View Full Version : Halpe and a few others for ID
Saffron
24-Jun-2020, 01:13 PM
Dear Dr. Seow sir, through this discussion forum we have learnt a lot in our previous posts. Thank you so much for your valuable effort and guidance. The below images are taken by one of my friend from Tripura, North-East India. Your guidance will be highly appreciated in identification.
Thank you in advance on his behalf.
1. Under and upper
26335
26336
2. Under and upper
26337
26338
3. Under and upper
26339
26340
4. Under and upper
26341
26342
5. Caltoris sp. (Under and upper)
26343
26344
6. Caltoris sp. (slightly visible upper and under)
26345
7. Caltoris sp. (Under and upper)
26346
26347
8. Caltoris sp.
26348
9. The suspect is Aeromachus jhora?
26349
26350
10. Another Halpe sp. (Under and upper)
26351
26352
11. Ypthima affectata/Ypthima baldus?
26353
12.
26354
Would love to hear your views on all of these UFOs?
Thank you again in advance.
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 08:55 PM
These are very difficult .
It is hard to even match Evans' dsecription with any on the websites.
1. Probably H. filda.
There is a faint upper cellspot.
Despite the name Absent Ace, H. filda may have a tiny cellspot.
H. filda.
UnH central area paler, but band illdefined & suffused over.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/3036853b9562a6006e.jpg
2. Halpe wantona.
UpF with an upper cellspot ,spot 2 & 3 partially overlapping.
UnH central area darkish, not paler, pale postdiscal spots reduced in size, diffuse & somewhat obscure.
P. pelethronix.wantona .P. Malaysia.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OnecEME4dZY/U8yEfq0bQxI/AAAAAAAAP4U/uVn5KOWok1c/s1600/DSC_0228.JPG
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nlN_xqhpBCg/U8yEe1rb2yI/AAAAAAAAP4I/rVVEqmNFZyg/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG
3. Too dark large upper cellspot.
Probably H. aucma.
4. This looks the same as H. aucma
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/622_44297-293-5d7ceb4ae705a-1.jpg
Halpe arcuata ;FW spot 2 & 3 widely overlapping.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4083/5089759456_5fd71fbb73.jpg
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 09:03 PM
5 & 6.
Caltoris cahira likely ssp austeni.
UnH very dark chocolate ;FW with 2 cellspots. Forms with paler HWs are also said to occur.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93300010.html
Taiwan
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRIx2mIQmWQFXhhQtva-5NDbQjFadlXhLSKjg&usqp=CAU
Singapore.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcS1oM39hvB5iA5bl-hcoh-0lxBegik01l3_LA&usqp=CAU
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 09:16 PM
7. The proflie shape is suggestive of Baoris.
Baoris can can have variably reduced spots in number & size.
8. Caltoris cahira.
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 09:35 PM
9. Aromachus jhora.
A. jhora ;antennal club broadly elliptical.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/93_17489-75-58d7e87f20280-1.jpg
A. pygmeus ;antennal club rounded at the end like a drumstick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeromachus_pygmaeus#/media/File:Pygmy_Scrub-hopper_Aeromachus_pygmaeus.jpg
10 .Probaly H. aucma.
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 10:06 PM
11. Ypthima baldus.
Y. baldus have the submarginal lines welldefined & the two dark HW fasciae fairly clear.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/YpthimaBaldus/YpthimaBaldus_MilindBhakare_am494.jpg
Y. affectata have the fasciae diffusely broad & ill=defined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/YpthimaAffectata/YpthimaAffectata_KrushnameghKunte_as962.jpg
12.Y. huebneri.
Y. huebneri have one dark fascia inner to the big eyespot, yellow ring on eyedpot broad.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/756/Ypthima-huebneri
Y. cantliei have 2 dark fasciae inner to the FW eyespot & the yellow ring narrow.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/3192/Ypthima-cantliei
TL Seow: Cheers.
Saffron
24-Jun-2020, 10:46 PM
Thank you so much for guiding us so well on this confusing group...what about Ypthima philomela peguana sir?? We got many Ypthima in Meghalaya and Tripura...will post them slowly here...but for now please guide us about the above mentioned species.
Thank you in advance
Psyche
24-Jun-2020, 11:15 PM
Ypthima philomela.
Wings not marked by any fascia except for the narrow submarginal line.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photogallery/index.php?plog__=&level=picture&id=1041
TL Seow: Cheers.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.2 Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.