Butterfly Sightings in SG (by Peacock Royal)

[Peacock Royal]

Created this thread to record/document some butterfly sightings during my weekly outings.

1. Euploea tulliolus ledereri (Dwarf Crow)


2. Arhopala myrzala lammas (The Malayan Oakblue)


3a. Pelopidas agna agna (The Bengel Swift)


3b


4. Telicota augias augias?


5. Telicota besta bina?

[Psyche]

3. Borbo cinnara.
There is no HW cellspot & the colouration & markings are that of B. cinnara.

4. Female Telicota linna.
Despite being worn the veins across the HW band are not darkened.

The female T. augias is more orange & the HW band has the veins lightly dark-dusted.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oeax9BCEjg...ias_female.jpg

5. T. besta; Male & the HW veins are lightly dark-dusted.

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow for correcting the ids

Some of my recent shots.

6. Curetis santana malayica


7. Symbrenthia hippoclus selangorana


8a Potanthus trachala tyleri?


8b


8c

[Peacock Royal]

It has been quite a long time since my last post here - because I have not got something "interesting" to post.
Here are four species I have not encountered for a long time.

9. Likely to be the Nacaduba pavana singapura


10. Nacaduba berenice icena ?


11. Likely to be the Jamides elpis pseudelpis


12. Logania marmorata damis


13. Abisara geza niya

[Psyche]

Post 3.

8 a, b, & c. Potanthus mingo.
P. mingo is probably not a rare species but easily confused with trachala or ganda.

Potanthus mingo ;more yellow ;
FW spot 4 & 5 with overlap to spot 3 (variably to spot 6 above), spot 2 & 3 wider (ie more rectangular) ,their outer margins not strongly concave;
HW upper spot (4 + 5) of band not strongly projected out; Abdominal end black banded.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQGrUAdKox...0/_MG_1529.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg

Potanthus trachala. ; darker orange.
FW spot 4 & 5 without overlap to the spots above & below. spot 2 & 3 quadrate with strongly concave outer margins; UnF spots spiky.
HW upper spot (4 +5) strongly projected out; abdominal end black -banded.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd...la-tytleri.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_02.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp54_a5Xd1...Bupperside.jpg


Potanthus ;deeper orange;
FW spot 4 & 5 with partial overlap with spot 3, little with spot 6 ;spots with straight margins.
HW spot 4 + 5 slightly projected.Veins not or barely darkened. Abdominal end yellow.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L3ew9ztkIk...thus-ganda.jpg
https://photobucket.com/gallery/user...LmpwZw==/?ref=

Potanthus omaha; Dull ochreous ; veins more distinctly darkened; abdominal end yellow.

http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

Post 4.

9. Nacaduba hermus.
Dark striae weak ; HW with submarginal spots 4 & 5 close to the postdiscal band (ie in space 4 & 5)HW black spot with metallic scales.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...otra_ap692.jpg

N. pavana ;Dark striae always strong; black spot with metallic scales.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg


1o Nacaduba berenice.
This male is unusual in having broader submarginal spots.
FW margin rounded; submarginal spots with irregular pointy margins.Dark striae always strong in the male.FW postdiscal band often dislocated or kinked in the middle.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Beng.jpg

N. kurava; male with rather straight FW margins; submarginal spots with rounded margin; postdiscal band intact typically straight.HW spot 6 blocky.
Dark striae weak in the male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ue-SunnyC2.JPG
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-soqaLycfyx...neBlue-KSK.JPG

11. Jamides alecto ;white striae broad & thicker in lower part of FW & outer part of HW.


J. elpis; White striae rather thin on both wings.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyCs..._female_03.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.