Butterfly Sightings in Singapore

[Psyche]

Post 10.

Happy NEw Year to you & all celebrating CNY.

!. Caltoris bromus male.
FW & HW uniform brown. FW cell with an upper cellspot (indicating 2 cellspots ie lower cellspot always present)
Male & female Taiwan. Female with HW hyaline spots.
https://live.staticflickr.com/7486/1...0d4c758b_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6021/6...f055cc62_z.jpg

Similar but HW dark chocolate. C. cahira.
Male P.Malaysia, female Singapore.
https://live.staticflickr.com/5739/2...ca2c13f4_b.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7l1dr3n_gK...ris+bromus.jpg


2. Caltoris cormasa ;HW more red tone; antennal pale area longer.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TjKxWVHrQ...herHern_01.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg


3. P. mingo female ;Abdominal end black banded.

4 species in Singapore with abdominal end black banded.

P. trachala.
FW spots 4 & 5 detached (no overlap) from the rest of the spots.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg

P. serina 'FW spot 5 about half of spot 4.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ale_Horace.jpg

P. juno.
FW with 2 subapical spots ie spot 6 & 7, spot 8 missing.
https://farm66.static.flickr.com/655...25a5855e_b.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U...Dart-KohCH.jpg

P. mingo .No particular features ;HW band outer margins more deeply marked with black.
http://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForemi...ingo%20(6).JPG
http://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForemi...ingo%20(6).JPG


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Thanks Dr Seow.

[chengailim]

Hi Dr Seow,

Please help ID this skipper. It was shot in Upper Seletar Reservoir last year. I hope the two other shots would help with the ID. I do apologise they are blurry though.








Regards
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

The upperside & underside are that of Iambrix salsala.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Ok. Thanks, Dr Seow. It was very worn out. ☺️