Butterfly Sightings in Hong Kong 2016

[Psyche]

Post 43.

It is probable there are many more unrecorded species of butterflies in HK.

102. The strongly bowed FW, dark antennae suggest Baoris.
This appear to be correct for Baoris penincillata chapmani or sometimes elevated to Baoris chapmani.
There is reduction in FW spots. Here only two subapicals ( spot 6 & 7) are present. Spots 4 & 5 are absent.
The nos. of spots present are very variable.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...779ae1f0-2.jpg


106. This has no spots on the HW & no FW subapical spots.
Although it has some resemblance to P. bevani it is not it.
P. bevani have small FW spots , UnH spots & antennae with pale areas.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8...efa00688_h.jpg

Caltoris can sometimes have reduced spotting &the UnH is unspotted.
This matches the description of Caltoris tenuis which Evans described as having greenish yellow hair on the body & similar scales on the UnH.

Note this has some resemblance to Caltoris philippina which have sharper FWs & an ochreous green scaling on the underside.
Caltoris philippina is unknown from the whole of the Indochinese region ie Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam.
It has a peculiar distribution, ie S. India, Sri Lanka, Malaya & eastwards to the Philippines, Sulawesi , PNG & the Solomons, missing the larger Sunda islands.
Singapore examples.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ld_male_01.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gug8ilYe9Z..._BenJin_01.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-Chir-4223.png


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