ID Help Please

[Oakleaf]

1. Which Tarucus?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125106066@N02/25270756423/in/dateposted-public/

2. Great Swift?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125106066@N02/25873584776/in/dateposted-public/

From St Martin's Island, Bangladesh.

[Psyche]

1. Tarucus balkanicus nigra.
Only 2 species in Bangladesh , the 3rd T. venosus is doubtful.
T. callinara has the FW submarginal spots rounded & T. balkanicus mostly as short bars.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80510001.html
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/936/Tarucus-callinara

T. balkanicus nigra. (some images may be wrong.)
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1127/Tarucus-balkanicus

All the species are very similar on the underside & so errore in ID may occur.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/tx/250-Tarucus

2. Great Swift (Pelopidas assamensis)is right ,Note distinctly white spots & white bnad on the antenna.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Oakleaf]

Thank you sir for your reply. :)
As far I am concerned, T. nara & T ananda has also been recorded from Bangladesh.

[Oakleaf]

Sir, need another help from you! Can you please tell me, which classification in terms of butterfly families should I follow!

[Psyche]

Thank you sir for your reply. :)
As far I am concerned, T. nara & T ananda has also been recorded from Bangladesh.

ID Correction.

1. Likely Tarucus nara. Note the male is on the right & the FW peripheral spots forms into two bands.

There are a lot of errors on the website.
Bethune-Baker have made a revision of Tarucus from which you may read the description for each (click the link number)
.http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/tarucus/

T callinara, ananda & venosus have the FW outer 2 bands made mostly of rounded spots.

T. nara & balkanicus nigra are very similar on the underside.

T. nara male upperside FW one spot; Un FW both bands mostly intact.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TarucusNara/TarucusNara_SubramanyamKalluri_ah459.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TarucusNara/01TarucusNara_SubramanyamKalluri_ah458.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/117_9868-924-56532cf075303-3.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/117_9868-924-56532cf075303-2.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/117_11062-134-56c46c004f1bc-1.jpg

T. balkanicus nigra :Upperside FW with a no. of spots :Underside FW outer band mostly spots.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/113_1262-101-5468a148c902d-2.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/113_1262-101-5468a148c902d-1.jpg
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157596073

The images picked out have the corresponding upperside for ID.
The male of your mating pair matches that of T. nara better.


TL Seow:Cheers.
PS. The Riodinids are now considered as a family apart from the Lycaenidae.
1. Papilionidae.
2. Pieridae.
3. Nymphalidae , 12 subfamilies.
4. Riodinidae.
5. Lycaenidae.
6. Hesperidae.
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Taxonomy%202.htm

[Alan Yip]

Confused with sex of Hoary Palmer
Male?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/25782102796/in/dateposted-public/
female?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alanyip3/25181560683/in/dateposted-public/
Thank you

[Psyche]

Post 6.

Quite right.Male HW heavier dark shaded; FW spots yellowish. Female HW whiter & FW spots whitish.
http://butterflycircle.blogspot.my/2012/02/life-history-of-hoary-palmer.html

[Oakleaf]

Thank you sir for your help :)

[Alan Yip]

Thank you!