Abisara upper wing shots.

[Silverstreak]

Upper wing shots showing the differences in markings and coloration of the two species

Female Abisara saturata kausambioides (Malayan Plum Judy)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/2008_02_26_IMG_00955.jpg



Male Abisara kausambi kausambi (Straight Judy) (tentative)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/2008_02_26_IMG_00906.jpg

[henrykoh]

Hi Sunny,
Great stuff you guys are doing with the potential new specie.

Just trying to learn, how do you tell the diff between a male and female judy?

Is this male?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2292800373_b51d0c53df.jpg

[Silverstreak]

Henry ,

That is a male Abisara saturata kausambioides (Malayan Plum Judy)

Here is a mating sequence of a male and female captured sometime in late 2006.



http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Mating-Judys1.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_0621.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_0626.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_0627.jpg

[Silverstreak]

The difference of the male and female of Abisara saturata kausambioides (Malayan Plum Judy) are as follows:


Male
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_6540.jpg

Top View Male
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_0608-copy.jpg



Female

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_5634-2.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/_MG_5634-2.jpg)


Top View Female
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/Schir/Butterfly2/2008_02_26_IMG_00955.jpg

[henrykoh]

tks Sunny for the wonderful illustration. Mine shot is a male then. :)

[blurboiboi]

nice explainations.. :)
i have not even seen one yet... argh... must bring me along to hunt for it lehz... :cry:

[henrykoh]

nice explainations.. :)
i have not even seen one yet... argh... must bring me along to hunt for it lehz... :cry:

I found them twice at MF, the place where first met you :grin2: