Recent Skipper Shots

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Seow.
I found a series of T. bambusae at http://www.vel.cc/in.asp?i=43
Yes, my shot does look like T. bambusae.
If I remember correctly, it is smaller than most of the Telicota species I have seen.

[Psyche]

Thanks Seow.
I found a series of T. bambusae at http://www.vel.cc/in.asp?i=43
Yes, my shot does look like T. bambusae.
If I remember correctly, it is smaller than most of the Telicota species I have seen.

The very first pic(male) in your link can not be T. bambusae. It is something else.
The mating pair shows how both sexes should look.
(Correction: The 1st should be T. bambusae, and the rest T. ohara.)
TL Seow

[Psyche]

After checking several website it seems there is a great deal of confusion on what is T. bambusas and what is T. ohara.
The common name for both, Dark Palm Dart may be responsible.

This Taiwan museum website shows several examples of T. bambusae.
The male brand can be seen covering most of the black space.(ie it is broad & not thin as in T. ohara.)
Note underside have no prominent dark spots or shading.
http://digimuse.nmns.edu.tw/DigiMuse...min=z&Field=i0

This Indian website also shows a similar T. bambusae.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...picture&id=486

In C&P4 T. bambusae is not stated to have fuscous (dark) shading.

This Taiwan website labelled T. bambusae is correctly T. ohara.
In pic 1 upperside the male brand can be seen to be very narrow which is diagnostic of T.ohara. Note the underside black spots & dark shading.
The amount of black shading is variable.

Thus the new butterfly is correctly Telicota ohara jix.
HKLS have a pic of T. ohara but the resolution is rather poor for comparison.

Update : The name bambusae now falls as a synonym of ancilla, ie the Indian subspecies becomes T. ancilla bambusae , & the Taiwanese race T. ancilla horisha.
TL Seow
2nd Update.
Yutaka website retains T. bambusae bambusae & T. bambusae horisha as the valid names, and this is likely to be correct.
T. ancilla 1869 have precedence but was recorded from Queensland, while T. bambusae 1878 was recorded from India.
In the past they were thought to be conspecific, but given the enormous gulf between the Asiatic population and Australia this would be extremely extraordinary.
3rd Update.
This female from Pulau Ubin should be T. ohara. It matches Fleming's H220.
Note dark shading on hindwing & a darker patch on the forewing.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/t...z-640.jpg?o=55

[Peacock Royal]

This skipper was at Lornie Trail.
I am not sure, I think it is a Caltoris ? species

[Psyche]

Normally with one tiny upper cell spot & one large lower cell it should be C. cormasa, but the underside hindwing should have some darker purplish shading.

C. bromus can also have the upper cell spot tiny, eg. C&P4 plate 60/29.
The underside colour indicates it should be C. bromus female.

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Seow
Hong Kong Lepidopterists' Society has a webpage and some photos on this species here.

[Peacock Royal]

Shot at Bukit Brown today.

1. Likely to be Polytremis lubricans lubricans (Contiguous Swift) - no underside shot
2 and 3 same skipper - Not sure but it looks like a Potanthus

[Psyche]

The first should be the Contiguous Swift. There is a bit of connection between the 2 cell spots which is often seen in this species.

The 2nd is yet another Potanthus juno with the typical 2 subapical spots.

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Seow

This was shot on the last day of 2011 at Seletar Wasteland.
The actuall colour is very much darker - I guess this is Astictopterus jama jama (Forest Hopper)

[Psyche]

Yes. It is.

TL Seow