Skipper ID

[Silverstreak]

Dr Seow ,

Could this be a Potanthus serina ?


https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1011043_10151633533019039_991234470_n.jpg

[Psyche]

It is a male P. omaha.

In P. serina FW spot 4 is 2x spot 5.
In P. juno spot 8 (costal) is vestigial or obsolete.
In P trachala spots 4 & 5 are detached & margins of FW spots strongly concaved.
In P. confucius the FW band is continuous in appearance without the veins darkened.

The difficulty can be separating omaha from mingo & ganda on the upperside alone.

The veins on the HW band in omaha are darkened but variable.
Typical omaha male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/mugshots/Potanthus%20omaha%20omaha/Lesser%20Dart%20-%202%20-%20Tan%20CP.jpg
Other examples.
http://www.nss.org.sg/gallery_images/f7833edd-b449-4b80-82d2-189155b759d1Potanthus%20omaha%20omaha%20(Lesser%20 Dart)-PRP_20130120_O107_resize.jpg
http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Minibeast-Butterfly/Skipper_Potanthus%20omaha%20omaha/DSC05612%20(11).jpg

In P. ganda & P. mingo the HW veins across the band are not darkened (or only vaguely).
P. ganda
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g346/kingcrow28/06042012upload8.jpg
P. mingo.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQGrUAdKoxA/TljGcV6vWII/AAAAAAAABdk/75l7StMF3FY/s320/_MG_1529.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

[Silverstreak]

Thanks Dr. Seow on behalf of Gc Gan of Penang Butterfly Farm .:)