Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 17.

1. Pelopidas mathias female.
Typical with grey & dark shadings.


2. Probably Caltoris cormasa male.
Baoris & Caltoris are about the same size.
The appearance is too reddish.
A top view may not show the pale area properly on the antenna.
C. cormasa.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D4HzI6Ky3w...0/DSC_0286.JPG
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1mxC9fmsG...C_field_02.jpg


3. Female Telicota besta.
General dull colour & HW veins raised & darken.



4. Probably female Potanthus omaha.
HW veins appeared to be lightly darken.
Female have a larger black hole on the FW cell area.

P. omaha FW veins lightly dark; HW veins also lightly darken. Abdominal end not black-banded.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1419/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...760/large.jpeg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0922/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...083/large.jpeg


P. serina Abdominal end black banded.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4 , spot 8 may be small ; FW veins strongly black ;HW veins not so.
Male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...539/large.jpeg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...8108/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...853/large.jpeg


P. trachala Abdominal end black banded.
FW band narrow ;spot 4 & 5 detached from the others. HW upper spot strongly projected out.
Male, female.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...473/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6560/large.jpg


Potanthus mingo; Abdominal end black-banded.
FW as in omaha; HW veins not darken.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...067/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1988/large.jpg
Females ;Note FW spots 2 & 3 are much wider than spots 1b, 4 & 5. Compare female trachala.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1023/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...200/large.jpeg


Potanthus ganda ;Abdominal end not black-banded.
FW as in omaha but veins less dark ;HW veins not or barely darken.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0257/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...417/large.jpeg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...833/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...799/large.jpeg


Potanthus confucius. Abdomen yellower, end not black-banded .
FW veins not darken ,band appearing continuous; HW veins not darken.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...8629/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...088/large.jpeg


Potanthus juno. Abdominal end black-banded.
FW spot 8 absent or vestigial; spot 5 smaller than spot 4. HW band upper end rounded.
Similar to P. serina, but smaller, FW spot 1b narrow, & veins less dark.
Male India.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4053/4...7e4a9a80_b.jpg
Male. Thailand.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...o-1080x675.jpg
Male & female, Singapore.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-...it%2BBrown.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U...Dart-KohCH.jpg



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