Dr. Seow,
Request ID help for the below species sighted in Singapore.
Thanks
Ramesh
Dr. Seow,
Request ID help for the below species sighted in Singapore.
Thanks
Ramesh
1 & 2 Caltoris cormasa.
Plain skippers are particularly hard to ID because the great variaton in colou r in photos.
The 4 similar species in Singapore. may be grouped thus.
FW with the spots yellowish.
1. C. cormasa; UnH deeper, darker than UnF, often with a noticeable red brown tone.
FW subapical spots 3 ( -2) . BY far the commonest species.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-todEFNke3...C_adult_02.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dg1jseJPJ...0/DSC_0115.JPG
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...jpg?1443780895
2. Caltoris malaya. UnF & UnH nearly equal in colouration. FW without cellspot.
FW subapical spots 2 ( -1 ). Male underside rusty brown, female ochreous.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WmnlNXMo6...M_adult_03.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...Horace-Tan.jpg
FW with whitish spots.
Caltoris bromus ; UnF & UnH colour nearly equal. FW subapical spots 2 ( -3 )
Female UnH may 1-2 spots in space 2 & 3.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...857539599).jpg
https://data.taieol.tw/files/eoldata...52/h34-2-1.jpg
Caltoris cahira; UnH darker than UnF. Subapical spot 2 ( -3 ).
https://live.staticflickr.com/5739/2...ca2c13f4_b.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7l1dr3n_g...ris+bromus.jpg
3. Jamides celeno. By far the commonest.
3 species similar with UnF straight postdiscal band.
J. celeno HW striae variably arraned, sometimes chaotic ; HW tornal spots with short silvery bars . UpF black border broader.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
J. pura; UnH striae often well-arranged ;tornal black spot with twin long silvery bars. UpF black border very narrow.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1cdTLzHI3...0/DSC_0122.JPG
J. malaccanus.UnH with all striae of equal lenght & forming 3 complete bands inside of the submarginal spots.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GN98b-gmG...0/DSC_0156.JPG
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thanks for the ID Dr. Seow.