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Blue Nawab
17-Oct-2020, 11:18 PM
Dear Dr Seow, pls help with the ID of the skipper by a friend. Is this Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift)? Thanks so much!
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Psyche
18-Oct-2020, 06:36 AM
Yes P. lubricans female.

FW spots are yellow , the HW spots are very variable in number.
The male is browner with a rounded FW apex.
The female is ochreous, coarsely-scaled with a pointed FW apex.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Polytremis-lubricans.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cUzxS0FpT8/T1tgyU4WJrI/AAAAAAAAFjg/TiwxZzRsxec/s1600/DSC4674%2BContiguous%2BSwift.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.