Dear Dr Seow, could you kindly advise the ID for these skippers. The first 2 photos are the same skipper, shot at Sentosa in Dec 2017, the 3rd photo was photographed at Pulau Ubin in Oct 2017. Thanks in advance!
Dear Dr Seow, could you kindly advise the ID for these skippers. The first 2 photos are the same skipper, shot at Sentosa in Dec 2017, the 3rd photo was photographed at Pulau Ubin in Oct 2017. Thanks in advance!
1 & 2 Cephrenes trichopepla
FW underside band increasingly wide downwards.
HW underside with a distinctive black spot on top of the band.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88j45tR9gB...lt_Loke_01.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F33yIU4RMa...lt_male_03.jpg
3 .Baoris oceia male.
Normally in Baoris the antenna shows very little pale area, so this here can be confusing.
FW with strongly convex outer margin.
HW with a pale mark centrally ( this is where the haif-tuft is on the upperside.).
FW with reduced nos. of spots Note cellspot is visible as a sort of flat triangle.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-moNZL_baAc...wn+skipper.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/...6cc0a7c68a.jpg
Baoris farri is lighter brown ,usually all the FW spots are present & larger.
http://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-co...a-1080x675.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thanks, Dr Seow!