ID requests

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow for the clarifications. It seems like there's quite a lot of variation in these two species, I'll have to take a closer look at them in the future.

Here's one more:
The ground colour seems rather white, spots 5 & 6 roughly equal, big spacing between spots 2 & 3, so this should be Y. horsfieldii?
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[Psyche]

Post 20.

I think it is Ypthima baldus.
I may be wrong.

In the past I followed the key as stated & only IDed as baldus those with HW spot 6 much smaller than spot 5 & spots 2 & 3 large & conjoined.

Howevr many valid examples of Y. baldus have smaller spots.
Y. baldus baldus from India.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...4b139708-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0f559928-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...fb2bf8e1-1.jpg

These two are undoubted Y. horsfieldii humei.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9989/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...7077/large.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.
PS. Examples of Y. horsfieldii horsfieldii from Java.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...657/large.jpeg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6045975
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3991/large.jpg

PS 2. To meet the criteria for Y. baldus newboldi ie. large conjoined spots 2 & 3, and spot 5 much larger than spot 6, only one specimen from Yala ( lower left) will match.
The rest should be Y. horsfieldii humei.
This does not seem right.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/41000010.html

[LJK1410]

Hi Dr Seow,

Found this Abisara sp. in my school, is it Abisara geza? The HW doesn't have the vein dislocation but the tonal spots are very rounded. Thank you!

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[Psyche]

Post 22.

Male Abisara geza.

Male is IDed by the rounded margin at HW vein 4, while female have a pointed 'tail'.
Both species varies in the dislocation at vein 4.

A. saturata. Tornal black spots pointed, teardrop shape.HW discal line usually not dislocated at vein 4.

Male ;FW with two parallel pale postdiscal bands not enhanced white & one submarginal white line.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...8-21-26-PM.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-----sunny.jpg

Female with the inner of the two white submarginal lines merging with the white oblique band.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...8-20-35-PM.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...ata-female.jpg
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...7311/large.jpg



A. geza; HW twin tornal dlack spots rounded. ; HW discal line usually dislocated at vein 4.

Male with twin parallel postdiscal bands enhanced whitish, & two submarginal white lines .
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...kausambi-7.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...-kausambi4.jpg

Female with the FW inner white line largely clear of the oblique white band. Female rare.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...dult_CJ_01.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...387/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...819/large.jpeg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ederick_02.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[LJK1410]

Thank you Dr Seow!

[LJK1410]

Hi Dr Seow,

Just a couple of ID requests. Thank you!

1. Pantoporia sp. Additional iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141239367
Pantoporia.jpeg

2. Potanthus sp.
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[Psyche]

Post 25.

1. Probably Pantoporia sandaka female.

You can see the abdomen is bulging & the FW foot of the postdiscal band is short.

Although the grey band is wide suggesting P. hordonia, the orange submarginal band is enhanced at the apex as in most P. sandaka.
It is no dofferent from this female.
https://singapore.biodiversity.onlin...doptera-000472

More typical Male & female P. sandaka from Singapore ie with narrow grey band.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...erick_02_c.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3648/large.jpg

Typical males & females P. hordonia P.Malaysia.
Males
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6TIVtGI_o...u/DSC_0229.JPG
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...939/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3531/large.jpg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5450/large.JPG
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4148/large.jpg

You need to shoot a male from the same place.



2. Female Potanthus serina.
Abdominal end with a black band (less clear in the female)
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; HW ground brown dusted ;band with a small spot 6 on inner edge.
FW spot 8 may be small.
Females .
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19967403
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...980/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0289/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...8116/large.jpg


TL Seow; Cheers.