Dr Seow, thanks for the speedy response! I've been looking through older Caltoris shots too... In hopes of finding something unusual but they are all just cormasa.
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Dr Seow, thanks for the speedy response! I've been looking through older Caltoris shots too... In hopes of finding something unusual but they are all just cormasa.
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Jonathan
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One shot from the weekend.. Is this correctly Lasippa tiga? (ALso, is it possible to determine sex?) Thanks!
Lasippa tiga male
Last edited by Banded Yeoman; 07-Oct-2018 at 05:05 PM.
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Jonathan
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Yes 6this is a male Lasippa tiga.
There should not be too much reliance on the tongue shaped spot at the cellend. It varies too much to be reliable.
Submarginal spot 3 is 2x the width of the adjacent spot 4 above it. (note spot 2 is always narrow)
This view in the set position (as in a museum specimen)
If you view it sideway ,submarginal spot 3 is 2x the height of spot 4.
The male is readily ID'ed by the longer foot along the dorsum (lower margin) of the spot in space 1b. The head (spot 2) is almost always attached to the foot in the male ;Also termen is slightly indented.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._Horace_01.jpg
The female have a very short 'foot'; The head is usually detached & the termen is straighter, apex more rounded.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7297/1...aa7307b5_b.jpg
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.fil...2e0d89860b.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
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Thanks for the pointers Dr Seow! Interesting that the sexes are actually so different on the upperside. I always assumed they were identical!
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Jonathan
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Some Potanthus species that were spotted during the drizzle yesterday morning... I've attempted to identify them. Hopefully the IDs (and sex) are correct!
(Also, off topic, I've decided to post my images larger to help with spotting minute differences between species. The 1024 x 683 size also looks better on the mobile forums.)
1) Potanthus trachala tytleri? Unsure which sex
2) Potanthus omaha omaha male?
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Jonathan
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cont' from the last post: some Satyrinae!
3) Mycalesis mineus
4) Mycalesis perseus
5) 3) Mycalesis perseus
6) 3) Mycalesis mineus
7) Ypthima horsfieldi
Last edited by Banded Yeoman; 11-Jul-2019 at 07:22 PM.
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Jonathan
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Post 26.
1a. This is probably female Potanthus ganda.
FW shape termen rounded; FW cell with wider black 'hole.
UnF spot 4 overlapping spot 3. Veins across FW spots not black dusted.
1b Male Potanthus trachala. FW spot 4 & 5 without overlap above & below them; spots with concave margins; abdominal end black-banded.
P. trachala male.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du...perside_01.jpg
Two females.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zzPOcxjK2F...0/DSC_0246.JPG
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-prXDPS1KR...0/DSC_0073.JPG
Female UnH showing spot 4 have no overlap with spot 3.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...us_male_01.jpg
2. This is quite difficult but since most of the veins appeared to be lightly black-dusted I leave it as P. omaha.
The gemeral orangey appearance suggest P. ganda.
P. omaha ;dull ochreous yellow ; veins darkened including on the FW.
Males ; pair- female on the right.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IJRazQaHR5...0/DSC_0005.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SeSVvRKmjX...thus+omaha.jpg
P. ganda: More orangey; veins not or slightly dark-dusted; usually darker heavier shadings.
2 males & 1 female.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ap54Ani6S...tanthus-sp.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r1T4ajMPu...25286%2529.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ht4NZzQND..._underside.jpg
Post 27.
3 & 6 Mycalesis mineus ; Indentation formed by HW ocelli triahgle skewed upwards.
4 & 5. Mycalesis perseus :indentation formed by HW ocelli wider & deeper ;HW lower 4 spots out of line.; FW spots often in an arc.
7. Ypthima horsfieldii ;whiter ground ; separated spots; spot 2 & 3 more level with the space 1b spots.
TL Seow: Cheers.
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