Butterflies

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Beautiful Rajah Brooke's birdwing butterfly (Trogonoptera brookiana) puddling on wet sandy floor of forest stream.

IMG_7700 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


A faded male(?) Harlequin (Taxila haquinus haquinus).

IMG_7421 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


A slightly tattered butterfly. Amathuxidia amythaon dilucida (Koh-I-Noor).

IMG_6743v2 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Dark jungle glory, Thaumantis noureddin noureddin

IMG_6313 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


Very skittish and wouldn't pose. Record shot only. Zeuxidia aurelius (Giant Saturn)?

IMG_5510 copy by Kurt (Hock Ping GUEK) orionmystery.blogspot.com, on Flickr


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Beautiful