Over a period of the past couple of months, this Jester sp has been spotted regularly at Dairy Farm several times. It appears in a very local area, often puddling at the damp track. With this collection of photos from several individuals shot around the same location, what is your opinion on the ID of this species? S. lilaea or S. hippoclus?
Great info, Dr Seow. At least we can conclude that the Singapore individuals are S. hippoclus. What is curious now, is that the recent sightings are of pristine individuals, suggesting that these are not stray migrants, but a possibility of a breeding population in Singapore.
I am afraid it does'nt help much.
The female has HW discal spot 7 clear without a diffuse spot or shading which makes it even harder to ID.
However, the markings in S. hippoclus are always darker & more contrasted.
Previous Singapore shot of a female. http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0-%20Sunny.jpg
I can't tell the difference from the upperside.
I suspect many previous shots of S. lilaea in P. Malaysia may be S. hippoclus.