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    Default Pls help ID a skipper

    Hello, I am a Japanese butterfly lover arrived in Singapore 4 months ago. This 4 months, I spent the weekends going out enjoying shooting butterflies, most of them new to me.
    What a nice place it is to photograph butterflies!!
    The Butterfly Circle web site has been very useful in identifying the names of the butterflies I shot, but as for the attached skipper, I could not find a clue.
    Pls help.
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    Welcome to ButterflyCircle, Yano-san. I hope you'll enjoy it here and also Singapore.

    What you've shot is a common skipper. It's a Chestnut Bob. The upperside is featured on Page 282 of our book, A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Singapore.
    Khew SK
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    Default Chestnu Bob!!

    Mr. Khew,
    Many thanks for the welcome and the quick reply.
    I should have checked more thoroughlly.
    I have seen and shot the Chestnut Bob many times but never thought that the uppersied had spots. (Fleming shows a specimen without any spots)
    Anyway thanks again, it was a good lesson.
    Yano

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