Butterfly sightings in 2011 (By Peacockroyal)

[Peacock Royal]

I will be posting "interesting" and relatively uncommon butterfly shots in this thread.

1. Nacaduba biocellata (Two Spotted Line Blue)


2. Athyma pravara helma (Lance Sergeant)




3. Looks like Lasippa heliodore dorelia (Burmese Lascar)

[Common Mime]

I agree on your Burmese Lascar, Federick.

[Peacock Royal]

Taken at Pasir Ris Park
1. Hypolycaena erylus teatus (Common Tit)
2. Not quite certain which Rapala ?

Taken at LT
3. Nacaduba species

Taken at MF
4. Prosotas nora superdates (Common Line-Blue)
5. Zographetus doxus
6. Nacaduba species - does not look like Nacaduba berenice icena(Rounded 6-Line Blue) ?

[Psyche]

Your post 1 no.3 should be Lasippa tiga siaka as the submarginal spot 3 is a tall pyramid.

Post 3 no. 2.Female. With the postdiscal band on the forewing set further in, this is closer to R. dieneces than R. manea, except for the colour which can be variable. The key states R. dieneces female underside as pale buff brown. So this should be R. manea.

Post3 no. 3. Nacaduba berenice male.(tentative) When the submarginal spots gets wider and bigger, it can be difficult to decide if it is still berenice or calauria. A classic N. calauria have blockier and usually dark submarginal spots , and cannot be mistaken for berenice.The upperside appears to be rather pale blue and this helps my decision.

Post 3 no. 6. Nacaduba kurava nemana . With the broad submarginal band and its scalloped or evenly stepped inner margin, this is unmistakable. The wingbase have some black specklings due to scale loss, and is not the same darkening as in beroe
This should be a female and the darkening difference with beroe do not apply.
The female calauria have an uneven inner margin and spots 4 & 5 pyramidal.
The female beroe have the lower spots more cresecentic.

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks a lot Seow.

Sharing some of my recent sightings.
1. Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue) ?
2. Perhaps another Prosotas dubiosa lumpura (Tailless Line Blue) ?
3. Odina hieroglyphica ortina (Hieroglyphic Flat)
4. Zizula hylax pygmaea (Pygmy Grass Blue)
5. Udaspes folus (Grass Demon)
6. Mycalesis species but which one ?

[Commander]

Your last Mycalesis with the 4 squiggly lines on the forewing cell area looks very much like the rare M. perseoides perseoides.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Khew for the confirmation.
In fact I named the picture file as M perseoides perseoides after I looked at the forewing markings carefully.

[Psyche]

Post 5

No 1 should be Nacaduba berenice male. The tails are missing.
P. dubiosa have all the submarginal spots as sharply inverted 'V's.
The two submarginal spots 4 & 5 near the apex are pointed & pyramidal, typical of berenice or calauria.
Note the great similarity to N. calauria, but calauria should have either the marginal spots enlarged or the submarginal spots broader or both.

No 2 should be Nacaduba kurava male.
The 2 submarginal spots 4 & 5 are rounded. The submarginal band is narrower than usual here.

No 6. Basing on the extant spp. in Singapore this shoud be M. visala.
If one trace the dark line from the hindwing to the mid of the forewing cell, only 3 squiggles are seen in the basal half of the forewing cell. However, a 4th seem faintly noticeable just at the upper margin of the hindwing.
M. perseoides is a secondary growth spp. so its appearance in Singapore would not be unexpected, but a more tangible proof is required.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Well, I did not see M. perseoides have been recorded. Comparing the nos. of lines with M. visala, I think you are right, Khew.

Apology for the doubt. .

As an aside note, something I meant to ask you for some times. What have happened to the colony of Tanaecia godartii puloa on the island of Sentosa aka Belakang Mati ?

TL Seow

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Seow

Ya, their sizes don't really fit that of a Tailless Line Blue (Prosotas dubiosa lumpura) . There are not many tailless Blues in SG and I didn't have the thought that they could lose their tails so thoroughly - faint man !!