Butterfly Sightings in SG (by Peacock Royal)

Created this thread to record/document some butterfly sightings during my weekly outings.

1. Euploea tulliolus ledereri (Dwarf Crow)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4839/...e322c306_c.jpg

2. Arhopala myrzala lammas (The Malayan Oakblue)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4810/...96b122b6_c.jpg

3a. Pelopidas agna agna (The Bengel Swift)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4861/...b87c42df_c.jpg

3b
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4881/...d63f622d_c.jpg

4. Telicota augias augias?
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4886/...37e9a1d5_c.jpg

5. Telicota besta bina?
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4873/...a27fce10_c.jpg

3. Borbo cinnara.
There is no HW cellspot & the colouration & markings are that of B. cinnara.

4. Female Telicota linna.
Despite being worn the veins across the HW band are not darkened.

The female T. augias is more orange & the HW band has the veins lightly dark-dusted.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeax9BCEjg...ias_female.jpg

5. T. besta; Male & the HW veins are lightly dark-dusted.

TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow for correcting the ids

Some of my recent shots.

6. Curetis santana malayica
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7877/...94265a11_c.jpg

7. Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7868/...2bb8b1d7_c.jpg

8a Potanthus trachala tyleri?
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7880/...e550829b_c.jpg

8b
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4807/...0cdf1f16_c.jpg

8c
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4845/...ceff7aa4_c.jpg

It has been quite a long time since my last post here - because I have not got something "interesting" to post.
Here are four species I have not encountered for a long time.

9. Likely to be the Nacaduba pavana singapura
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...81d68726_c.jpg

10. Nacaduba berenice icena ?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...695c8c7a_c.jpg

11. Likely to be the Jamides elpis pseudelpis
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...30a519ac_c.jpg

12. Logania marmorata damis
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cd6aa343_c.jpg

13. Abisara geza niya
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d0ca3263_c.jpg

Post 3.

8 a, b, & c. Potanthus mingo.
P. mingo is probably not a rare species but easily confused with trachala or ganda.

Potanthus mingo ;more yellow ;
FW spot 4 & 5 with overlap to spot 3 (variably to spot 6 above), spot 2 & 3 wider (ie more rectangular) ,their outer margins not strongly concave;
HW upper spot (4 + 5) of band not strongly projected out; Abdominal end black banded.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQGrUAdKox...0/_MG_1529.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg

Potanthus trachala. ; darker orange.
FW spot 4 & 5 without overlap to the spots above & below. spot 2 & 3 quadrate with strongly concave outer margins; UnF spots spiky.
HW upper spot (4 +5) strongly projected out; abdominal end black -banded.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd...la-tytleri.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_02.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp54_a5Xd1...Bupperside.jpg


Potanthus ;deeper orange;
FW spot 4 & 5 with partial overlap with spot 3, little with spot 6 ;spots with straight margins.
HW spot 4 + 5 slightly projected.Veins not or barely darkened. Abdominal end yellow.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L3ew9ztkIk...thus-ganda.jpg
https://photobucket.com/gallery/user...LmpwZw==/?ref=

Potanthus omaha; Dull ochreous ; veins more distinctly darkened; abdominal end yellow.

http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Post 4.

9. Nacaduba hermus.
Dark striae weak ; HW with submarginal spots 4 & 5 close to the postdiscal band (ie in space 4 & 5)HW black spot with metallic scales.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...otra_ap692.jpg

N. pavana ;Dark striae always strong; black spot with metallic scales.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg


1o Nacaduba berenice.
This male is unusual in having broader submarginal spots.
FW margin rounded; submarginal spots with irregular pointy margins.Dark striae always strong in the male.FW postdiscal band often dislocated or kinked in the middle.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Beng.jpg

N. kurava; male with rather straight FW margins; submarginal spots with rounded margin; postdiscal band intact typically straight.HW spot 6 blocky.
Dark striae weak in the male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ue-SunnyC2.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-soqaLycfyx...neBlue-KSK.JPG

11. Jamides alecto ;white striae broad & thicker in lower part of FW & outer part of HW.


J. elpis; White striae rather thin on both wings.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyCs..._female_03.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Dr Seow, do you think #9 is N. pendleburyi? I chanced upon this photo by Richard recently which i'm very certain is N. pendleburyi and it looks very similar to Federick's.

What do you think?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by atronox

Dr Seow, do you think #9 is N. pendleburyi? I chanced upon this photo by Richard recently which i'm very certain is N. pendleburyi and it looks very similar to Federick's.

What do you think?

