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Cruiser
17-Dec-2006, 12:59 AM
Shot these shots at Yishun this morning but I’m not good at ID’ing skippers so please advise.

Other butterflies sighted: Pygmy Grass Blue, Pale Grass blue (look darker than the usual PGB), Lesser Grass blue, Nigger, blue Pansy, Peacock Pansy, Com Grass Yellow, Blue Glassy Tiger(many), Com Mormon, Taractrocera archias quinta(TBC), Telicota augias augias (Palm Dart) or elicota besta bina (TBC), Black Banded Silver line (many), Chocolate Pansy (many), Ciliate Blue.

#1. Taractrocera archias quinta(TBC)
#2. Telicota augias augias (Palm Dart) or elicota besta bina (TBC)
#3. Acacia Blue
#4. Skipper, please ID :)
#5. Black banded Silverline
#6. Pale Grass blue

Common Mime
17-Dec-2006, 10:23 AM
BJ, it is Pygmy Grass Blue :)

Like the shot of the BBB. It would be better if you could shift a little bit more to your right hand side to include more empty space imo. ;-)

Cruiser
17-Dec-2006, 10:21 PM
CM, thanks for your comment and correction :thumbsup:

No 1 bother to comment on the ID of those skippers? think I didn't do my home work enough :-(

Sky Blue
18-Dec-2006, 08:43 AM
no lah, it's Pale Grass Blue, on host plant ;-)

Cruiser
18-Dec-2006, 08:54 AM
SC, that is referring to the typo mentioned in the sighting :)

Common Mime
18-Dec-2006, 10:30 AM
No 1 bother to comment on the ID of those skippers? think I didn't do my home work enough :-(
Lesser Dart? ;P :embrass: