how to differentiate between a pygmy n common posy??

[blurboiboi]

hihi... would like to find an answer for the above question...

shot the following today... its much smaller than a common but some how it does not have the features of a pygmy... can some expert help me ID??.. thanks!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d88/blurboiboi/P5244645_ID1.jpg

[henrykoh]

yeap i shot them yesterday too. maybe it is a female pygmy

[Cigaritis wong]

I also dunno, but is surely a very posy :)

[Silverstreak]

Noted there are 3 distinct types in terms of marking and size of posies there on location......

#1
Common Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_1971.jpg

#2
"Dwarf" Common Posy

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_5494.jpg

#3
and the Pygmy Posy .
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_5655-1.jpg

In terms of size ,#2 and #3 of the same size , and it is possible that #2 could be a female of #3 , was there for 3 days hoping to confirm this suspicion by capturing a mating pair of #2 with #3 , so far no luck as yet.

Here are some shots of them together :

note upper one is a "Dwarf"
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_4857.jpg

2 on the upper left are Pygmy Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_5112.jpg

the pair on the left are Pygmy Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/_MG_5104.jpg

[Silverstreak]

In general the fore wings of female posies are more rounded as compare to the males of the species .

Other than different in size , the marking differences of the posies are as bracketed:

Top down:

1."dwarf" Posy.... suspect might be a female Pygmy Posy ... to be verified.

2. Male Common Posy

3. Suspected Male Pygmy Posy

4 Suspected worn out female Common Posy

5. Female Dark Posy


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/posies2.jpg

[henrykoh]

tks sunny for the excellent illustration

[Silverstreak]

Other than the Pygmy Posy being about 1/3 the size of the Common Posy, here is a closeup of the difference of the two .


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/diff-1.jpg

[Elbowed Pierrot]

look at the black strip around the legs, the pygmy looks thicker and more distinct

[blurboiboi]

thanks sunny for the really detailed explaination!!!... :)...

seems like the one I've shot is the "Dwarf" posy... but it has yet been identified whether its a common or pygmy right??... perhaps its a hybrid??... pdt of a common n pygmy??.. hee

[Archduke]

new species lol