Skipper ID request

[Zicky]

Dear Doctor Seow,

Another few additions i require some help with. Unfortunately my laptop has spoilt so i cant downsie effectively on phone without having the photo looking like puzzle pieces, so ill include the inat links only this time! Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

1 - Telicota besta?
inat link -https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124720

2 - P.omaha? Was shot against the sun, colours are a bit darken
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124722

3 - P.mathias/agna? I dont think its borbo cinnara despite the cell spot is missing-i feel like the spot has been rubbed off
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124724

4 - borbo cinnara? Feel like the spots are more align compared to pelopidas
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124725

5 - P.conjunctus?
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124728

Thank in advance!
Skipping regards
Zicky

[Psyche]

Post 96.

1, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124720
Male Telicota besta; HW veins raised & dar-lined; Underparts not paler.

2. Male Potanthus omaha.
Abdominal end yellow (basal black line stronger than usual.) Veins darken.

3 Male Parnara bada.

4. Male Borbo cinnara.

Parnara bada.
Short antenna with thick club.
FW no cellspot.
FW subapical spots nearly in a straight line, lower spots 6 & 7 always so.
HWsometimes with a diffuse cellend spot.
HW postdiscal spots very variable, may be much reduced as here.
Singapore examples.
https://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d...2011--0379.jpg
http://static.inaturalist.org/photos/2464963/large.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html

Pelopidas.
HW with a cellspot near the base of vein 6.
FW 2 cellspot.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2zX05Bzip...Horace-Tan.jpg

Borbo cinnara
FW with 0 - 2 cellspots.
FW subapical spots in a neater arc.
Antennal club thicker than in Pelopidas.
HW without cellspot.
HW typically with spots in space 2, 3, & 6. Additional spots may be present in spaces 4 & 5.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMZu5Yy4Y...ederick_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w--ngH74-..._flower_01.jpg

BAORINI.png


5. Male Caltoris philippina.
HW without any spot; sharp narrow FW; black antenna ;greenish ochreous scalings.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

Hi Doctor Seow,

I have shot this lassipa but is unable to check if its a Malayan or a Burmese lascar, i would like to clarify. This is my first observation of it feeding on biden pilosa/alba, which i personally have never seen a forest species lured by a urban garden flower before!

L.tiga?
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137609286
lassipa 1.2.jpgLassipa1.1.jpglassipa1.3.jpg

Skipping regards!
Zicky

[Psyche]

Post 98.
Lasippa tiga male.
Lasippa.png

L tiga ;FW submarginal spot 3 2X wider than spot 4 in both sexes. (View horizontally)
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._Horace_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...HenryKoh_c.jpg


L. heliodore. FW submarginal spot 3 & 4 of equal width in male; in female spot 3 is 1.5X wider (View horizontally).
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...race%20Tan.jpg
Female.
https://www.singapore.biodiversity.o...f7be618cca.jpg

Female on the right.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Loke.jpg

Biden pilosa is a worldwide weed from S. America.


TL Seow:Cheers.

[Zicky]

Thank you Doctor Seow for the insightful diagram!

I understand Biden Pilosa is a invasive plant worldwide but i find that butterfly find the flowers very attractive, even if they arent from the native range. Similarly, lassipa and pantoporia dont seem to come out or feed on flower nectar that often. So i find this observation rather interesting.

Regards
Zicky

[Zicky]

Dear Doctor Seow,

some extensive photos today, and i've included inat pics for clearer definition. Its been a while since i ID skipper, so ill like to revisit basics, and i tried to ID them

1 - T.besta
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366715
t.besta1.jpgt.besta2.jpg

2 - P.serina? i noted the space 4 and 5, but it isnt as big as the typical p.serina
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366707
largedart1.jpglargedart2.jpg

3 - Potanthus trachala
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366712
detachdart1.1.jpgdetachdart1.2.jpg

4 - Potanthus, really stuck on this one
inat link-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366714
potanthusunknown1.jpgpotanthusunknown2.jpg

5 - caltoris.cormasa? faded but i think distinctive
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366699
caltoris1.jpgcaltoris2.jpg

6 - Lassipa.tiga? I noted the "tongue area" on the forewing
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366952
lassipa1.2.jpglassipa1.3.jpg

The below photo is a assorted allotinus i have shot. While allotinus unicolor is the only surviving one, i do note we have at ;east 6 species, with 5 being extinct. So i would like to seek some general ID guide

1 - Allotinus 1
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366696
allotinus1.jpg

2 - allotinus 2
inat link-https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366703
allotinus2.1.jpgallotinus2.2.jpg

3 - a faded allotinus 3
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138366704
allotinus3.1.jpg


Skipping regards
Zicky

[Psyche]

Post 101.

1. Telicota linna male.
HW veins are not raised & hardly darken (mostly due to wear.
HW ground colour dark shaded.; abdomen paler
T. linna males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-6...resize-750.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9958/large.jpg

T. besta males. HW veins raised & lightly darken; Ground colour barely ddusky.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rRXJdPYor...ed_male_01.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaQyq4Qv0D...B_adult_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2iv...t_male_-04.jpg


2. P serina male; FW spot 4 is 2X larger than spot 5.Abdominal end black-banded.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...rina-Bobby.jpg


3.Potanthus trachala male FW spot 4 & 5 without overlapping the other spots.Abdominal end black-banded.


4.Potanthus omaha female ; Abdominal end yellow; Veins lightly dark; dull colour.