Difficult Thai species

[DJHiker]

Dear Dr. Seow,
Your help in identifying some of my butterfly observations in Thailand would be very much appreciated.
All photos were taken in January and the beginning of February 2017.

1. Two cell spots, Eurema hecabe or e. simulatrix?
Sam Roi Yot
24359

2. Do I see one or two cell spots? E. andersoni?
Chumphon
24360

3. E. andersoni as well?
Khao Sok NP
24361

4. Three cell spots, E. blanda?
Chai Badan
24362

5. E. hecabe?
Khao Yai NP
24363

6. Male Libythea geoffroy?
Khao Yai NP
24364

7. Miletus chinensis?
Khao Yai NP
24365

8. Prosotas nora?
Chumphon
24366

9. Prosotas sp.?
Khao Yai NP
24367

10. Fivering (Ypthima) but which one?
Trang
24368

11. Fourring?
Khao Yai NP
24369

I have some more of which I am uncertain, but I will submit those in a separate thread.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Cheers,
David

[Psyche]

1. E. hecabe.

E. simulatrix have a small spot at s
the base of HW space 7 ( the little black comma below.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Eurema%20simulatrix%20tecmessa/Eurema-simulatrix-tecmessa---Jam.jpg

2. E hecabe.

3. E. andersoni.
Note the sinuous (S-shaped) spot on HW.

4.E. blanda

5 E. hecabe dsf.

6. L. geoffroy.

7.Miletus ancon ;Note blackened HW spots & whitish shading on th apices of both wings.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc2/80290001.html
https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7333/10285323744_7ff067d7d9_b.jpg

M. symethus is similar but the HW spots are only lightly darkened.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Miletus%20symethus%20petronius/Miletus%20symethus%20petronius%20-%20Neo%20Chee%20Beng.jpg

M. chinensis
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc2/80210010.html
http://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Miletus-chinensis-learchus

8.Prosotas nora.

9. Nacaduba berenice.

10 Ypthima lisandra :NOte lower 3 spots in line.
http://202.116.160.98:8000/course/kcyhj/webs/tuku/Lepidoptera/04/022.jpg

11 Ypthima hubneri dsf. Note lower 3 spots in line.
http://wingscales.com/Nymphalidae/Ypthima-huebneri


TL Seow: Cheers.

[DJHiker]

Dear dr. Seow,
Thank you very much for your help.
Ypthima lisandra confuses me somewhat.
In Pisuth only Y. lisandra bara is listed for Thailand. The English name is quoted as “Jewel Fourring”, whereas I count 5 ocelli?
The associated image in Pisuth shows a male specimen with small ocelli. Is that dry season form or normal variation?
Cheers,
David

[Psyche]

In Thailand whre there are dsf , the spots becomes smaller & in extreme forms may be obsolete.
Here is another Y. lisandra bara from Thailand for comparison. The other link is I think from HK.
http://www.norththailandbirding.com/images/large/butterflies/satyrinae/b1895_1.JPG

I have no idea why this is called a fourring.

TL Seow: Cheers.
PS>
http://www.thaibutterflies.com/project_tag/jewel-fivering/