Below are photos of butterflies taken during a 3 week trip to Indonesia, specifically North Sulawesi, Bali, Komodo National Park, and North Sumatra (with brief stops in Singapore, Kuala Lampur, and Dubai en route to and from) in 2023. Depending upon the day, photos were shot with a Canon eos 90d or an iPhone 11 Pro. If you spot any identification errors, please email me to let me know. Enjoy!
Abbreviated 2023 Itinerary
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Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon) Tangkahan, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia This is subspecies Southeast Asian Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon luctatius) |
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Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) Komodo Island, Indonesia 6 July 2023 |
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Striped Albatross (Appias libythea) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Striped Albatross (Appias libythea) Komodo Island, Indonesia 6 July 2023 |
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Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 12 July 2023 |
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Psyche (Leptosia nina) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
Psyche (Leptosia nina) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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One of the grass yellows (Eurema sp.) Komodo Island, Indonesia 6 July 2023 |
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One of the grass yellows (Eurema sp.) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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One (or two) of the grass yellows (Eurema sp.) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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One-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema andersonii) Tangkahan, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 8 July 2023 Also known as Anderson's Grass Yellow |
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Branded Imperial (Eooxylides tharis)Bukit Batok Park, Singapore 21 June 2023 iPhone photos. Found "sleeping" while spotlighting at night. |
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Pea Blue (Lampides boeticus) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Common Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 9 July 2023 |
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Pointed Lineblue (Ionolyce helicon) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 10 July 2023 Also known as Bronze Line Blue |
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Common Cerulean (Jamides celeno) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 10 July 2023 |
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Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 Also known as Cycad Blue, and formerly classified as Chilades pandava |
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Plains Cupid (Luthrodes pandava) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 Also known as Cycad Blue, and formerly classified as Chilades pandava |
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Lesser Grass Blue (Zizina otis) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon) Komodo Island, Indonesia 6 July 2023 |
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Straight Pierrot (Caleta roxus) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 12 July 2023 iPhone photos, highly cropped. |
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Rustic (Cupha erymanthis) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 9 July 2023 |
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Common Crow Butterfly (Euploea core) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Malay Cruiser (Vindula dejone) Komodo Island, Indonesia 6 July 2023 |
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Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya) Park between airport and Sama Sama Hotel, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia 13 July 2023 |
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Brown Pansy (Junonia hedonia) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Grey Pansy (Junonia atlides) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Yellow Archduke (Lexias canescens)Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 10 July 2023 |
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Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
Common Palmfly (Elymnias hypermnestra) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Colour Sergent (Athyma nefte) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Colour Sergent (Athyma nefte) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 10 July 2023 |
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Studded Sergeant (Athyma asura) Sungei Buloh, Singapore 22 June 2023 |
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Blanchard's Ghost (Idea blanchardii) Tangkoko N.P., N. Sulawesi 27 June 2023 |
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Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) Changi Village, Singapore 23 June 2023 |
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Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Smooth-eyed Bushbrown (Orsotriaena medus) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
Smooth-eyed Bushbrown (Orsotriaena medus) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Baby Fivering (Ypthima philomena) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Baby Fivering (Ypthima philomena) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 3 July 2023 |
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Note these are two different individuals. I assume they are the same species, but I don't know! |
One of the ring butterflies (Ypthima sp.) Tangkahan, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 9 July 2023 |
One of the ring butterflies (Ypthima sp.) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 |
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Small Red Bob (Idmon obliquans) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 12 July 2023 |
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Formosan Swift (Borbo cinnara) Sideman, Bali, Indonesia 4 July 2023 Several similar looking skippers known as "Swifts" occur in Indonesia. Formosan Swift is my best guess for this individual. |
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Lesser Dart (Potanthus omaha) Bukit Lawang, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia 11 July 2023 Highly cropped iPhone photo |
Created on ... March 27, 2024 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com