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JitLeangFoo
13-Nov-2016, 08:17 PM
Fore wing length almost 25mm. Sighted today at Seletar Country Club, Singapore.
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Psyche
13-Nov-2016, 10:36 PM
Pelopidas conjunctus female. FW approx. 21.5 to 24 mm.
The FW spots are yellowish & large while the HW spots are whitish.
May be difficult to see in pix.
eg. male & female.
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/6a0100a801ee89000e0110162468f1860b.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khjkS-10CWM/VF4qH7f-_vI/AAAAAAAAM2c/JiAzi2pKSvM/s1600/ConjoinedSwift-KSK.jpg

The female Pelopidas agna( FW 17.5 to 20 mm.) is very similar in appearance but the FW spots are smaller & whitish, same as the colour of the HW spots.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zXwSQZiZjw/Vk6snOvQSBI/AAAAAAAAkjc/FLIs7DHMunE/s1600/BengalSwiftF-KSK.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.