ID help please

[anuramsh]

Hi Dr Seow,

Request ID help- sighted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore.

1.Bamboo Paint Brush (Baoris farii farii)?
2. Malay staff Sergeant (athyma reta moorei)or colour Sergeant ( athyma nefte subrata)?
3. lesser dart or Large dart ( omaha or serina) ?

Thanks
Ramesh

[Psyche]

1. Female Baoris farri .
B. farri typically have full spotting so often 3 subapical spots.
Also lighter brown than the female B. oceia.


2. Female of A. nefte.

The cell end triangular spot in A. reta female is large ,nearly detached, & without a dip on the upper margin.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k37GR2JWLbo/Xq1daWSIbUI/AAAAAAAAs7k/FM77yFWsBHAuQRtNc2RPvJX6jfrcB6n3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/MSS_adult_Sunny_01.jpg

The same spot in A. nefte is narrow with a strong dip/depression & continuous with the cell bar.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Athyma%20nefte%20subrata/bcd3s-colour-sergeant%20khew.jpg

3. Telicota besta male.
There is a patch of orange at the base of space 2 that is seen only in the males of T. colon, besta & augias.
The shape & colour of the FW band is that of T. besta.



TL Seow: Cheers.

[anuramsh]

Thanks Dr Seow. Appreciate the ID and the pointers.