Butterfly Sightings in SG (by Peacock Royal)

[Psyche]

Post 17.

28. Telicota besta.

29. Telicota colon.


T. augias: Strongly orange; veins not dark-dusted; underparts rather uniformly orange.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hp7OPF_eJ...as-augias).jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f8o_ke_F-...alm%2BDart.jpg

T. besta. less orange; HW veins across band may be lightly dark dusted; underpart orange, face paler.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaQyq4Qv0...B_adult_01.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1rRXJdPYo...ed_male_01.jpg

T. linna; Underside ground slightly dusky, yellower ; HW veins across band not dark dusted; underpats of abdomen & face paler.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1G...TL_male_01.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pxufm6yxw...TL_male_02.jpg

T. colon ;HW veins across band may be darkened; FW spots 4 & 5 staggered out from spot 3.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...colon2-KSK.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...n-1080x675.jpg


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[Peacock Royal]

Thanks Dr Seow for your explanations and ids

Some shots taken in the last few months.

32a.Highlight of this very disruptive and unforgetable year 2020 must be this Swamp Tiger (Danaus affinis malayanus) found in Pulau Ubin
(see https://butterflycircle.blogspot.com...-for-2020.html)



32b


33. Cepora iudith malaya (The Orange Gull)


34. The Colonel (Pandita sinope sinope)


36a.Pointed Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenina miya)


36b


Need id confirmation:

35a: Caltoris cormasa cormasa


35b

[Psyche]

Post 22.

35a & 35 b.

35a is correctly C. cormasa.

35b should be Caltoris bromus.

If 35 a & 35b are taken by the same camera one after another ,they will have the same colour rendition, yet 35a is typically with the red tone of C. cormasa but 35b is ochreous brown as in C. bromus.
Further more C. cormasa typically have one lower cellspot (thus Fullstop Swift.)The upper cellspot is absent or very tiny.
35b show both the cellspots as in typical C. bromus.


C. cormasa , red tone & upper cellspot tiny or absent.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93340001.html
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b-kBsIeG7...altoris-sp.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-omWQNL1Lr...perside_01.jpg


C. bromus ochreous brown; FW cellspot typically two.
Thailand.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93320001.html
http://www.phuketnaturetours.com/Pag...ae%20Wong%20NP
Female Taiwan.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6021/6...f055cc62_z.jpg


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[Peacock Royal]

My first post here in 2021 - so far, it has been a very quiet year in terms of "butterfly-hunting"
Please help to confirm ids of the skipper and the Bush Brown.

36a: Telicota colon stinga


36b: Telicota colon stinga same specimen as 36a


37. Ionolyce helicon merguiana


38. Eurema andersonii andersonii


39. Mycaelesis visala phamis

[Psyche]

36 is correct as T. colon.
The arrangement of the FW spots in a stepladder (staggered) is typical.


38 should be E. hecabe. Correction: Eurema simulatrix ; HW space 7 with a basal black dot.
The FW have two faint cellspots.
Also importantly the FW black border, its inner margins in space 2 & 3 is aligned towards the costa.
The HW postdiscal spot 7 is a blot.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...GPVpTCio-bOKiw
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg

E. andersonii.
FW black border with the inner margins in space 2 & 3 aligned towards the apex.
HW spot 7 is a sinuous long streak.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/BOPM/...1334914628.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg


39 should be Mycalesis perseoides.

M. perseoides is very common in Singapore & M. visala much less.
Intermediates occur between the two.

M. perseoides.
HW inner margins of ocelli forming a very irregular 'indentation'.
HW dark line irregular with rougly three teeth.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiKQc5aAw...lt_Khew_01.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...jpg?1498317952


M. visala.
HW inner margins of ocelli forming a more regular ,less jagged 'indentation'.
HW dark discal line more regular ,not formibg distinct teeth.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnaE-YqBo...dBB-LokePF.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...lson%20Ong.jpg



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40a and 40b: Arhopala major major
Same specimen

Arhopala major major HFH9963

Arhopala major major HFH9976

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41a and 41b: Jamides sp - need someone to confirm

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Jamides celeno.

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Sharing some skipper shots
42(a) : Taractrocera archias quinta (Yellow Grass Dart)


42(b) Upperside


43(a)Quedara monteithi monteithi male


43(b)Upperside male


44: Pelopidas mathias mathias?

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Post 29, 44.
Fairly typical male P. mathias where the strong grey tinge of the ground colour gives it a dirty look.


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