Dark Tit (Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides)
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Dark Tit (Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides)
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Malayan Snow Flat
ID Needed (Four Ring or Five Ring?)
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Post 2.
It is a Four Ring. 4 HW rings ; lower 3 spots/rings in line; no dark bands.
TL Seow :Cheers.
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Thanks Dr Seow!
Originally Posted by Psyche
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Dr Seow, is this Opaque Sixline Blue ( Nacaduba beroe neon) or Transparent Sixline Blue (Nacaduba kurava)? Thanks!
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Post 6.
It is a male Transparent 6-line Blue Nacaduba kurava. Note the large quadrate(squarish) HW submarginal spot 6.
It is necessary to ID the sex first.(Here male, straight termen(outer margin), truncated abdominal tip, short palpi 3rd segment.)
The males of N. kurava & beroe have the dark lines/striae within the FW postdiscal band less well-developed.
The dark lines are almost obsolete in the male of N. beroe. Females of both species have well-developed dark striae.
The wingbases are darkened in the male N. beroe(not in the female). The wingbases look darkish here, but only the irregular bands are darkened.
If you look along HW space 7 the basal ground colour is not dark. Ditto for the FW base.
Examples of the male Nacaduba beroe.
1.(The palpi 3rd segment is the free black tip only, not down to the eye.)
The FW dark lines in the postdiscal band are almost obsolete. The wings are darkened so it is hard to see the bases are darker eg. along space 7.
http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.file...f39fce860b.jpg
2.Another Singaporean example with broad submarginal spots.
http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbvie...-butterfly.jpg
3.An example from Fraser's Hill (tails mssing.)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/...62cac367_b.jpg
Both the males of Nacaduba berenice & calauria have well-developed dark striaes within the FW postdiscal bands.
Males Nacaduba berenice. The submarginal spots are typically narrow & irregular.
1.http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1330/1...fb356a3c7e.jpg
Pairing, male on the right.
2.http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.file...bb3f30860c.jpg
Males Nacaduba calauria. The peripheral spots are large & dark.
1.http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
2.A bit off-focus.
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atAM120616.png
TL Seow
PS. Examples of Singaporean male N. kurava.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3AcmU0iy0...iless-Blue.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...acaduba-sp.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e-icena-Ro.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-642.jpg
Last edited by Psyche; 26-Jan-2014 at 12:13 PM. Reason: PS
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Thanks Dr Seow for the id and detailed description.
Post 6.
It is a male Transparent 6-line Blue Nacaduba kurava. Note the large quadrate(squarish) HW submarginal spot 6.
It is necessary to ID the sex first.(Here male, straight termen(outer margin), truncated abdominal tip, short palpi 3rd segment.)
The males of N. kurava & beroe have the dark lines/striae within the FW postdiscal band less well-developed.
The dark lines are almost obsolete in the male of N. beroe. Females of both species have well-developed dark striae.
The wingbases are darkened in the male N. beroe(not in the female). The wingbases look darkish here, but only the irregular bands are darkened.
If you look along HW space 7 the basal ground colour is not dark. Ditto for the FW base.
Examples of the male Nacaduba beroe.
1.(The palpi 3rd segment is the free black tip only, not down to the eye.)
The FW dark lines in the postdiscal band are almost obsolete. The wings are darkened so it is hard to see the bases are darker eg. along space 7.
http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.file...f39fce860b.jpg
2.Another Singaporean example with broad submarginal spots.
http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbvie...-butterfly.jpg
3.An example from Fraser's Hill (tails mssing.)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/...62cac367_b.jpg
Both the males of Nacaduba berenice & calauria have well-developed dark striaes within the FW postdiscal bands.
Males Nacaduba berenice. The submarginal spots are typically narrow & irregular.
1.http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1330/1...fb356a3c7e.jpg
Pairing, male on the right.
2.http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.file...bb3f30860c.jpg
Males Nacaduba calauria. The peripheral spots are large & dark.
1.http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
2.A bit off-focus.
http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/a...atAM120616.png
TL Seow
PS. Examples of Singaporean male N. kurava.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-a3AcmU0iy0...iless-Blue.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...acaduba-sp.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...e-icena-Ro.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-642.jpg
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Like the Malayan Snow Flat shot
I haven't met one before.
-Loke
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Thanks Loke! I think is the timing...
Like the Malayan Snow Flat shot
I haven't met one before.
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