-
Post 20.
Three Caltoris in Singaporehave noticeable pale areas on the antenna.
1 Caltoris cormasa.
Female.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e5eI1WB1sE...0/DSC_0349.JPG
2. Caltoris cahira
Male.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/21680122591
3. Caltoris bromus.
Female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/irrubescens/15883531899
Two species have the antenna largely blackish.
4. Caltoris malaya
male.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg
5. Caltoris philippina
male.
https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf449dfdc.jpg
1. The FW is raised high enough to indicate no upper cellspot & so by deduction no cellspot at all.
The individual is rather worn & faded.
The lack of cellspot inicate Caltoris malaya.
3 Caltoris malaya female.
The 2nd pic shows the upperside with no FW cellspot.
The female is typically mote ochreous ie yellower.
Post 14 no 5 looks very much like C. malaya & is probably so.
The HW spot in space 2 may be just an artifact, & not a real spot marking.
2. Baoris probably Baoris farri.
Baoris have a longer swept FW with a sinuous margin.
The antenna appear largely black in side view.
The abdomen is obscurely banded.
It is simply assumed the darker one is B. oceia & the lighter brown one B. farri.
Supposedly B. oceia male & female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-Simon-Sng.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rwJjrQ_JS...oris+oceia.jpg
Supposedly B. farri male.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-coCDQigOV...i_adult_01.jpg
This female from Vietnam is correct as B. oceia does occur in Vietnam.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...ush-swift.html
TL Seow:Cheers.
-
1 Attachment(s)
Hi Dr Seow,
Could this be a Potanthus trachala?
Attachment 27489
-
Post 22.
Yes it is P. trachala.
Species in which the abdominal end is black-banded.
P. trachala FW 15mm.
FW spots 4 & 5 more or less detached.
UnF spots 4 & 5 connected only by spikes.
UnH band upper spot (4+5) strongly projected out.
Male.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Tpjvc&usqp=CAU
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8c/bd/70/8...b0db7b591d.jpg
P. serina large FW 17mm.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; HW with a small spot 6 on inner corner of band.
Underside lightly dark shaded.
Male & female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...rina-Bobby.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ale_Horace.jpg
P. mingo small FW 12mm.
FW spots with variable overlaps.
UnH with heavier dark shading spots edging the HW band.
Male 7 female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iop_f9Jev...oDart-JonS.jpg
https://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForem...ingo%20(6).JPG
TL Seow: Cheers.
-
2 Attachment(s)
Hi Dr Seow,
Does these 2 photos show Caltoris philippina?
Attachment 27493Attachment 27494
Largely blackish antennae, does not seem to have cell spots on the forewing, greenish tinge on its head and underside?
Thank you!
-
Post 24.
Yes. It is a Caltoris philippina.
Male.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PKpJ0RdKM...-Chir-4237.png
TL Seow; Cheers.
-
1 Attachment(s)
Hi Dr. Seow,
Here with another skipper.
Could this be Pelopidas assamensis? It was way larger than the typical P. mathias or P. agna.
Attachment 27525
Thank you!
-
Post 26.
Female Pelopidas agna.
P. mathias FW 16 -18 mm
Underside with darkish, grey or uneven shading.
Female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Ming.jpg
P. agna, FW 17 -20 mm.
Underside more uniform medium brown.
Female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/22195353146
P. conjunctus ;FW 21 -24mm.
Underside darkish brown; FW spots yellow; HW spots white.
Female.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...conjunctus.jpg
P. assamensis Very large FW 25 -27 mm.
Antenna with a broad white band; Underside all spots white, very large on FW, very variable on HW.
Male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
Females.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9a053587-2.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...assamensis.jpg
https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/fauna/1/1/1104
TL Seow: Cheers.
-
3 Attachment(s)
Hi Dr Seow,
Are these photos enough to ID this as Telicota colon?
Attachment 27526Attachment 27527Attachment 27528
Thank you!
-
POst 28.
Of the Telicota species T. colon is the easiest to identify.
Male upperside.
FW spots 4 & 5 distorted & staggered out, ie spot 5 is set farther out than spot 4.
Long veinstripes.
Male brnad palced close to the inner margin of the black space.
Always a patch of orange at the base of space 2.
Underside FW clearly shows spots 4 & 5 staggered out & distorted.
Males.
https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/9c/a1/c...16fa66c7d5.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-c...esize-750.jpeg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...n-1080x675.jpg
Female.
Spots 4v& 5staggered & not in line as in the male.
FW cellend bars the upper one much longer.
Female always lack the orange patch at the base of space 2.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mushimizu/7267565772
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI...n%2Bstinga.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oK76RoQgG7.../s1600/023.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
-
9 Attachment(s)
Hi Dr Seow,
Here with a new set of skippers from a friend. I am trying my hand at ID-ing them, so would appreciate your assistance to confirm or correct my preliminary IDs.
Thank you!
1. Pelopidas mathias? Ground colour looks unevenly shaded.
Attachment 27570
2. Pelopidas agna? This on the other hand looks pretty even.
Attachment 27571
3a. Caltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27572
3b. Caltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27573
3c. Caltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27574
3d. Pale region of the antenna made me think Caltoris, so perhapsCaltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27575
3e. Caltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27576
3f. Caltoris cormasa?
Attachment 27577
4. No pale region on antennae, more ochreous UNH so could be C. malaya?
Attachment 27578
Thank you!
