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[edit] Shyamal

Dart photographed at Tadiandamol.

Skipper at Mudumalai.

[edit] ChristianHu

Found in southeastern Madagascar.

I often saw these caterpillars in southeastern madagascar in a rainforest close to the coast. Can anybody ID this caterpillar? -- ChristianHu 21:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

This belongs to the family Limacodidae. cheers, Roger. HKmoths 08:55, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] KeresH

Found in the Southern Midlands of Tasmania.


This butterfly is common in my area. I can supply much higher resolution photos if someone identifies it and wants to write it up. KeresH 05:18, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Hi, KeresH. This beautiful Nymphalid is the Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi. See the Museum in Victoria species page for this butterfly. Also see :-

Why dont you write it up as a stub since you are living amongst them? You can rip text off Painted Lady as far as taxobox etc is concerned. Guidance for article writing can be given on request. AshLin 21:17, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Calibas

I haven't been able to ID any of these for sure. More to come.

Some type of sulfur or white

I think this is a great copper

No idea

Pretty sure this is a purplish copper

The first picture was taken at Pt. Reyes National Park in California. The rest were taken in the Central Valley in California. --Calibas 03:16, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

This sure looks like a pipevine swallowtail but I can't find any reference of them being so brown, may be the camera angle. Taken at Lodi Lake in Lodi, California. Calibas 03:51, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

My reference, the Dorling Kindersley book of Butterflies and Moths says that males have a blue sheen, implying females dont. My guess, a female. Why dont you google image. If its correct, it'll be a great addition for Battus philenor. Regards, AshLin 06:22, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Need help identifying some butterflies

(extracted from (Talk:Butterfly) I recently took a trip to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, where their Costa Rican Glasshouse contains over 20 different butterfly species. I took some nice photographs, but I need help identifying the butterflies. Once I get the names right, I'll upload high-res copies of the photos to Wikipedia for this article. Can you please help? MamaGeek (talk/contrib) 11:54, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

All of them appear to be Nymphalids or Brush-footed butterflies, which isnt saying much as this group has now absorbed so many other families and become a container taxon. Most of these are ithomiids also called heliconiines.

  • Butterfly 1 - A Heliconius species, there are very many with minor variations in pattern. The mimics are quite alike in Central and South America.
  • Butterfly 2 - A heliconiine or a close mimic, closest butterfly in my book is Tiger Tithorea harmonia Cramer. Tiger is very variable, but has characteristic orange on body and antennae, which this butterfly at first sight doesnt appear to have.
  • Butterfly 3 - Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus as per my ref H. charithonius as per the wiki. See its image at [1]. If my id is correct, you'll find it in southern parts of USA also.
  • Butterfly 4 - I don't know.
  • Butterfly 5 - Common Morpho Morpho peleides.
  • Butterfly 6 - Doris Heliconius doris Linnaeus. Characteristics are two white spots on fore-wing, scalloped margin of hind wing, marginal row of small, white spots along the hind wing. The fan with fingers is orange here but can also be blue or green.

Sitting in India, identifying Costa Rican butterflies for an American, :-), this is the best I can do. Regards,AshLin 15:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Butterfly 2 certainly looks like Tithorea harmonia. See [2] or the key [3] starting here (choose clearwing butterflies on the left and use the HTML option and start. Shyamal 15:35, 3 August 2007 (UTC) (P.S. He's an Indian too! AshLin)
  • Thank you for your help! I have added two of these photographs to Wikipedia, and am so grateful that I was able to properly label them. MamaGeek (talk/contrib) 04:00, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Id this nymphalid please

http://picasaweb.google.com/djbabu1/Butterflies/photo#5101377086245880674 --Viren 06:05, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Macaddct1984

I'd say Diaethria, maybe Diaethria anna

The first image was taken in São Paulo (state), Brazil. The other two were in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Thanks! -- MacAddct  1984 (talk • contribs) 06:13, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I'd say Diaethria, maybe Diaethria anna. Pro bug catcher (talk • contribs). 21:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Aviceda

Bwindi SW Uganda

Bwindi SW Uganda

Bwindi SW Uganda

Bwindi SW Uganda

Echuya Forest, SW Uganda

Echuya Forest, SW Uganda

Mabira Forest, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Kanyo Pabidi Res, Masindi, Uganda

Mabira Forest, Uganda

Mabira Forest, Uganda

Mgahinga NP, SW Uganda

Mgahinga NP, SW Uganda

Mabira Forest, Uganda

Budongo, W.Uganda

Budongo, W.Uganda

Budongo, W.Uganda

Budongo, W.Uganda

Budongo, W.Uganda

Semuliki NP, W. Uganda

Semuliki NP, W. Uganda

Semuliki NP, W. Uganda

Semuliki NP, W. Uganda

Bwindi SW Uganda

Bwindi SW Uganda

These images were all taken in Uganda between December 2005 and January 2006, the filename gives the place where the picture was taken. I've received some pointers from a correspondent on Flickr (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/19212060@N00/sets/72157603789059952/) but I can't find any suitable African reference material.

I believe Semuliki3 and 4 are of Charaxes cynthia. Possibles are Kanyo1.jpg Euphaedia spatiosa, Kanyo4.jpg Acraea chaeribula, Kanyo7.jpg Cymothoe alcimeda, Kanyo8.jpg Cymothoe coccinata female, Porcelain,jpg Cyrestis camillus,

Aviceda talk 06:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bidgee

Most likely from the Hepialidae family (I've taken a guess I'm not an expert tho) but unsure what type of moth it is. I found this on the levee bank walking track (Right behind the Tourist Information Centre) next to the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga (23rd April 2008) late in the afternoon. Bidgee (talk) 17:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)