PDA

View Full Version : Red Eye Skippers



Sailfish
15-Jan-2012, 11:22 PM
It's hard to ID these red eye skippers. Appreciate if someone could help.
thanks.

Sailfish
15-Jan-2012, 11:25 PM
Could these two skippers be the same individual?

Psyche
16-Jan-2012, 07:50 AM
1. Common Redeye (Matapa aria)
2, White-tipped Skipper (Erionota hiraca). Note shape of hindwing patch.
3. Common Redeye. Ths shows how the colour changed with lighting condition.

The two are not the same.
4. White-tipped Skipper. Darker colour; hindwing patch irregular, constricted; forewing tip white patch extend to outer margin.
5. Banana Skipper (Erionota thrax). Note shape of pale patch of hindwing & forewing tip; forewing outer margin (termen) straight.

TL Seow:cheers:

Sailfish
16-Jan-2012, 11:50 AM
Thanks Seow for your valuable inputs.
:cheers: