45. Which Sixline Blue is this? Shot at Lornie Nature Corridor
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45. Which Sixline Blue is this? Shot at Lornie Nature Corridor
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Post 31.
Female Nacaduba beroe.
Females are rare.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84945649
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143333810
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46. Is this Caltoris cormasa ? Shot at Lornie Nature Corridor.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e6faacae_c.jpg
Post 33.
Yes. This is a male Caltoris cormasa.
Pale area on antenna ,deep reddish brown HW.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
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These two species were taken at Lornie Nature Corridor. Please help to confirm the ids.
47. Parnara bada ?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ef1ecf66_c.jpg
48 and 49 : Nacaduba callauria malayica (Dark Sixline Blue)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5b83c853_c.jpg
A mating pair shot on the same day
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b28c3838_c.jpg
47. Female Borbo cinnara.
UnH with the usual spots 2, 3, & 6. (extra spots 4 & 5 may be present.)
three subapical spots in a semicircle.
antennal clubs thicker (than in Pelopidas.)
Male & female.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Borbo-cinnara
Parnara bada.
Unh spots variable , in line or irregular.
UnH may have a diffuse white spot at the cellend.
UnF subapical spots if all three present, then usually in line.
Antennae rather short & clubs thick.
Typical.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187870344
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188256849
variants.
UnH spots irregularly arranged. Note cellend spot.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/21077349274
With the spots much reduced.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/budak/51925620691
48. Female.
49, Male at the top.
Nacaduba calauria.
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50. Is this Pelopidas mathias mathias?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1fd248f_5k.jpg
51. Is this Caltoris cormasa ?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a3bbdf7_4k.jpg
52. It seems that the Jewelled Grass Blue (Freyeria putli) is getting common
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...784ab7c_4k.jpg
53.Terinos terpander robertsia (Royal Assyrian)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...61358f4_5k.jpg
50. Should be Pelopidas agna female.
The males can be readily separated on the upperside.
Pelopidas mathias.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93120001.html
Male with FWc spots 2 & 3 quadrate.
Underside grey-tinged, with dirty look.
Males.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d8457890-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d8457890-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...a6d3a539-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...a6d3a539-2.jpg
Female.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...S_adult_01.jpg
Pelopidas agna.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93090001.html
Male FW with spots 2 & 3 narrow.
Underside not grey-tinged with clean look/
Males.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...36d28b93-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...36d28b93-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...4fb1355a-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...4fb1355a-3.jpg
Female.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...SwiftF-KSK.jpg
51.
Baoris probably Baoris farri female.
Antennae without pale area. FW margin more bowed.
Abdomen obscurely banded.
UnH colour as that of UnF.
Shape and abdominal end as female.
eg.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...eclosed_01.jpg
Caltoris cormasa.
Antennae with pale areas.
FW more rounded ,abdomen not banded.
UnH deeper ,darker , more reddish.
Males.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...herHern_01.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...C_adult_03.jpg
Female.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
52.
This is a strange widespread species from India to Australia.
A 2nd species from Africa/Mediterranean to PNG , Freyeria trochylus will probably find its way here in the future.
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54. Is this Potanthus mingo?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0d164f5_4k.jpg
Image 54.
Female Potanthus ganda.(note FW margin strongly convex.)
Three species in Singapore have the abdominal end yellow, namely P. omaha, ganda and confucius.
The female of all species may have some dark shadings at the end.
Potanthus omaha.
UpH with veins dark-dusted.
UnH ground is lightly shaded, no spots, veins dark-dusted.
Males.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...se_site_02.jpg
https://a4.pbase.com/g1/25/686825/3/...7.MvqnZBpc.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
Female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrykoh/2280943857/
Potanthus ganda.
Abdominal end yellow , may have some shadings.
Male may be rather orangey.
UpH band veins not dark-dusted.
UnH band similar, but in female veins may be vaguely dark-dusted.
UnH dark shaded, heavier than omaha, no definitive spots.
Males.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6KehhAM8g...us%2Bganda.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1337/...ac5c42d89d.jpg
Females.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co..._underside.jpg
Potanthus confucius.
Perhaps extinct.
FW spots with continuous overlaps.
Male upF with band irregularly continuous, and veins not visible.
Underside band edged with dark spots but ground mostly lighter, variable.
Males Taiwan.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...i1GHt7P7ZgsQ&s
https://a4.pbase.com/u43/mr_t/medium...p_DSCF4092.jpg
Thailand.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-confucius.jpg
Old Singapore record, male.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B2W0fVicL...-confucius.jpg
Potanthus mingo.
Abdominal end strongly black-banded.
UpH with veins not dark-dusted.
Underside heavily darken, band edged with diffuse dark spots ,its outer border appears zig-zag.
Male.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2uj...0/_MG_1531.jpg
Female India.
https://d29tlldvxtis6c.cloudfront.ne...female7742.jpg
Pair, female on the left.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFtROXZYi...us%2Bmingo.JPG
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