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Blue Nawab
29-Aug-2015, 11:54 PM
Dear Dr Seow, is this Zographetus ogygia or Zographetus doxus? Thanks!

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5733/20952233746_7b033be461_h_d.jpg

Psyche
30-Aug-2015, 01:35 AM
You have a female Zographetus ogygia.

Both Z. doxus & ogygia males have white-banded antennal club.; the females have the club black.

Z. doxus. Underside discal area yellow in the male ;mostly yellow in the female (actually more ochreous-yellow)
Male & female
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Zographetus%20doxus/Zographetus%20doxus%20-%20James%20Chia.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8320/8019953119_d5009859e1_b.jpg

Z. ogygia; Underside unicolorous (evenly one colour) golden brown to rich ferruginous ie rusty-red brown.
Male.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/linkbuttons/butterflies/hesperidae/zographetusogygia/underside.jpg

Jerome & ?Brian shot the male several years ago.

The Z. ogygia in India is quite different.
Whether it is just subspecies difference or a different species from here is uncertain.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8509/8471545324_81f07543ba_b.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

Chequered Lancer
01-Sep-2015, 09:05 PM
Here's the male. Think it Jonathan was with me.

https://scontent-sin1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11218071_974202615980675_60208852511637404_n.jpg?o h=5dc31dc3db07a49785598d998879570d&oe=566725D2