Skippers for ID

[Blue Nawab]

Here are some skippers for ID confirmation...Maybe Seow could help...

Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans)


Caltoris cormasa.


Pelopidas sp.

[Commander]

The last one was the fella we shot at USR? Not Formosan Swift, cos of the cell spot on the hindwing. Your first shot looks more like a Formosan Swift.

[Blue Nawab]

The last one was the fella we shot at USR? Not Formosan Swift, cos of the cell spot on the hindwing. Your first shot looks more like a Formosan Swift.

The first one spotted in Ubin and the last, at USR.

[Psyche]

1. The rich ochreous brown colour and the hindwing spots are consistent with the Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans) which seems to be rather common.

2. Caltoris cormasa. I have initially thought this to be Baoris, but realised on checking that Baoris spp. have almost wholly dark antennal shafts.

3. As Khew said the hindwing cellspot indicates otherwise. This is either Pelopidas mathias or agna. Notice despite being a worn individual (from the frayed margins) the hindwing is evenly ochreous, and without the darkening from lost scales or the grey tinge of P. mathias.
I suspect this is P. agna and it may be as common as P. mathias.

TL Seow

[Blue Nawab]

Thanks Seow for the detailed descriptors for the skippers!

1. The rich ochreous brown colour and the hindwing spots are consistent with the Contiguous Swift (Polytremis lubricans) which seems to be rather common.

2. Caltoris cormasa. I have initially thought this to be Baoris, but realised on checking that Baoris spp. have almost wholly dark antennal shafts.

3. As Khew said the hindwing cellspot indicates otherwise. This is either Pelopidas mathias or agna. Notice despite being a worn individual (from the frayed margins) the hindwing is evenly ochreous, and without the darkening from lost scales or the grey tinge of P. mathias.
I suspect this is P. agna and it may be as common as P. mathias.

TL Seow