Seow, is this Pelopidas assamensis?
Seow, is this Pelopidas assamensis?
The spots matches that of the Tree Flitter, Hyadrotis adrastus. Since most of the undersides appeared to be that of females in the checklist, this must be a rare male.
TL Seow
I agree. The spots match very accurately those of specimens in my collection.
I think, (please note the word), that the forewing spot in cell 3 is a bit larger in the male than the female, I have specimens all labelled male that have the large cell 3 spot, but on females they all have a smaller spot. It is dark now, so I will need to recheck my photos and specimens in a decent light to be sure of this statement.
Thanks, Seow & Les. Kept referring to the Pelopidas group due to the large size of this fella. Forgot to check Hyarotis.
Didn't manage to get a shot of its undersides, so didn't realise that it's a Tree Flitter after all. I was trying to match its conjoined cell spots with one of the Pelopidas, but couldn't find a match of course!