ID of skipper?

[hanh090]

Hello everyone,

Please help me identify this specimen, I am confuse between: Caltoris brunnea and Baoris farri

http://vmpic.science4you.org/images/preview/vietbuom/S503965_2400x1200.jpg

Thank you very much,
H

[Psyche]

Baoris farri have a longer bodyshape & a more sinuous FW. antennae are mostly black.
B. farri.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Baoris-farri.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/8293/7863317448_8bd63b4cb4_b.jpg

Caltoris have a more compact built & the antenna often have a pale area below the club.
B. brunnea Male with a FW brand; UnH deep purple brown; FW usually only 2 subapical spots.
https://sites.google.com/site/mystusvittatusen/Caltoris_brunnea_qqq.jpg


I presume the two pix are of one individual. They are on different type of leaves meaning they are on two different plants.

The 2nd pix is diagnostic.
The HW has a small spot in space 2. Only the female of 2 species have spots on the HW either in space 2 or sometimes in space 2 & 3.

C. bromus normally have two FW cellspots.
https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2813/9509360804_aec2551d54_b.jpg

C. kumara ;FW with no cellspot ;usually 3 subapical spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/135_8276-37-55f996a25e23f-1.jpg


This looks to be Caltoris bromus.


The 1st pic shows a sibgle FW cellspot .It may be a rare variant of C. bromus.
It may also suggest pic 1 is a different species possibly C. sirius in which the FW cellspot may be one or two.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93280001.html

TL Seow: Cheers.

[hanh090]

Thank you very much Mr. Seow

I will take note these useful information also ;)

Best regards,
H