Common Sergeant (Athyma perius, Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Argus Butterfly (Aricia chinensis, Lycaenidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Beijing, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas, Riodinidae)

The Punchinello is essentially a forest butterfly, but the species may be found in secondary growth where its larval food plants, Maesa indica and Maesa montana, are available. It is a metalmark (formally Lycaenidae, Riodininae; now included in the stand-alone family, Riodinidae) which characteristically settle with wings half-open and the forewings held rather far forward. Like many of my local Riodinidae, they are territorial and favor specific perches and lookout posts.

See other of my tumblr posts featuring Riodinid butterflies HERE. As you will see, they are some of my favorites……



by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Punchinello (Zemeros flegyas, Riodinidae)



by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda, Satyrinae, Nymphalidae), dry season form

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Orange Staff Sergeant (Athyma cama, Nymphalidae)

Many members of the Athyma genus exhibit gender dimorphism i.e. males and females look different.

TOP IMAGE: Female
BOTTOM IMAGE: Male


Male underside

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Yellow Dryad (Aemona amathusia, Morphinae, Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

The Panther (Neurosigma siva, Limenitidinae, Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya, Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Sergeant Butterfly Caterpillar (Athyma sp., Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese caterpillars on my Flickr site HERE…..

Sergeant Butterfly Caterpillar (Athyma sp., Nymphalidae)



by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese caterpillars on my Flickr site HERE…..

SHAMELESS PLUG:

I post TEN new images to my Flickr page EVERY day, some of which will make it to my tumblr posts.

This is what you may have missed yesterday (April 20th, 2013) on Flickr……

See more Chinese insects and spiders on my Flickr site HERE……

Pale Hedge Blue (Udara dilecta, Lycaenidae)



by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Oberthur’s Admiral (Chalinga (Limentis) elwesi, Nymphalidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..

Staff Sergeant Couple (Athyma selenophora, Nymphalidae).

TOP IMAGE: male below, female uppermost
BOTTOM IMAGE: female on the left, male on the right



by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..