Psyche
02-Nov-2015, 10:14 PM
The Miletus species are among the most difficult to ID from the underside alone.
The species recorded in Singapore are M. biggsii, symethus, gaesa, & gopara.
Among the pix taken in the past the most intriguing is this.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Miletus%20biggsii%20biggsii/biggs%20Brownie%20-%20Ellen%20Tan.JPG
Features; Female 1 .FW postdiscal spots in line.
2. HW postdiscal spot 5 & 6 with wide overlap; wide gap between spot 6 & 7.
3. HW tornal third shaded deeper brown & submarginal striae in the area obsolete.
These features are very consistent with M. gaesa.
M. symethus female. Apical region of both wings shaded whitish.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X-8RViE_q5o/UKSAu1WRjoI/AAAAAAAAIjo/xIuoFchZqP4/s1600/BiggsBrownie-KohCH.jpg
M. gopara female :HW with short tail.
http://www.geocities.jp/alamshah43/Butterfly/BF33/3308PC246182Ut.jpg
M. biggsii. females.
FW with postdiscal spots dislocated. spot 6 shifted out variably.
HW postdiscal spot 5 & 6 with no or small overlap; gap between spot 6 & 7 narrow.
HW tornal third not deeply brown ;submarginal striae intact.
http://kenanaonline.com/photos/1238264/1238264882/1238264882.jpg?1350924688
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/6a0100a801ee89000e00fae8e9e02a000b.jpg
TL Seow ::cheers:
The species recorded in Singapore are M. biggsii, symethus, gaesa, & gopara.
Among the pix taken in the past the most intriguing is this.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Miletus%20biggsii%20biggsii/biggs%20Brownie%20-%20Ellen%20Tan.JPG
Features; Female 1 .FW postdiscal spots in line.
2. HW postdiscal spot 5 & 6 with wide overlap; wide gap between spot 6 & 7.
3. HW tornal third shaded deeper brown & submarginal striae in the area obsolete.
These features are very consistent with M. gaesa.
M. symethus female. Apical region of both wings shaded whitish.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X-8RViE_q5o/UKSAu1WRjoI/AAAAAAAAIjo/xIuoFchZqP4/s1600/BiggsBrownie-KohCH.jpg
M. gopara female :HW with short tail.
http://www.geocities.jp/alamshah43/Butterfly/BF33/3308PC246182Ut.jpg
M. biggsii. females.
FW with postdiscal spots dislocated. spot 6 shifted out variably.
HW postdiscal spot 5 & 6 with no or small overlap; gap between spot 6 & 7 narrow.
HW tornal third not deeply brown ;submarginal striae intact.
http://kenanaonline.com/photos/1238264/1238264882/1238264882.jpg?1350924688
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/6a0100a801ee89000e00fae8e9e02a000b.jpg
TL Seow ::cheers: