Quiz

[Peacock Royal]

Who am I ?

[atronox]

Rapala sp.?

[atronox]

No wait...chocolate royal;)

[Peacock Royal]

:thumbsup:

[Cruiser]

Aaron, you are just amazing :what:

[The Plane]

Let's keep this quiz thread rolling....

Question 2) Who am I ? :thinking:

[Banded Yeoman]

Large snow flat.. ;P

[atronox]

Aaron, you are just amazing :what:
Thx, Ben Jin.
My first thought was a Rapala but the green scaling and two pairs of tails made me change my mind.

[The Plane]

Large snow flat.. ;P

Well, this question seems too easy for you. Anyone got tougher question for all these kids here ?

[Silverstreak]

Here is one

Clue #1

[Banded Yeoman]

This is an aberrant oakblue. :grin2:

[Silverstreak]

This is an aberrant oakblue. :grin2:

Try again....

[Great Mormon]

Wild guess.... Plain Plushblue?

[Silverstreak]

Wild guess.... Plain Plushblue?

Good try!...... but not !:)

[atronox]

Flos fulgida

[Painted Jezebel]

Flos fulgida

Based on the short tail at 2 and the tiny tooth at 3, this is what I would have thought, as well.

[Silverstreak]

You all are narrowing it down!:grin2:

Clue #2

:)

[Silverstreak]

From the eyes , it cannot be an Arhopala......

So , it is a Flos, but which one ?

hint hint ..... look at the partially visible underwing.

:cheers:

[Banded Yeoman]

There does not seem to be any red at the base of the wings to me... ...

... ... which rules out apidanus and diardi ... ...

... ... or is it just my eyes? even so, the red may be worn off ... ... :thinking:

[Blue Jay]

The only butterfly with a snout that I know is the Ambon Onyx.

[Silverstreak]

The only butterfly with a snout that I know is the Ambon Onyx.


Brian,

The upper of the Ambon onyx is like so:

[Silverstreak]

There are 4 Flos species recorded in Singapore.

1 Flos anniella anniella ( The Darky Plushblue)

2 Flos apidanus saturatus (Plain Plushblue)

3 Flos diardi capeta (Bifid Plushblue)

4.Flos fulgida singhapura ( The Shinning Plusblue)


From the glimpse of the underwing in clue # 2, 1&2 can be ruled out.

That left 3&4 , 3 Flos diardi capeta (Bifid Plushblue) is ruled out as shown in the differences in marking near the basal of the hindwing.

The underside of the quiz specimen is attached

The upper side in the checklist is also attached

It is a .Flos fulgida singhapura ( The Shinning Plusblue)

:cheers:

[Peacock Royal]

Ok, after a tough question from Sunny, here is Q4 - should be easy.
Who am I ?

[Peacock Royal]

Alamak, no business. Our young members should try !
Will post an underside shot later.

[Banded Yeoman]

Okay, but it is very hard .. ...

I am going for yellow grass dart ( Taractrocera archias quinta ) :grin2:

[Peacock Royal]

In addition to the upperside shot, I believe the underside shot shows Taractrocera archias quinta .

Yes, Jonathan, I believe you are right. :cheers: Confirmation from others ?

[Blue Jay]

I'm not trying to guess, Uncle Sunny. Just talking about the snout.:)

[Silverstreak]

Snout??:)

You mean Palpi

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/SNAG_Program-0087.jpg

[Blue Jay]

Snout??:)

You mean Palpi

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/SNAG_Program-0087.jpg
Thanks for correction, Uncle Sunny.:cheers: