ID request - Peninsular Malaysia by SL Liew - June 5, 2025

Hi Dr. Seow,
Requesting your help to confirm id of these observations. Thank you again.

Location: Batu Berangkai Waterfalls, Kampar, Perak - June 3, 2025

#1A Lascar ?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675180

#1B Lascar?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675179

#2 Melanitis?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675147

#3 Telicota?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286501788

#4 Grass skipper?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286720677

#5 Iambrix?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675178

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Location: Gua Tempurong, Perak - June 3, 2025

#6 Grass skipper?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286549524


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Location: Sungai Sedim, Kedah - May 30, 2025

#7 Tagiades?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516311

#8 Miletina?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516305

#9 Lassipa?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516302

#10 Lassipa?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516278

#11 Eurema?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516238

#12 Neptis?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516218

#13A Pithauria stramineipennis?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516292

#13B Pithauria stramineipennis?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516286

Cheers from Penang,
SL Liew

1a https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675180
1b. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675179
1a is definitely Pantoporia hordonia.
1b looks to be the same .(very poor picture quality.)

P. hordonia FW submarginal grey band broad and prominent.
https://wingscales.com/media/2400/450-1-c2fd9.jpg

P. sandaka.
Orange submarginal band prominent.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...0/DSC_0136.JPG


2.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675147
Melanitis zetinius.
FW very strongly falcate and long tail.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40030010.html

Others.
M. leda FW less falcate and HW with short tail.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40010001.html
M. phedima. FW much less falcate, costa strongly arched, .
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40020010.html



3. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286501788
Telicota besta male.
FW woth space 2 base orange.
Male brand nearer inner margin of black space.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...male_up_01.jpg
Similar.
T. augias.
Very orangey, male bran large and straight.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y3LkExqbZ...ias_male_2.jpg


4.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286720677
Borbo cinnara.
FW spots well-spaced.
Spot in space 1b. thick antennal clubs.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93060001.html


5. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286675178
Very likely Iambrix salsala.
UpF with large white spot.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91470001.html

Similar but UpF barely spotted.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91480001.html

6.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286549524
Potanthus lydia.

The abdomen is heavily black banded and the end is black.
Markings narrow, spots 4 & 5 tend to have their margins convergent.
Underside lightly darkdusted and with diffuse spots.
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simp...c2bfb33c9b2744
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847176178
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...thus-lydia.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5648/2...e0f34ba0dc.jpg


7. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516311
Tagiades calligana.
HW wiyhout black marginal spots at vein 1b and 2.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90860001.html


8. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516305
Too worn to ID.
Judging by the triangular submarginal HW spots probably Allotinus.
eg
A. horsfieldi female.
https://wingscales.com/media/600/4707-1-31fdd.jpg

9.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516302
10.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516278

Both should be female Pantoporia sandaka.

The two species can be rather similar, their markings sometimes seem to overlap.

P. hordonia.
FW grey band typically wider than the outer orange band.
Male FW postdiscal band with a smaller extension or foot along the lower margin.
HW without a white speculum.
Males.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206678
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206673
Females.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206661
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847204846

P. sandaka.
FW orange submarginal band typically intact and prominent, often wider than the grey band.
Grey band may be partially broken, constricted into beads.
Male Fw postdiscal band with a large foot along the lower margin.
Male HW with a white speculum which may be visible as a white highlight.
Males.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847204850
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206697
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...0/DSC_0137.JPG
Females.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206699
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847206705

11. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516238
Eurema hecabe.

Although there is only one FW cellspot the rounded angular HW is a characteristic of E. hecabe.
One or more cellspot is sometimes lost.

E. lacteola looks similar but the HW is evenly round and spot 7 is a sinuous shape.

E. hecabe.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...t_Bobby_01.jpg
E. lactela.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3/original.jpg


12. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516218
Neptis clinia.
FW postdiscal spots of nearly equal sizes.
Ground brownish, diffuse.
HW base of space 3 with a triangular white spot which forms part of the discal band.
This Thai example shows a large triangular spot at the base of space 3.
https://wingscales.com/media/2400/419-1-06dd8.jpg




13.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516292
14.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/285516286

Both are Pithauria stramineipennis.
HW with a white-centred black interneural spot in space 6.



TL Seow: Cheers.

Thank you very much Dr. Seow. Appreciate your helpful id feedback.

By the way, in yesterday Fraser's Hill trip, I have encountered my 599th and 600th butterfly species of Peninsular Malaysia.

Cheers, SL Liew

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Originally Posted by SL Liew

Thank you very much Dr. Seow. Appreciate your helpful id feedback.

By the way, in yesterday Fraser's Hill trip, I have encountered my 599th and 600th butterfly species of Peninsular Malaysia.

Cheers, SL Liew

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Great!
You are halfway there.


TL Seow: Cheers.