Two more skippers

[horace2264]

Two more skippers I am not too sure of their ID. The first one should be a Pelopidas sp. :thinking:

Pic 1:
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Pic 2:
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[Commander]

The hyaline spots on the first one would suggest a Pelopidas conjunctus:thinking:.

[Psyche]

No. 1 is more likely to be Pelopidas assamensis.
Althought the 2 cellspots are separated this is on the underside.
The others ie. white FW spots, white patch on antenna & dark grey brown colour indicate assamensis.

P. conjunctus is deep brown & the FW spots are yellow in proper light.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/163/6/9/some_kinda_swift_by_inckurei-d3iowwn.jpg


No. 2. Looks like you found a bonafide female Caltoris bromus.
The underside of C. bromus have ochreous scaling.
It is the only Caltoris here in which the HW may have tiny white nonhyaline spots in space 2 & sometimes space 3 as well.


TL Seow:cheers:

[horace2264]

Thanks, Dr Seow and Khew for the skipper IDs. :)


No. 2. Looks like you found a bonafide female Caltoris bromus.
The underside of C. bromus have ochreous scaling.
It is the only Caltoris here in which the HW may have tiny white nonhyaline spots in space 2 & sometimes space 3 as well.

I suppose that is why Pisuth called it the "Extra-Spot Swift" in his book.

[Psyche]

I suppose that is why Pisuth called it the "Extra-Spot Swift" in his book.

That appears so.
The Blank Swift (no cellspots) Caltoris kumara also have a HW spot soemtimes.
Its range India to Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, & Java is surprising, missing Malaya.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/CaltorisKumara/CaltorisKumara_KSaji_ac507.jpg

Here is a series from HK or Taiwan. Iti s so dark(?colour setting)that it resembles C. cahira.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/53747735@N08/sets/72157626835303011/

TL Seow:cheers:

[horace2264]

Thanks, Dr Seow for the extra info. :)
Now we know what to look out for in the field for this Caltoris sp.