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Common Rose
25-Aug-2004, 08:41 PM
I might have mis-id some of the Ypthima spp.. The following shot was taken at AH on 19 Jul, and I have id it as Common Five-Ring.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4001-4500/4325.jpg

According to C&P4, for Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common Five-Ring), "... ... the ocellus in space 5 is much larger than that in space 6, with which it is usually contiguous. ...".

For Ypthima horsfieldii humei, "... ... quite often the ocellus in space 5 is smaller than that in space 6. ..."

:hmmm: :thinking:

Commander
26-Aug-2004, 12:14 PM
I might have mis-id some of the Ypthima spp.. The following shot was taken at AH on 19 Jul, and I have id it as Common Five-Ring.

According to C&P4, for Ypthima baldus newboldi (Common Five-Ring), "... ... the ocellus in space 5 is much larger than that in space 6, with which it is usually contiguous. ...".

For Ypthima horsfieldii humei, "... ... quite often the ocellus in space 5 is smaller than that in space 6. ..."

:hmmm: :thinking:

I had the opportunity of communicating with Col John Eliot (the guru who revised C&P Edition 4, which we call C&P4) before he passed away last year. He was 92! :sweat:

The Ypthima species, though common, have rather variable markings, hence the use of the words "usually" and "quite often". There is no guarantee that the species is what we believe it to be, based on the physical differences. As C&P4 puts it, even the Common Four Ring sometimes has an additional ring (of which I have encountered a specimen) - so would such a specimen be called common Four Ring or Common Five Ring? :stupid:

However, from the earlier surveys, Ypthima horsfieldii humei looks quite a lot like what you photographed. Are all the specimens of the Common Five Ring at AH similar to what you've shot? We can tentatively tag it as Y. horsfieldii, unless any of you have shot something that looks more like Y. baldus. Check your shots from AH.

Common Rose
26-Aug-2004, 12:52 PM
Here are some of the records from AH:

1. 25 Apr
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/1501-2000/1853.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/1501-2000/1854.jpg


2. 10 May
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/2001-2500/2212.jpg


3. 15 Jul
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4001-4500/4216.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4001-4500/4219.jpg


4. 19 Jul
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4001-4500/4325.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4001-4500/4326.jpg


5. 20 Aug
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4817.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/macrossx/4501-5000/4836.jpg