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Thread: Who is Tarpoh and who is Charboh ?!

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    Default Who is Tarpoh and who is Charboh ?!

    Who is Tarpoh (boy) and who is Charboh ( gal ) ?!

    or which is the Viscount and which is the Viscoutess ??!!!

    Educated guess are welcome!!

    Tanaecia pelea pelea (Malay Viscount)



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    Right male?

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    Yes. The male has the tornal fold.
    Aaron Soh

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    The female have long sharp arrowheads on the hindwing.

    TL Seow

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    Off course the male like to be on top of things

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    LOL, that is funny!! I have never seen one with the white patch, so i guess it is a male.

    Cheers!

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    Henry is right!! So are all others!

    The males have claspers which hold tight to the female rear abdomen when they are engaged .

    The males are lazy bums ! After engaging they usually fold their wings and go for a free ride with the females doing the flying, when landed
    usually the male's hind wings are on top of the female's.

    The answer is :

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    Yea!!!! So when are we having a mating pair of Semanga?

    Cheers!

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