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Commander
16-Sep-2015, 10:52 PM
Seow, this mating pair would be Polytremis mathias? The underside spots of the left one looks interesting.

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Psyche
16-Sep-2015, 11:35 PM
Yes they are P. lubricans.
The FW spots are yellow : HW spots sometimes very difficult to see.
The female on the left have the characteristic coarse ochreous overlay.

Typical male & female.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UWuFuyBF67o/Utnjj9lwCOI/AAAAAAAANUY/j_Y5qTcB2pg/s1600/HFH_0908+Polytremis-lubricans+lubricans.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cUzxS0FpT8/T1tgyU4WJrI/AAAAAAAAFjg/TiwxZzRsxec/s1600/DSC4674%2BContiguous%2BSwift.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

Commander
17-Sep-2015, 12:07 AM
:mad2: Oops! What am I saying? Polytremis lubricans! There isn't a Polytremis mathias! :whistle: