ID Request - Peninsular Malaysia - August 10, 2025 - SL Liew

[SL Liew]

Hi Dr. Seow,
Requesting your help to id my observations below - thank you again.

All oberservations in the month of August, 2025

#1 - Pierinin? - Batu Berangkai Waterfalls, Kampar, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305167922

#2 - Taractrocera? - Sungai Salu, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304899302

#3 - Caltoris? - Sungai Salu, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304421212

#4 - Baorini? - Gua Tempurung, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131882

#5 Euploea? - Batu Berangkai Waterfalls, Kampar, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305167903

#6 Lassipa? - Gua Tempurng, Kampar
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131883

#7A Appias albina? or Saletara panda? - Gua Tempurung - Aug 6, 2025
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304930111

#7B Appias albina? or Saletara panda? - Gua Tempurung - Aug 8, 2025
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131885

#8 Allotinus? - Batu Pecah Waterfalls, Trong, Perak
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303950010

#9 Parnara? - Air Hitam Dalam Education Forest, Penang Mainland
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303747707

#10 Potanthus? - Air Hitam Dalam Education Forest, Penang Mainland
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303747677

#11A-11D Neptis? - Air Hitam Dalam Education Forest, Penang Mainland

#11A
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746263

#11B
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746262

#11C
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746259

#11D (tattered)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746264

#12 Grass Skipper? Penang Botanic Gardens
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303678496

Cheers, SL Liew

[Psyche]

1. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305167922
Female Phrissura cynis.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4982397264


2.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304899302
Taractrocera ardonia.
Only spp. with pale spots here.


3.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304421212
Unknown.
There are variant with much reduced spots eg C. cormasa may have only spot 2 and 3, but this is not it.


4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131882
Caltoris bromus.

C. bromus is the only spp with HW sspot ior 2.
Females often, male seldom.
fW with two full cellspots.


5.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305167903
Euploea camaralzeman.
FW cwith 3 series of spots.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30560010.html


6.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131883
Lasippa tiga.
28908

[Psyche]

7 a. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304930111

7b. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305131885


Both are Appias albina.
28909

Appias albina
FW outer margin (termen) concave and apex more rouned.
FW vein 9 of normal length.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lPpgMpwyaOZDooNqVjk2jE8kxaYd3yZENE39MqX9DK 5EGA2tJ_-eNfcliG-MH6xxjpHPnh093AinB0wZQM_vPlDGOGmgABKhU7cWaOuuFrMsd eNYsDUI-H5NMZNqJTk6oPfczx8JIcs/s1600/DSC_0235.JPG


Saletara panda.
FW termen straight and apex acute.
FW vein 9 very short or absent.
https://wingscales.com/Pieridae/Saletara-panda-distanti

[Psyche]

8. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303950010
Allotinus horsfieldi.
Rather worn but the spot arrangement are more or less as for this species.
Male and female.
https://a4.pbase.com/o6/25/686825/1/132321409.vm9lPhG1.AllotinusParagerydusleogoronleo goron.jpg
https://wingscales.com/media/600/3935-1-c90c6.jpg



9. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303747707
Probably Parnara bada.
The UnH spots are large suggesting P. ganga but there is a small spot which state to typically absent from P. ganga.



10. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303747677
Probably Potanthus ganda.

Pic 1, 3, 4, and 6 shows the FW with veins heavily black, but pic 5 shows none.
I have check the spot arrangement and there seem to be one individual
IIt may be a lighting effect.
I ma basing the ID on pic 2 and 5.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/547507005/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/547507022/large.jpg

Potanthus ganda.
Markings as in P. omaha.
Abdominal end largely yellow Veins across the vHW band not dark-dusted on both sides.
Underside mainly dark shaded.

Males.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjziF9LD2fDv7vj264IskLCCszHPRTs5rDfcxTZV4zT IEHh673cSf0NxIdfLU4KdNrFrBSnYe3yr4mopbNGn0z2kiopQe DNbs_ZlUAKjVLvgdnuuzvLySniT72xU5JWRBiVTgK0jVbzY/s1600/PM_adult_BTVC_01.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1337/1049156520_ac5c42d89d.jpg
Female.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrj4zcOc0BQK3j1sNmHUaQu6lLNQQ-GPjAwkPvBs9vmbulEeQFftP1n-2eRMju5QUNtoKs-O3dNDpS-Rprg0p_LQSvk-WRq8t9SyEg1hh4l8Z-7zar-uju7ibV9II83LM_rYhYIr1TX0/s1600/Potanthus_ganda_cat4of4_underside.jpg

[Psyche]

11a https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746263
11b.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746262
11c.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746259
11d.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303746264

Neptis harita.
FW with postdiscal spot 2 lunulate.
HW with the perphral fasciae combined into a chain-link like band.
28910
https://wingscales.com/Nymphalidae/Neptis-harita-harita



12. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/303678496
Halpe porus.
Note 3 subapical spots (one of the few Halpe spp. to have so) two cellspots, pale band UnH.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91310001.html


TL Seow: Cheers.

[SL Liew]

Thanks! Appreciate your detailed ids and insightful illustrations.

Cheers from Penang, SL Liew