ID Request - April 2024 observations

[SL Liew]

Hi Dr. Seow,
How are you? Need your help to confirm these ids. Thanks.

#1 Skipper?
Ton Sai Waterfalls, Phuket Island, Thailand - Apr 22, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209228690

#2 Phalantha phalantha?
Ton Sai Waterfalls, Phuket Island, Thailand - Apr 22, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209229021

#3 Euploea?
Mai Khao Beach area, Phuket Island, Thailand - Apr 22, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209193907

#4 Oriens gola?
Sungai Sedim, Kedah - Apr 26, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209967046

#5 Saletara panda?
Sungai Sedim, Kedah - Apr 26, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209903806

#6 Ypthima fasciata? Ypthima horsfieldii?
Sungai Sedim, Kedah - Apr 26, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209903801

#7 Allotinus?
Sungai Sedim, Kedah - Apr 26, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209967256

#8 Tanaecia godartii? Tanaecia iapis?
Moon Gate, near Penang Botanic Gardens - Apr 29, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211539049

#9 Tanaecia godartii? Tanaecia iapis?
Moon Gate, near Penang Botanic Gardens - Apr 17, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207765604

#10 Drupadia ravindra? Drupadia rufotaenia?
Moon Gate, near Penang Botanic Gardens - Apr 29, 2024
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211539054


Cheers, SL Liew

[Psyche]

#1. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209228690
Potanthus spp. too blurry.
Since the abdominal end is black -banded it is likely to be P. mingo.


#2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209229021
Argynnis hyberbius. Correction : Phalanta phalanta.
This one is a bit lightly marked, but there is no other species like this.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hel/710030001.html


#3. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209193907
Euploea klugii female.
There is a series of spots running across the FW apex.

Two similar species.

E. klugii UnH without discal white spots.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30780010.html

E. core.UnH with discal white spots.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30580030.html


#4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209967046
Oriens goloides.
UnH with the veins crossing the band dark-dusted.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/observation/Oriens%20goloides_1672153679_242393.jpg
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760780#/media/File:Close_wing_posture_Leaf_Sap_sucking_activity_ of_Oriens_goloides_(Moore,_1881)_%E2%80%93_Smaller _Dartlet_or_Indian_Dartlet_WLB_DSC_5939.jpg

Oriens gola .UnH with the veins not dark-dusted.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAuZ-N0mrGqQbz4h-j92Puf3Gh8MkmcltS1F9jRomeJef2mMWTYr8kp5GMmto1wCEzd V_9R-0vupPpfStrB9JF-FJIweC_cwMG-WLYaPmQ0Cw5FEKdDQNl29vZ6yZgYX7MpowpDhQ_eE/s1600/bcd3s-S180-CommonDartlet.jpg



#5. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209903806
Saletara panda male.
Sharper FWs.
FW apex with vein 9 very short running from vein 7forming a small triangle. (vein 8 is absent.)
Too blur to see here.

https://wingscales.com/Pieridae/Saletara-panda-distanti

[Psyche]

#6. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209903801
Ypthima fasciata.
Readily Ided by the twin dark parallel straight fasciae on the HW.
A third more obscure band runs through the eyespots.
https://m.singapore.biodiversity.online/species/A-Arth-Hexa-Lepidoptera-000284


#7.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209967256
Allotinus horsfieldi.
The 2nd most common Allotinus after A. unicolor.
28528

A. unicolor.
HW spot 6 (rounded) tucked well inside of spot 5 & 7.
FW postdiscal spots not dislocated.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/24861079/medium.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/allotinus-2f2ad1d8-5f44-451f-ad92-07b7e81a40d-resize-750.jpeg
Female.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQkimaAk-RQnzBMIHuWr2v1i0oJJyl3r64UDF1FoN-Kld-yLTLc3fU0iWJRBREVcbkdv2Wd2U88-Vir4UkJLyRiZky5jxJBtUMrmN9NkXwcGTgsvxuFe4WKU4_DhE8 pMUxEUON8kfM8g/s1600/LesserDarkwing-LokePF.jpg


A. horsfieldi.
HW spot 6 more or less under spot 7.
FW postdiscal band dislocated (usually).
HW teeth rather broad-based especially in the female.
Ground pale buff with brownish markings. Striations dense.
Males.
https://a4.pbase.com/o6/25/686825/1/132321409.vm9lPhG1.AllotinusParagerydusleogoronleo goron.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Allotinus-horsfieldi-permagnus-2.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Np8-cHJjQUI/U9dpRHLFRxI/AAAAAAAAQAc/Q14k-n-UAVI/s1600/DSC_0039.JPG
Female.
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/allotinus-horsfieldi/allotinus-horsfieldi-permagnus/


A. leogoron. Very similar to A. horsfieldi & much confused with it. Also much rarer.
Ground colour whiter & markings darker.
HW teeth narrower than the correspondly sexes of A. horsfieldi.
Males.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Allotinus-horsfieldi-1080x675.jpg
https://a4.pbase.com/o6/25/686825/1/85868938.RIhvWcsI.AllotinusP_oncopy.jpg

[Psyche]

#8. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207765604
#9. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211539049

Tanaecia godartii.
HW blue band narrow, at the tornus just a bit greater than 1/3 of the HW width.
Blue band inner margins rather smooth & almost always aligned well at rest.
Males.
https://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_8158.JPG
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BtFF_MmdAeE/WpQR3LiHwPI/AAAAAAAAeLQ/stLUfAUA-x4BTereh6yN3Wzfz-P4kOSsQCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_5129.JPG
https://live.staticflickr.com/5451/9899361903_2a720888db_b.jpg


Tanaecia iapis.
HW blue band much broader than 1/3 of HW & of uniform width.
Inner margins irregularly incised & often do not align well at rest.
Males.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Tanaecia%20iapis%20puseda/Tanaecia-iapis-puseda-(Horsfields-Baron)---net.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Tanaecia%20iapis%20puseda/Horsfields%20Baron%20-%20Mark.jpg


Tanaecia flora.
HW blue band broader than 1/3 of HW at tornus. Band noticeably tapers upwards.
Inner margin smoother than in iapis & usually aligned at rest.
Fw apex often slightly falcate in the male.
Males.
https://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_8207.JPG
Northern ssp andersonii with brown edgings.
Male.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24411208#data_quality_assessment
Female.
https://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_8172.JPG



#10. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/211539054
Female Drupadia theda.
HW markings 'hollow' with dark edgings.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4g/83100030.html


HW markings solid black.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4g/83080010.html
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4g/83090001.html



TL Seow: Cheers.

[SL Liew]

Thank you Dr. Seow for your detailed explanation and id. I have re-read them and noted the key ids for my future references. Appreciate it.
Cheers from Penang, SL Liew

[Psyche]

There are actually a fair bit of misIDs around.
eg.
Male T. flora andersonii.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206732898

Female ssp. andersonii.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192340288
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721020010.html


TL Seow; Cheers.

[Psyche]

Oops!Correction.
#2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209229021

This is correctly Phalanta phalanta.

Their markings can look quite the same.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hel/710120001.html
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hel/710030001.html


Tl Seow: Cheers.

[SL Liew]

Dr Seow, Noted id correction. Yes, markings are similar. Thanks. SL