Castalius rosimon, Lycaenidae - Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

[wollastoni]

This wonderful Lycaenidae is Castalius rosimon rosimon.

It is a common species in Thailand but a wonderful one !

It likes to mud-puddle and to feed on flowers so it is also an easy species to picture.

For European eyes, those "Pierrots" are splendid treasures !

Another male mud-puddling :

[Adam Cotton]

I always regard this and the other black & white Lycaenids (Discolampa & Caleta) as good indicators of 'butterfly habitat'. If you see these you are usually in a good place for butterflies.

Adam.

[wollastoni]

Interesting, it was indeed a very good habitat.