Butterfly activities in Hong Kong this year (2018) was rather low in the past 3 - 4 months. However, we have started to see improvement in the last two weeks. I will post some of the shots here in batches.
101: Sinthusa nasaka- not sure if this is a different subspecies from that of SG!
102: Caltoris cahira - Need confirmation!
103: Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis - at last I got a better shot of the underside.
It is probable there are many more unrecorded species of butterflies in HK.
102. The strongly bowed FW, dark antennae suggest Baoris.
This appear to be correct for Baoris penincillata chapmani or sometimes elevated to Baoris chapmani.
There is reduction in FW spots. Here only two subapicals ( spot 6 & 7) are present. Spots 4 & 5 are absent.
The nos. of spots present are very variable. http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...779ae1f0-2.jpg
106. This has no spots on the HW & no FW subapical spots.
Although it has some resemblance to P. bevani it is not it. P. bevani have small FW spots , UnH spots & antennae with pale areas. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8...efa00688_h.jpg
Caltoris can sometimes have reduced spotting &the UnH is unspotted.
This matches the description of Caltoris tenuis which Evans described as having greenish yellow hair on the body & similar scales on the UnH.
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