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hihi... would like to find an answer for the above question...
shot the following today... its much smaller than a common but some how it does not have the features of a pygmy... can some expert help me ID??.. thanks!
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...244645_ID1.jpg
yeap i shot them yesterday too. maybe it is a female pygmy
I also dunno, but is surely a very posy :)
Noted there are 3 distinct types in terms of marking and size of posies there on location......
#1
Common Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/_MG_1971.jpg
#2
"Dwarf" Common Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/_MG_5494.jpg
#3
and the Pygmy Posy .
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1..._MG_5655-1.jpg
In terms of size ,#2 and #3 of the same size , and it is possible that #2 could be a female of #3 , was there for 3 days hoping to confirm this suspicion by capturing a mating pair of #2 with #3 , so far no luck as yet.
Here are some shots of them together :
note upper one is a "Dwarf"
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/_MG_4857.jpg
2 on the upper left are Pygmy Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/_MG_5112.jpg
the pair on the left are Pygmy Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...2/_MG_5104.jpg
In general the fore wings of female posies are more rounded as compare to the males of the species .
Other than different in size , the marking differences of the posies are as bracketed:
Top down:
1."dwarf" Posy.... suspect might be a female Pygmy Posy ... to be verified.
2. Male Common Posy
3. Suspected Male Pygmy Posy
4 Suspected worn out female Common Posy
5. Female Dark Posy
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...y2/posies2.jpg
tks sunny for the excellent illustration
Other than the Pygmy Posy being about 1/3 the size of the Common Posy, here is a closeup of the difference of the two .
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...ly2/diff-1.jpg
look at the black strip around the legs, the pygmy looks thicker and more distinct
thanks sunny for the really detailed explaination!!!... :)...
seems like the one I've shot is the "Dwarf" posy... but it has yet been identified whether its a common or pygmy right??... perhaps its a hybrid??... pdt of a common n pygmy??.. hee
new species lol