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Federick no. 9 is Nacaduba hermus for two reasons.
1. HW postdiscal & submarginal spots in space 4 & 5 very close ,almost touching.
2. HW tornal black spot with metallic scales.


N. pendleburyi & sanaya shares the following features.
HW postdiscal band & submarginal spots in separated by at least 1/2 the width of the postdiscal band.

The males of the two are seperated thus.
N. pendleburyi FW border increases at apex.
N. sanaya FW border a thread throughout.

No separation for the female.

N. sanaya almost always have a dislocation of the FW postdiscal at vein 6 (sometimes 5).

C&P4 shows a N. pendleburyi with very narrow submarginals & HW spot 6 a chevron (or arrowhead); FW band not dislocated.

I have been unable to locate previous N. pendleburyi image.
N. pendleburyi do not have HW tornal black spot with metallic scales.

N. sanaya is very variable in the separation of the HW postdiscal & submarginals.

http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...race%20tan.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20ho.jpg
https://wingscales.com/content/record/410-1-e0bfc.jpg
https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uplo...i-LenaChow.jpg


India have neither subperusia or pendleburyi.
The metallic scalings may be meagre in some forms esp. dsf. of N hermus.

Richard's shot is hard to say, for it could also be N. sanaya or hermus though the metallic scales are just a few.
The submarginals are narrow as in pendleburyi but the HW submarginal spot 6 is not a chevron (V-shape).

I would need to locate some correct shots of N. pendleburyi for comparison,


TL Seow: Cheers.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Psyche

Federick no. 9 is Nacaduba hermus for two reasons.
1. HW postdiscal & submarginal spots in space 4 & 5 very close ,almost touching.
2. HW tornal black spot with metallic scales.

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Thanks Dr Seow. I was misled by the wing shape. The forewings are streched forward so they appear more elongated.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Psyche

Richard's shot is hard to say, for it could also be N. sanaya or hermus though the metallic scales are just a few.
The submarginals are narrow as in pendleburyi but the HW submarginal spot 6 is not a chevron (V-shape).

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I didn't think this was sanaya because the post-discal on the forewing is curved and the distance between the subbasal and discal striae on the hindwing is too wide for sanaya. The striae are also thinner than in sanaya

Quote:

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Originally Posted by atronox

Thanks Dr Seow. I was misled by the wing shape. The forewings are streched forward so they appear more elongated.



I didn't think this was sanaya because the post-discal on the forewing is curved and the distance between the subbasal and discal striae on the hindwing is too wide for sanaya. The striae are also thinner than in sanaya

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I am not sure if you have C&P4.
Nacaduba key.

Line 10 (13) UnH with inner submarginal & outer postdiscal striae in space 4 & 5 nearly touching ........ N. hermus, subperusia lysa.

Alternative line 13. UnH with the inner submarginal & outer postdiscal striae separated by at least 1/2 the width of the postdiscal band. .....N. pendleburyi, solta, subperusia intricata(montane) and sanaya.


That is, both N. pendleburyi & sanaya have the postdiscal & submarginal fasciae well separated, whereas N. hermus & subperusia lysa have them close & nearly touching.

There is no problem with Federick's shot as the two fasciae are almost touching plus the metallic scales on the black spot is vitually certain to be N. hermus.

The problem with Richard's pic is that the separation is just about 1/2 the width(of the postdiscal) in space 4 & less in space 5.
The unbroken FW postdiscal band & neater spots suggest it is probably N. pendleburyi.
This is a male & the definitive diagnosis is the UpF border which increases at the apex in pendleburyi , but remains uniformly narrow in sanaya.

As you can see in N. sanaya the separation of the postdiscal & the submarginal varies widely ,some well apart & some close as in this (Richard's) example.
N. sanaya seem to have margins somewhat irregular & not neatly aligned as in pendleburyi.
The FW postdiscal band in sanaya is almost always dislocated usually at vein 6 (but not in all instances).

Past pix of N. sanaya need to be scrutinized carefully .
The straighter FW margin of the male N. pendleburyi looks to be a valid point.


TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks for all the clarifications, Dr Seow and for the quotes from C&P4 as i don't have it with me atm.

And thanks also for the points about Richard's shot. Now we just need a definitive dorsal shot

Thanks for the very profound and deep discussions on the #9 Nacaduba species that I have shot.

13. Ionolyce helicon merguiana (Pointed Line Blue)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5681b92e_b.jpg

14. Nacaduba beroe neon?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...664875d4_b.jpg

15. Arhopala athada athada
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...651954bd_b.jpg

Post 12.

13& 14 are N. beroe neon.

