A Glorious end to a Glorious trip guys.
The Begum is Amazing!!
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I agree with Nelson. What a wonderful find and lovely photos. LC, you must be getting bored with these ... two in the last three months.
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I am ok. Not to worry.Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel
A Glorious end to a Glorious trip guys.
Yes, a happy ending for the trip. Les shot until battery went flat.
The Begum is Amazing!!Not at all. It is just too beautiful to be seen again. And now I will say it is Common.
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The unknown skipper No. 4 in post 40 is Hyarotis iadera.
At the bend before the apiculus is a faint white patch( found only in Hyarotis but poorly developed in H. iadera). This can be seen on the opposite antenna.
In Quedara the antenna is brown throughout though the bottom part of the apiculus is paler.
The underside have obscure darker patches whereas the underside of Quedara is evenly brown.
Federick have a nice pic of a male Q. monteithi for comparison.
http://peacockroyal.blogspot.com/201...oflies-lt.html
Finally the abdominal tip indicates this is a female, and all Quedara females have prominent white spots.
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Beautiful pictures everybody! I would like to join the next trip!!
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Not sure when will be the next trip. If I am organizing, will definitely invite you.
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Thank you Seow.
The unknown skipper No. 4 in post 40 is Hyarotis iadera.
At the bend before the apiculus is a faint white patch( found only in Hyarotis but poorly developed in H. iadera). This can be seen on the opposite antenna.
In Quedara the antenna is brown throughout though the bottom part of the apiculus is paler.
The underside have obscure darker patches whereas the underside of Quedara is evenly brown.
Federick have a nice pic of a male Q. monteithi for comparison.
http://peacockroyal.blogspot.com/201...oflies-lt.html
Finally the abdominal tip indicates this is a female, and all Quedara females have prominent white spots.
TL Seow
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I thought I correct an error which I have recently discovered.
Post 40 pic 6 is Pantoporia hordonia.
There seems to be a lot of confusion between these 2 species which were once thought to comprise a single species.
C&P4's pl.25 pic 1, 2 & 3 are confusing as what is grey appears as orange.
To make matter worse Fleming's descriptions of these 2 are at odd with those of C&P4. (likely some typo errors.)
In P. hordonia the orange submarginal line/band is narrower than the grey fascia(band) internal to it. (In P. sandaka it is wider.)
The inner margin of the large subapical spot have 2 strong notches.(One in P. sandaka.)
Additionally in the male.
The junction between cellend spot & cell bar is notched at the upper margin. (Not so in P. sandaka.)
The dorsal or lower margin of the forewing which is orange to the inner black margin is roughly 1:1. (In P. sandaka the orange is 2x or more.)
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