Uncle Seow, I'm confused on how to differentiate the male and female Branded Swifts. Initially, I thought that males have a cell spot while females have none.
So, how do we differentiate the genders?:hmmm:
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Uncle Seow, I'm confused on how to differentiate the male and female Branded Swifts. Initially, I thought that males have a cell spot while females have none.
So, how do we differentiate the genders?:hmmm:
It is quite staightforeward, look at the end of the abdomen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Jay
As uncle Les said, look at the end of the abdomen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Jay
In the mating pair I have made a mistake in stating the male is on the left .
I have made the correction.
The male is the one on the right side with the pale underside.
It has narrower & more pointy forewings.
The adominal tip in the male is a brush-like square-cut.
The abdominal tip in the female is a slant-cut often with a notch at the lower end.
TL Seow:cheers:
06 Apr 2012
Morning session
Mycalesis perseoides
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload1.jpg
Mycalesis perseoides(different individual)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012uplaod2.jpg
Late afternoon session
Potanthus trachala(Detached Dart)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload5.jpg
Scarlet Flash(female)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload3.jpg
Common Red Flash(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...12upload11.jpg
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...12upload13.jpg
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...12upload12.jpg
Continued in the next post...:cheers:
Continued...
Late afternoon session
Potanthus ganda(male)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload8.jpg
Potanthus omaha(female)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload7.jpg
Potanthus omaha
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload6.jpg
Potanthus omaha(different individual)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012uplaod9.jpg
Mycalesis visala
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...12upload10.jpg
Chocolate Grass Yellow
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload4.jpg
Cheers:cheers:
Post 84
Should be Scarlet Flash female-too brown.
Post 85
1 Potanthus ganda male (hindwing veins not darkened,;forewing similar to mingo but mingo very rare.)
2. P. omaha female (hindwing veins darkened)
3 & 4(on white flower) possibly P. pava female. (fat abdomen ;slant -cut tip.)
Forewing band broad & straight.
Hindwing upper with large square spot in space 6 (upper end of band.)
Shape of hindwing band not as in P. omaha female.
Is this large as in Large Dart(P. serina) or P. trachala?
If so ID confirmed. If small possibly an unusual P. omaha.
TL Seow:cheers:
Uncle Seow,thanks for the ids.:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
I think the flash is a Suffused Flash as the tornal spot is surrounded by orange, which is not seen in the Scarlet Flash.:)
The female Suffused Flash is yellow like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Jay
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Sunny-Chir.jpg
TL Seow:cheers:
19 May 2012
Semanga superba deliciosa(female) (cropped)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload2.jpg
Chestnut Bob
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload4.jpg
Malayan Lascar
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012upload3.jpg
Looks like an unusual fella to me...
Common Palmfly (cropped)
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...012uplaod1.jpg
Cheers:cheers:
Thanks for highlighting, Uncle Seow.:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche