ID request: skipper

[Yam Tim Wing]

Dear Dr Seow,
May I know the name of this skipper? Took at Ulu Sembawang.
Thank you.
Tim

[Psyche]

Male Contiguous Swift .Polytremis lubricans
Ideally try to get an underside shot of the HW as well.

Contiguous swift. Polytremis lubricans.
FW spots yellow ;FW two cellspots may join as one.
HW spots also yellow spots often vague on the underside.
FW spot 2 large in the male ovoid & overlapping the twoo cellspots & spot 3 (See 2nd pic.)
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93150001.html
Males.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...hee%20Beng.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155010380@N05/43383536271
Female.
https://indiabiodiversity.org/files-...11ed/32399.JPG

Very similar.
Conjoined Swift. Pelopidas conjunctus.
FW spots yellow ,the cellspots never conjoined.
HW spots white ,cell with a white spot.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93140001.html
Male.
https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com...ned-swift.html
Females.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BPLap0rf6...lt_Loke_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qmzp-Y5H8...mesChia_01.jpg

Names given to many butterflies are often rubbish, eg Major Yellow Oakblue (which part is yellow?)
In this case ,the Conjoined Swift never have any spots conjoined while in the Contiguous Swift, the two FW cellspots sometimes merged into one.

Mis ID.
Contiguous Swift. Polytremis lubricans.
https://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibea...ctus/Main.html



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Yam Tim Wing]

Thank you, Dr Seow.