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    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

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    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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    Last edited by Psyche; 30-Dec-2022 at 11:30 PM.

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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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