaenidae butterfly
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