Dio Chan

Dio Chan

A Quest for the Kaiser-i-Hind – South East Asia

Teinopalpus imperialis Kaiser-i-Hind

In May 2024, I embarked on a five-day butterfly expedition in northern Thailand, visiting three national parks in Chiang Mai. The main target of this trip was a particularly rare species of Papilionidae, Teinopalpus imperialis (Kaiser-i-Hind). Adorned with countless metallic…

Butterfly watching in Uganda – Africa

Protogoniomorpha temora Blue Mother of Pearl Butterfly Watching in Uganda

July 2024 marked my second butterfly watching trip to Uganda. Unlike my previous trips, this two-week journey incorporated not only butterfly watching but also observations of African large mammals. The primary targets for butterfly watching included genera such as Charaxes…

Butterfly Watching at Manu Road – South America

Chorinea octauius

November 2017 marked my first visit to South America for butterfly watching in Peru. Centered around the Manu Road, renowned for its biodiversity, this eleven-day journey took me through both low-altitude rainforest and high-altitude cloud forest habitats. The diversity of…