I. helicon have the FW postdiscal band dislocated at each vein & HW submarginal spot 3 & 4 sharp pointed.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...020109%202.jpg


15 is a member of the cleander group, alea subgroup.

A. athada is large & the markings eg HW submarginal & postdiscal band well separated.
In addition the green metalmark is different.
A. athada.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-%20horace.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow for your ids and comments

My last post of the year

16. Quedara monteithi monteithi
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...705bbd6d_c.jpg

17. Arhopala epimuta epjala (Common Disc Oakblue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f970809e_c.jpg

18. Nacaduba pactolus odon (Large Fourline Blue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4e265770_c.jpg

19. Nacaduba beroe neon (Opaque Sixline Blue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6edd0e64_c.jpg

20. Curetis santana malayica(Malayan Sunbeam)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...16fde6ab_c.jpg

21 Caltoris malaya ? [Correction: it is Baoris farri farri)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...72cc7915_c.jpg

21. Female Baoris farri.
Longer bodyshape, all black antennae, HW with a faint pale patch at cellend .
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RWFIxTGN_G...ederick_01.jpg

Female . Caltoris malaya.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1oLoYzhVi...M_adult_04.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

22. Potanthus trachala tytleri
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...06b67082_c.jpg

23. Potanthus sp
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f77b821c_c.jpg

24. Cephrenes trichopepla
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c894af7e_c.jpg

25. Arhopala major major
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8563109b_c.jpg

26. Lexius dirtea merguia
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2c4340d1_c.jpg

27. Danaus melanippus hegesippus (Black Veined Tiger)at Admiralty Park
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2f1848f2_c.jpg

Some skipper shots taken after the CB period
Hope Dr Seow can confirm the ids . Thanks

28(a)Telicota augias augias
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d295946b_o.jpg

28(b)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2f00d049_o.jpg

29(a)Telicota besta bina (Correction: [I]Telicota colon[/I])
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cfbb04bf_o.jpg
29(b)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6bb37954_o.jpg

30. (Polytremis lubricans lubricans
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a38cf43f_o.jpg

31.Borbo cinnara
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...588a1401_o.jpg

Hi, Federick, i've sent you a PM. Just wondering if you managed to receive it coz it says your mailbox is full on my end :)

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Originally Posted by atronox

Hi, Federick, i've sent you a PM. Just wondering if you managed to receive it coz it says your mailbox is full on my end :)

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Yes, just saw your PM and I have replied.

Post 16 no. 23.
Potanthus mingo. male.

3 species in Singapore have the abdominal end black-banded.

P. trachala.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLs...la-tytleri.jpg

P. serina.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...serina-KSK.jpg

P. mingo,
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n2SGAeayU...0/_MG_1530.jpg

Post 17.

28. Telicota besta.

29. Telicota colon.


T. augias: Strongly orange; veins not dark-dusted; underparts rather uniformly orange.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hp7OPF_eJ...as-augias).jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8o_ke_F-...alm%2BDart.jpg

T. besta. less orange; HW veins across band may be lightly dark dusted; underpart orange, face paler.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaQyq4Qv0...B_adult_01.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rRXJdPYo...ed_male_01.jpg

T. linna; Underside ground slightly dusky, yellower ; HW veins across band not dark dusted; underpats of abdomen & face paler.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxufm6yxw...TL_male_02.jpg

T. colon ;HW veins across band may be darkened; FW spots 4 & 5 staggered out from spot 3.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...colon2-KSK.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...n-1080x675.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow for your explanations and ids

Some shots taken in the last few months.

32a.Highlight of this very disruptive and unforgetable year 2020 must be this Swamp Tiger (Danaus affinis malayanus) found in Pulau Ubin
(see https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com...-for-2020.html)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1ef562b8_c.jpg

32b
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ff91b2a9_c.jpg

33. Cepora iudith malaya (The Orange Gull)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...abb19125_c.jpg

34. The Colonel (Pandita sinope sinope)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e947accd_c.jpg

36a.Pointed Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenina miya)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c1fc0cda_c.jpg

36b
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ba67effa_c.jpg

Need id confirmation:

35a: Caltoris cormasa cormasa
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...28689748_c.jpg

35b
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d0a7364d_c.jpg

Post 22.

35a & 35 b.

35a is correctly C. cormasa.

35b should be Caltoris bromus.

If 35 a & 35b are taken by the same camera one after another ,they will have the same colour rendition, yet 35a is typically with the red tone of C. cormasa but 35b is ochreous brown as in C. bromus.
Further more C. cormasa typically have one lower cellspot (thus Fullstop Swift.)The upper cellspot is absent or very tiny.
35b show both the cellspots as in typical C. bromus.


