Psyche
14-Nov-2023, 10:29 PM
Review.
An assumption was made in the past that the dark form is B. oceia & the browner form is B. farri.
This was based on the key stating that the underside HW of B. farri is silky brown.
This assumption is too simplistic as fieldshot colour is very variable.
C&P4's key states for both species . The female is usually fully spotted.
B. farri : FW usually fully spotted in the male & always fully spotted in the female.
B. oceia: Male with spot 8 (uppermost subapical spot) usually absent & spot 4 often so. UnH faintly ochreous.
Fully spotted males from Thailand, China & India.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Baoris-farri.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/7863317448
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baoris_farri_-_Complete_Paint-brush_Swift_12.jpg
No fully spotted males have been observed so far & most females are also not fully spotted, having two subapical spots instead of three.
Males.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175179054
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168935117
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147007929
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155888805
Females.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184721538
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183638555
This strongly suggest all observations so far are all B. oceia.
A number of interesting observations.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89619994
The 1st pic shows the FW with large rounded cellspots & a spot in space 1b, 3nd pic shows the pale areas on the antennae.
This indicate a male Caltoris bromus.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92336192
UnH have a white spot in space 2 indicating it is a male Caltoris bromus .(The spot may be absent in some.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122789869
The antennae have a pale area. The individual is fresh from the intact cilia.
The unusual light orangey brown underside does not seem to match any Caltoris species.
Added.
It does match the male(left) iDed as Baoris oceia from Raub.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qamQjeKIkjA/UtpjK4q1edI/AAAAAAAAMqs/0qbzTbZ41Pc/s1600/DSC_0273.JPG
TL Seow: Cheers.
An assumption was made in the past that the dark form is B. oceia & the browner form is B. farri.
This was based on the key stating that the underside HW of B. farri is silky brown.
This assumption is too simplistic as fieldshot colour is very variable.
C&P4's key states for both species . The female is usually fully spotted.
B. farri : FW usually fully spotted in the male & always fully spotted in the female.
B. oceia: Male with spot 8 (uppermost subapical spot) usually absent & spot 4 often so. UnH faintly ochreous.
Fully spotted males from Thailand, China & India.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Baoris-farri.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/7863317448
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baoris_farri_-_Complete_Paint-brush_Swift_12.jpg
No fully spotted males have been observed so far & most females are also not fully spotted, having two subapical spots instead of three.
Males.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175179054
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168935117
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147007929
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155888805
Females.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184721538
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183638555
This strongly suggest all observations so far are all B. oceia.
A number of interesting observations.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89619994
The 1st pic shows the FW with large rounded cellspots & a spot in space 1b, 3nd pic shows the pale areas on the antennae.
This indicate a male Caltoris bromus.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92336192
UnH have a white spot in space 2 indicating it is a male Caltoris bromus .(The spot may be absent in some.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122789869
The antennae have a pale area. The individual is fresh from the intact cilia.
The unusual light orangey brown underside does not seem to match any Caltoris species.
Added.
It does match the male(left) iDed as Baoris oceia from Raub.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qamQjeKIkjA/UtpjK4q1edI/AAAAAAAAMqs/0qbzTbZ41Pc/s1600/DSC_0273.JPG
TL Seow: Cheers.