Butterflies of Northern Thailand Part 7 (Papilionidae and Pieridae)

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Butterflies in the Papilionidae family are usually showy, large and strong flyers. There are more than five hundred species worldwide. Let me begin with this Common Windmill (Byasa polyeuctes) which appeared on two consecutive days when we were at Chiangdao.

 It was nice to have two in one picture.

An upperside shot of a Common Windmil at the puddling ground.

The Great Windmill (Byasa dasarada) and the Common Windmill look alike.

We didn't get to see many Burmese Batwing (Atrophaneura varuna zaleucus ) in this trip

This is a Common Batwing (Atrophaneura varuna astorion)

A Redbreast (Papilio alcmenor f. leucocelis) rested on ferns at Chiangdao.

A pristine female Great Mormon (Papiliio memnon f agenor) at Mae Kampong.

Of course the Paris Peacock (Papilio paris paris) and the Green Dragontail (Lamprotera meges) were plentiful as usual at the Chiangdao

We didn't get to see and shoot many butterflies from the Pieridae family in this trip.

The subspecies indica of the Painted Jezebel (Delias hyparate) in Chiangmai  is more yellowish on the underside of the hindwing.

The Cepora nadina nadina (The Lesser Gull) was quite abundant at three different locations we stopped by in Mae Kampong.

This is the Hill Jezebel (Delias belladonna hedybia) found at Chiangdao puddling ground.

I have come to the end of this series of blog posts that showcase some butterflies found in areas around Chiang Mai -  Yes, I have taken too long to complete it.   

I had a wonderful time with Antonio in the field. A bonus I got from this trip was getting to know Andy Ho from Hong Kong and shooting together with at Doi Suthep on 16 Oct 2018 before my afternoon flight back to Singapore.

Once again, I must thank Antonio for bringing me around and making all the necessary arrangement for making this trip possible.  See you next time perhaps not in Chiang Mai again.