C. cormasa , red tone & upper cellspot tiny or absent.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93340001.html
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-kBsIeG7...altoris-sp.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omWQNL1Lr...perside_01.jpg


C. bromus ochreous brown; FW cellspot typically two.
Thailand.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93320001.html
http://www.phuketnaturetours.com/Pag...ae%20Wong%20NP
Female Taiwan.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6021/6...f055cc62_z.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

My first post here in 2021 - so far, it has been a very quiet year in terms of "butterfly-hunting"
Please help to confirm ids of the skipper and the Bush Brown.

36a: Telicota colon stinga
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f212dcc1_c.jpg

36b: Telicota colon stinga same specimen as 36a
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4c4fa1d5_c.jpg

37. Ionolyce helicon merguiana
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5f74a690_c.jpg

38. Eurema andersonii andersonii
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c2cf7a82_c.jpg

39. Mycaelesis visala phamis
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5dabff11_c.jpg

36 is correct as T. colon.
The arrangement of the FW spots in a stepladder (staggered) is typical.


38 should be E. hecabe. Correction: Eurema simulatrix ; HW space 7 with a basal black dot.
The FW have two faint cellspots.
Also importantly the FW black border, its inner margins in space 2 & 3 is aligned towards the costa.
The HW postdiscal spot 7 is a blot.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...GPVpTCio-bOKiw
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg

E. andersonii.
FW black border with the inner margins in space 2 & 3 aligned towards the apex.
HW spot 7 is a sinuous long streak.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/BOPM/...1334914628.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg


39 should be Mycalesis perseoides.

M. perseoides is very common in Singapore & M. visala much less.
Intermediates occur between the two.

M. perseoides.
HW inner margins of ocelli forming a very irregular 'indentation'.
HW dark line irregular with rougly three teeth.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiKQc5aAw...lt_Khew_01.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...jpg?1498317952


M. visala.
HW inner margins of ocelli forming a more regular ,less jagged 'indentation'.
HW dark discal line more regular ,not formibg distinct teeth.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnaE-YqBo...dBB-LokePF.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...lson%20Ong.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

40a and 40b: Arhopala major major
Same specimen

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...853e6048_c.jpgArhopala major major HFH9963

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3fbbee02_c.jpgArhopala major major HFH9976

41a and 41b: Jamides sp - need someone to confirm

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7ba520d1_c.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...902acf93_c.jpg

Jamides celeno.

TL Seow: Cheers.

Sharing some skipper shots
42(a) : Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1804ca78_z.jpg

42(b) Upperside
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8e3682bd_z.jpg

43(a)Quedara monteithi monteithi male
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e5869ce4_z.jpg

43(b)Upperside male
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...66365c71_z.jpg

44: Pelopidas mathias mathias?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...be4f8799_z.jpg

Post 29, 44.
Fairly typical male P. mathias where the strong grey tinge of the ground colour gives it a dirty look.


TL Seow: Cheers.

45. Which Sixline Blue is this? Shot at Lornie Nature Corridor
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...25253b23_z.jpg

Post 31.
Female Nacaduba beroe.
Females are rare.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84945649
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143333810

TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow
46. Is this Caltoris cormasa ? Shot at Lornie Nature Corridor.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e6faacae_c.jpg

Post 33.

Yes. This is a male Caltoris cormasa.
Pale area on antenna ,deep reddish brown HW.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg

TL Seow; Cheers.

Thanks Dr Seow

These two species were taken at Lornie Nature Corridor. Please help to confirm the ids.

47. Parnara bada ?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ef1ecf66_c.jpg

48 and 49 : Nacaduba callauria malayica (Dark Sixline Blue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5b83c853_c.jpg

A mating pair shot on the same day
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b28c3838_c.jpg

47. Female Borbo cinnara.
UnH with the usual spots 2, 3, & 6. (extra spots 4 & 5 may be present.)
three subapical spots in a semicircle.
antennal clubs thicker (than in Pelopidas.)
Male & female.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Borbo-cinnara

Parnara bada.
Unh spots variable , in line or irregular.
UnH may have a diffuse white spot at the cellend.
UnF subapical spots if all three present, then usually in line.
Antennae rather short & clubs thick.
Typical.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187870344
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188256849
variants.
UnH spots irregularly arranged. Note cellend spot.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/21077349274
With the spots much reduced.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/budak/51925620691


48. Female.
49, Male at the top.
Nacaduba calauria.


TL Seow: CHeers & Happy New Year to all celebrating.