ID needed for Skipper

[Blue Nawab]

Dear Dr Seow,
Is this Zographetus ogygia or Zographetus doxus? Thanks!
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[Psyche]

Zographetus doxus. Female.

The two species were easily confused in the past.

Males are identified by their large white area on the antennal clubs.


Zographetus doxus.
Ground with a more yellow bloom in the discal (central) HW area.Margins broadly brown.
Space 4 & 5 paler , yellower than inner adjoining HW cell.
HW veins are noticeably darkened.

Males.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Zographetus%20doxus/Zographetus%20doxus%20-%20Fedrick%20Ho.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Zographetus%20doxus/Zographetus%20doxus%20-%20Sunny%20Chir.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Zographetus%20doxus/Zographetus%20doxus%20-%20Horace.jpg

Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/33989283/medium.jpg?1554258705
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Zographetus%20doxus/Zographetus%20doxus%20-%20Bene%20Tay.jpg



Zographetus ogygia.
Ground colour more uniform, golden brown to red brown.
Space 4 & 5 ,& adjoining HW cell uniformly brown.
HW veins barely darkened.

Males.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/7724631/large.jpeg?1494429508
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_G-GFHdyehA/XaLR2O-BZ4I/AAAAAAAAfSc/fX0J5XdAFQwy74AsCCbk-QYMCD67p1BPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC_3514.JPG
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/insects/butterflies/hesperidae/zographetusogygia/
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFVEOFh60ms/WPtr5d1jOaI/AAAAAAAAQ3k/QHlKYsY-jsMptvZ2QLXpx7532egNgx3-wCLcB/s1600/Zogaphetus_sp_01-HoraceTan.jpg

Female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kryJ8yvgAEU/WPtr_s4xbUI/AAAAAAAAQ3o/vIVZR9qLm046yM0XjmP7bbuqGHRfxkM5gCLcB/s1600/Zogygia-KohCH.jpg


Z. ogygia in Southern India looks very different.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ZographetusOgygia/ZographetusOgygia_BalakrishnanValappil_ar631.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ZographetusOgygia/02ZographetusOgygia_SajiKandoth_ae970.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.