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    Post 20.

    Three Caltoris in Singaporehave noticeable pale areas on the antenna.

    1 Caltoris cormasa.
    Female.
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e5eI1WB1sE...0/DSC_0349.JPG

    2. Caltoris cahira
    Male.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/21680122591

    3. Caltoris bromus.
    Female.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/irrubescens/15883531899


    Two species have the antenna largely blackish.

    4. Caltoris malaya
    male.
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg

    5. Caltoris philippina
    male.
    https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf449dfdc.jpg



    1. The FW is raised high enough to indicate no upper cellspot & so by deduction no cellspot at all.
    The individual is rather worn & faded.
    The lack of cellspot inicate Caltoris malaya.


    3 Caltoris malaya female.
    The 2nd pic shows the upperside with no FW cellspot.
    The female is typically mote ochreous ie yellower.


    Post 14 no 5 looks very much like C. malaya & is probably so.
    The HW spot in space 2 may be just an artifact, & not a real spot marking.




    2. Baoris probably Baoris farri.

    Baoris have a longer swept FW with a sinuous margin.
    The antenna appear largely black in side view.
    The abdomen is obscurely banded.

    It is simply assumed the darker one is B. oceia & the lighter brown one B. farri.


    Supposedly B. oceia male & female.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-Simon-Sng.jpg
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rwJjrQ_JS...oris+oceia.jpg


    Supposedly B. farri male.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-coCDQigOV...i_adult_01.jpg

    This female from Vietnam is correct as B. oceia does occur in Vietnam.
    http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...ush-swift.html



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    Hi Dr Seow,

    Could this be a Potanthus trachala?

    DSC_0422.jpg

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    Post 22.
    Yes it is P. trachala.

    Species in which the abdominal end is black-banded.

    P. trachala FW 15mm.
    FW spots 4 & 5 more or less detached.
    UnF spots 4 & 5 connected only by spikes.
    UnH band upper spot (4+5) strongly projected out.
    Male.
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Tpjvc&usqp=CAU
    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8c/bd/70/8...b0db7b591d.jpg

    P. serina large FW 17mm.
    FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; HW with a small spot 6 on inner corner of band.
    Underside lightly dark shaded.
    Male & female.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...rina-Bobby.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ale_Horace.jpg


    P. mingo small FW 12mm.
    FW spots with variable overlaps.
    UnH with heavier dark shading spots edging the HW band.
    Male 7 female.
    https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iop_f9Jev...oDart-JonS.jpg
    https://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForem...ingo%20(6).JPG


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    Hi Dr Seow,

    Does these 2 photos show Caltoris philippina?

    DSC_0795.jpgDSC_0828.jpg

    Largely blackish antennae, does not seem to have cell spots on the forewing, greenish tinge on its head and underside?

    Thank you!

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    Post 24.

    Yes. It is a Caltoris philippina.
    Male.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PKpJ0RdKM...-Chir-4237.png


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    Hi Dr. Seow,

    Here with another skipper.

    Could this be Pelopidas assamensis? It was way larger than the typical P. mathias or P. agna.

    DSC_0070.jpg

    Thank you!

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    Post 26.

    Female Pelopidas agna.

    P. mathias FW 16 -18 mm
    Underside with darkish, grey or uneven shading.
    Female.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Ming.jpg


    P. agna, FW 17 -20 mm.
    Underside more uniform medium brown.
    Female.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/22195353146


    P. conjunctus ;FW 21 -24mm.
    Underside darkish brown; FW spots yellow; HW spots white.
    Female.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...conjunctus.jpg


    P. assamensis Very large FW 25 -27 mm.
    Antenna with a broad white band; Underside all spots white, very large on FW, very variable on HW.
    Male.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
    Females.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9a053587-2.jpg
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...assamensis.jpg
    https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/fauna/1/1/1104


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    Last edited by Psyche; 13-Mar-2022 at 09:26 PM.

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    Hi Dr Seow,

    Are these photos enough to ID this as Telicota colon?

    DSC_0272.jpgDSC_0275.jpgDSC_0278.jpg

    Thank you!

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    POst 28.

    Of the Telicota species T. colon is the easiest to identify.

    Male upperside.
    FW spots 4 & 5 distorted & staggered out, ie spot 5 is set farther out than spot 4.
    Long veinstripes.
    Male brnad palced close to the inner margin of the black space.
    Always a patch of orange at the base of space 2.
    Underside FW clearly shows spots 4 & 5 staggered out & distorted.
    Males.
    https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/9c/a1/c...16fa66c7d5.jpg
    https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-c...esize-750.jpeg
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...n-1080x675.jpg


    Female.
    Spots 4v& 5staggered & not in line as in the male.
    FW cellend bars the upper one much longer.
    Female always lack the orange patch at the base of space 2.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/mushimizu/7267565772
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI...n%2Bstinga.jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oK76RoQgG7.../s1600/023.jpg




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    Hi Dr Seow,

    Here with a new set of skippers from a friend. I am trying my hand at ID-ing them, so would appreciate your assistance to confirm or correct my preliminary IDs.

    Thank you!


    1. Pelopidas mathias? Ground colour looks unevenly shaded.

    279371160_670805010672622_511846373254416622_n-2.jpg

    2. Pelopidas agna? This on the other hand looks pretty even.

    279020962_712814956427822_6255329990941593286_n-2.jpg

    3a. Caltoris cormasa?

    279074392_1010021509622869_1957957826315483443_n-2.jpg

    3b. Caltoris cormasa?

    279284235_405639551378324_3651541161669113056_n-2.jpg

    3c. Caltoris cormasa?

    DSC_0188.jpg

    3d. Pale region of the antenna made me think Caltoris, so perhapsCaltoris cormasa?

    279318092_730489004773795_86717901019169521_n-2.jpg

    3e. Caltoris cormasa?

    279232220_533893141662110_1545757458490096551_n-2.jpg

    3f. Caltoris cormasa?

    279114685_441400837632940_808999942510470927_n-2.jpg

    4. No pale region on antennae, more ochreous UNH so could be C. malaya?

    279029609_3027149147548932_1346532006613479939_n-2.jpg

    Thank you!

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