Some Halpe need ID

[Alan Yip]

1. Halpe burmana? Southern Thailand
The Burmese Ace 缅甸酣弄蝶 by Alan Yip, 於 Flickr

2. Halpe ormenes? Chiang Mai
Dark Banded Ace 奥酣弄蝶 by Alan Yip, 於 Flickr

3. Halpe zema? Gopeng, Malaysia
20160720 DSC_4316_01 by Alan Yip, 於 Flickr

Thanks

[Psyche]

The Halpe species are particularly tough to ID.


1. Probably correct as Halpe burmana.
The HW cilia are very pale.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/8...f9a7ef8c_c.jpg


2. Probably H. zola. H. zola is a common species in Thailand.
This & H. zema are nearly identical, both with a pale yellowish band.

As H. zola is absent in P. Malaysia this below is correctly H. zema.
Note the inner margin of the HW band is quite straight.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-odYnpeGkXq...0/DSC_0422.JPG

This one below from Thailand is labelled as H. zola.
Note the inner margin of the HW band has several identations.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jy6Hi9S2Bm...-%2B1A2716.jpg


3 . Halpe ormenes.
H. ormenes has a white band the lower end is bent outward towards the tornus.

Singapore have only H. ormenes, so this is correct.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Bene%20Tay.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

1. Hard to say if it is H. burmana.

Description of H. burmana.
1. FW with two cellspots.
2. Underside grey brown, HW speckled with white scales & with an indication of a series of pale discal spots.
3. Cilia white, with brown patches on FW.
4. Underside of head, body & abdomen whitish.
http://archive.org/stream/lepidopter...e/269/mode/1up

The description closely matched H. insignis which have a white dot on the antennal club above.
H. insignis.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_JnfEkoUw...0/DSC_0049.JPG
This below has orange-tipped antennae & may be right.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/8...f9a7ef8c_c.jpg

It means H. burmana is closely similar to H. insignis.

This is also rather similar to H. pelethronix. (H. burmana absent from Malaya.)
Fraser's Hill,
http://m0.i.pbase.com/g4/25/686825/2...0.pC72mTvF.jpg

2. Should be H. ormenes as you indicated.

The inner margin is very variable & not important in ID. AL=lso there are dsf & wsf.

A. HW band yellowish & deeply incised along some of the veins.; lighter brown.

a. HW band narrow H. elana.
b. H. zema & H zola. HW band broader.
Examples of H. zema zamba , P. Malaysia.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7...Banded+Ace.jpg
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...emazamba.v.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDTJYdJbDT...0/DSC_0339.JPG
Possibly correct as H. zola zola Cambodia.
http://www.tataiwildlife.info/?species=16

B. HW band outer margin not deeply incised; band whitish.; darker brown.
a. HW band straight at lower end H. zinda. southern Thailand, Malaya.
b. HW band angled outwards at lower end. H. ormenes.
H. ormenes Thailand.
http://topicstock.pantip.com/camera/...9742737-59.jpg

3. is correctly H. ormenes.
Singapore
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du...edAceMarkW.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

1. Status unchanged.
Halpe burmana is a distinct possibility.


2. Probably correct as Halpe zola zola.
Two things wrong with ID ofH ormenes .
H. ormenes is dark brown.
The band is whiter & more regular.
H. ormenes ,Thailand
http://topicstock.pantip.com/camera/...9742737-59.jpg

This is a good match of this from Cambodia. H. ormenes is absent from Cambodia.
As stated in the text H. zola is common.
In particular the band matches very well including the pale shading in the upperpart of the HW band which I thought was due to wear.
The Cambodian iindividual is fresh as can be seen by its intact cilia.
http://www.tataiwildlife.info/butter...20zola%204.jpg
http://www.tataiwildlife.info/?species=16

H. zema zema from Bangladesh; Note outer margin incisions more distinct
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDTJYdJbDT...0/DSC_0339.JPG


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Alan Yip]

Noted and thank you Dr. Seow again for this detail!