Skipper's ID Needed

[Blue Nawab]

Dr Seow and Experts, kindly identify this skipper! Thanks!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8523955206_7b1ef72972_c_d.jpg

[Commander]

Some clues to help in ID. :)

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[Blue Nawab]

The Large Dart (Potanthus serina)?

[Psyche]

FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4 .
HW band with small extension at top; veins across band just lightly darkened.

This is in every way resembles a female Large Dart Potanthus serina, but the Large Dart is noticeably very large (ie almost 2x that of P.omaha), & I supposed you put up the ID query because it is small.

All valid examples of the Large Dart have the hindwing cilia not chequered, but I supposed exceptions can occur.

Male Large Dart.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/mugshots/Potanthus%20serina/Potanthus-serina-KSK.jpg
Female Large Dart.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2du4/S3gVZePPXOI/AAAAAAAAERE/Fxr51f6jZ4c/s400/Potanthus+serina+F+Horace.jpg

If this skipper is as small as P. omaha, than it is most likely to be P. juno.
P. juno, especially the female often have spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
On the upperside it has only 2 subapical spots, but on the underside FW all three can be present.

TL Seow:cheers:

[Blue Nawab]

Thanks Dr Seow, most likely is P. juno.

[Psyche]

There are hardly any pix of P. juno.
This male by Federick shows the ID features.
The FW has two subapical spots on the upperside & underside( may have 3 below) .
Notice that on the FW, spot 5 is 1/2 that of spot 4 & so is very similar to P. serina.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-k/Tv3BPqqdcTI/AAAAAAAAFIw/5qD_fJxEnpw/s400/DSC3668%2BSkipper%2B%2540%2BBukit%2BBrown.jpg

TL Seow:cheers: