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Hi Dr Seow,
Request ID help- sighted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore.
1.Bamboo Paint Brush (Baoris farii farii)?
2. Malay staff Sergeant (athyma reta moorei)or colour Sergeant ( athyma nefte subrata)?
3. lesser dart or Large dart ( omaha or serina) ?
Thanks
Ramesh
1. Female Baoris farri .
B. farri typically have full spotting so often 3 subapical spots.
Also lighter brown than the female B. oceia.
2. Female of A. nefte.
The cell end triangular spot in A. reta female is large ,nearly detached, & without a dip on the upper margin.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k37GR2JWL...t_Sunny_01.jpg
The same spot in A. nefte is narrow with a strong dip/depression & continuous with the cell bar.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...ant%20khew.jpg
3. Telicota besta male.
There is a patch of orange at the base of space 2 that is seen only in the males of T. colon, besta & augias.
The shape & colour of the FW band is that of T. besta.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thanks Dr Seow. Appreciate the ID and the pointers.