Butterfly Sightings in Singapore

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

These butterflies were sighted in Pulau Ubin. Would greatly appreciate your help to ID them. Thanks!












Regard
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

1. Telicota colon female.

The female Telicota can be more confusing than the male.

The male T. colon have distinctive spots in a step ladder arrangement.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...colon2-KSK.jpg

Most females follow this closely .
https://farm66.static.flickr.com/655...b0375b10_b.jpg
https://farm66.static.flickr.com/655...b0375b10_b.jpg

Spot 4 is often shaped like a truncated pyramid.
In this case the stepladder is less obvious ,but spot 4 is typical.

The female of T. besta is similar but spot 4 & 5 are rectangular.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqK3ID-7Ml...sta%2Bbina.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJU..._female_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqK3ID-7Ml...sta%2Bbina.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ivyqC9z0up...elicota+sp.jpg

The female of T. linna do not have the HW veins dark-dusted & the underparts whiter.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_02.jpg

The female T. augias is more orangey & thw HW band is poorly contrasted.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeax9BCEjg...ias_female.jpg


2 & 3 Jamides bochus.
Very easily confused with Nacaduba spp. but HW white stria forms a sharp spike near inner margin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamide...haidonMAC1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Thanks Dr Seow.

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

Is this a variation of the Common Palmfly without the white spot or a Pointed Palmfly please? It was shot in Pulau Ubin.

[Psyche]

Yes. The white spot is sometimes absent.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Ok. Thanks, Dr Seow.

[chengailim]

Dr Seow,

I need ID help again on these Potanthus seen in Pulau Ubin.







Regards
Cheng Ai

[Psyche]

Post 7.
1. Cephrenes trichopepla. Note FW spot 5 is much smaller than spot 4.
https://singapore.biodiversity.onlin...4b260570e0.jpg


2. Potanthus trachala ;FW spots 4 & 5 are widely separates from the spots above & below them.



TL Seow: Cheers.

[chengailim]

Cheers, Dr Seow.

[chengailim]

Dear Dr Seow,

A very Happy Chinese New Year to you!

Could you please help me with the ID for these skippers? They were all shot in Dairy Farm Nature Park.

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Regards
Cheng ai