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Painted Jezebel
18-Sep-2011, 06:07 PM
A friend, Jean-Marc Gayman, from France, returned from a trip to Sabah in August. He had a few species he could not identify and asked if I could help, or wanted me to check his IDs. I was able to help on all but 3. He has agreed that I could post them here to see if anyone could help. The Lycaenid looks familiar, but I just can not find it!:hmmm: Thanks.

Psyche
18-Sep-2011, 06:33 PM
The skippers are a tough call, but the 2 cell spots are far & not above the biggest spot in space 2 thereby eliminating many genera such as Isma, Zographetus etc. Both belongs to the Pelopidas group.
The 1st matches the colour & spots (less a tiny variable one in sp. 4) of Caltoris cahira..
The 2nd matches the colour & spots of Pelopidas conjunctus.

The lycaenid is Catopyrops ancyra.

TL Seow:cheers:

Painted Jezebel
19-Sep-2011, 09:24 AM
Thank you very much. I now know what the underside of Catpyrops ancyra looks like, as I have had no experience with this species before, and the only picture I have does appears 'muddled'.

I will give Jean-Marc your coments.