Cher Hern, congrats and well done for the rare find. I have not seen the PL in Singapore since I started shooting butts in 2000 :-)
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Cher Hern, congrats and well done for the rare find. I have not seen the PL in Singapore since I started shooting butts in 2000 :-)
Thanks BJ, go hunt for it this week, should still be around!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
Congrats CH:cheers:
Thanks Guru Simon!Quote:
Originally Posted by Elbowed Pierrot
Plain Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea methypsea), another pristine one, but only one flying now...
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/...11bb75_c_d.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/...391d40_c_d.jpg
Plain Lacewing chase is over, now the white royal...
White Royal (Pratapa deva relata)
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5563/...82c49f_c_d.jpg
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Activity was low today, still managed some shots, thanks to butterfly fairies!
Small Branded Swift (Pelopidas mathias mathias) - Dr Seow, it this correct? Thanks!
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Psyche (Leptosia nina malayana)
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Tailed Jay (Graphium agamemnon agamemnon)
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Post 87.
Yes, it is P. mathias female.
The HW cellspot appeared to be missing.
In Parnara the HW spots are closer & more or less in line.
Here, they are spaced out & in a curve, plus the whitish underside of the head & body.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/showt...er-UFO-skipper
There is enough grey shading to indicate it is P. mathias.
TL Seow:Cheers.
Thanks Dr Seow!
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Originally Posted by Psyche
Dark Banded Ace (Halpe ormenes vilasina)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3931/...ac8ed1_c_d.jpg
Nacaduba Sp. (Need your help Dr Seow for the IDs, thanks)
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Post 90.
This one is a typical male Nacaduba kurava nemana.
The FW submarginal spots are large with rounded margins.
The HW submarginal spot 6 is large & quadrate.
TL Seow : Cheers.
Thanks Dr Seow!
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Originally Posted by Psyche
Dr Seow, need help in the ID of this Horaga Sp. ( Horaga albimacula?)
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/...8f709a_c_d.jpg
I did a comparison....of my suspect and yours
Attachment 23084
Post 93 & 94.
Both Horaga albimacula & chalcedonyx occur in Singapore.Both have white forelegs.
They were included as one species in the past but are now separated.
The main difference is on the upperside.
H. albimacula : FW white patch does not extend below vein 2; wings without basal blue scaling.
http://images1.fotop.net/albums/ciel.../LO0706232.jpg
H. chalcedonyx : FW white patch extend halfway below vein 2. wings with basal blue scalings.
With too few examples of the local ssp. it is diificult to separate the two.
By comparing with Les' set specimen of H. chalcedonyx yours looks like H. albimacula.
Sunny, Yours looks like H. chalcedonyx.
TL Seow : Cheers.
Thanks Dr Seow! (Horaga albimacula)
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Originally Posted by Psyche
This is interesting. Back in 2008, when I was breeding Narrow Spark and Chocolate Royal on Eurya acuminata, I found a pupa on the same plant which eclosed to a Horaga adult. At that time, I thought it was just an Ambon onyx, and didn't think much of it. It was released back in CCA after I took some pictures of it. Now it seems that it could be H. chalcedonyx after reading Dr Seow's description of its characteristics.
Perfect! Horace, you got a male Horaga chalcedonyx. Correction female.
The upperside matches it correctly.
Note the foreleg has a few black bands but appeared mostly white in a side view.
The palpi are rather long even in the male.(Observational error.)
TL Seow :Cheers
Congrats Horace.
I guess many of us might have shot this species already.
Thanks, Dr Seow for the ID confirmation. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Thanks, Frederick. :) Agreed, all of us should take a look in our own photo archive for any pics of Ambon onyx shot in CCA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peacock Royal
Great! we have both H. chalcedonyx and H. albimacula.
Let me include a few more shots of H. albimacula.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5599/...14a1c9_b_d.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/...5c0ed1_b_d.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3930/...49750c_b_d.jpg
Cher Hern, I can't confirm if yours is H. albimacula although it looks like it.
All the pix are female. This mating pair of H. syrinx show the relative length of the palpi.
http://mypets.by/wp-content/uploads/...5c4491138c.jpg
TL Seow:cheers:
Thanks Dr Seow, I understand that without the specimen is not easy to be accurate!
Photographs have its limitations.
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Originally Posted by Psyche
Dr Seow, is this Common Dartlet (Oriens gola pseudolus)? Thanks!
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Post 104.
The markings are that of Taractrocera archias.
It has the characteristic drumstick antennae (ie. without the pointed apiculus at the end).
TL Seow :Cheers.
Thanks Dr Seow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3938/...e2c13e_c_d.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/...bbd1af_c_d.jpg
Danaus genutia genutia (Common Tiger)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/...1b7b00_c_d.jpg
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger)
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/...2a4cb0_c_d.jpg
Spalgis epius epius (Apefly)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/...71ff11_c_d.jpg
Potanthus omaha omaha (Lesser Dart)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7504/...76515c_c_d.jpg
Plains Cupid (Chilades pandava pandava)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7539/...da5fb3_c_d.jpg
Common Jay (Graphium doson evemonides)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7476/...9b0a1e_b_d.jpg