Skippers from Tripura for ID

[Saffron]

Dear Dr. Seow sir...
Theses are some hesperiidae from Tripurs sent by my friend for ID...
Thanking you in advance on his behalf...
:cheers:


1. 26002


2. 26003 26004 26005


3. 26006 26007


4. 26008 26009


5. 26010


6. 26011


7. 26012


8. 26013


9. Pithauria stramineipennis?

26014


10. 26015

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All images are taken in Tripura, India...

[Psyche]

1. Pelopidas agna.
UnH with even brown colour, not unevenly shaded .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelopidas_agna#/media/File:Little_Branded_Swift_Pelopidas_agna_UN_Sanjay _Gandhi_National_Park_Mumbai_DSC2992_(2).JPG

P. mathias ;Undersdie greyer brown with uneven shadings.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Small_Branded_Swift_Pelopidas_mathias_by_Dr._Raju_ Kasambe_%282%29.jpg


2. Borbo bevani. (FW spot 2 & 3 are unusual here.)
UpF with smaller ,neater spots usually; no or obscure spot in space 1b.
UnH with spots poorly defined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/187_1504-575-546d50d2810f0-1.jpg
http://dearlep.tw/images/Papilionoidea/Hesperiidae/Borbo%20bevani%20%E5%81%87%E8%A4%90%E5%BC%84%E8%9D %B6_%E6%9D%8E%E6%A6%AE%E8%8A%B3.jpg

B. cinnara ;FW always with a prominent spot in space 1b ;UnH spots well-defined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/BorboCinnara/BorboCinnara_KSaji_ad956.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Borbo%20cinnara%20cinnara/FS_male_Horace_01.jpg

[Psyche]

3. Caltoris probably C. plebeia.

UpF without cellspots thus either C. kumara or plebeia.

C. kumara FW often 3 subapical spots ;UnH medium brown often with spots inspace 2 or 3.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/766/Caltoris-kumara

C. plebeia ;UnH deep purplish ferruginous brown ;FW subapical spots two or one.


4. Caltoris bromus. UpF with two cellspots. UnH dark brown with an ochreous overlay in the male. Female often with spots in space 2 & 3.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7486/15883531899_8f0d4c758b_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6209/6119644132_eef349c36e.jpg
http://old.hkls.org/images/Caltoris_bromus.jpg

[Psyche]

5. Pelopidas mathias. UnH greysih brown with uneven shadings.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Small_Branded_Swift_Pelopidas_mathias_by_Dr._Raju_ Kasambe_%282%29.jpg

6. Pelopidas agna UnH with uniform brown colour.

7. Pelopidas mathias..

[Psyche]

8. Parnara probably P. bada.
UnH spots close but unusually bigger at the top.
General appearance is P. bada.
Possibility of P. apostata ; (P. apostata ;Upside almost black ;UnH spots white. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtL__xzJRf4/VNgK7Pgb_wI/AAAAAAAAT8Y/IZFmEV2EwSc/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG )

9. Pithauria probably right as P. stramineipennis..Rather worn.antennae orange-tipped.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/TF49H2h4W3I/AAAAAAAADOU/DjevAcDKzY4/s1600/DSC_0400-Skipper.jpg

10. Parnara ganga; UnH spots close ,beige, no spot 6.
https://live.staticflickr.com/1933/45339612102_2e666e193a_b.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R91gL8h9sCM/Vd_ByExbz5I/AAAAAAAAGtI/F4xOEm8NKok/s1600/Parnara%2Bganga1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.