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    Post 10.

    Female Telicota besta. Very worn.

    All Potanthus have on the HW underside a large rectangular in space 7 ie spot 7, that is lacking in Telicota.
    Potanthus serina male & female.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...serina-KSK.jpg
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...t_female_c.jpg


    Female T. besta Underside HW veins dark dusted; FW upperside with one long & one short cellend bars.
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OEM0FaXJU..._female_01.jpg
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P5w37zUj7...male_up_01.jpg

    Female T. linna Underside HW veins not dark dusted; Upperside FW with two short cellend bars.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_02.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...male_up_01.jpg


    The underside have the HW veins dark dusted; 2nd pic show one of the long cellend bar.


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    Hi Dr Seow,

    I would like to seek confirmation that the following are Pelopidas mathias?

    I based it on the paler wing margins on the right individual and the general more grey-ish appearance.

    Thank you.


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    Post 12.

    These are typicak Pelopidas mathias, the male on the right is more strongly grey-tinged.
    The grey gives P. mathias a dirty look.

    P. agna.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5328/large.jpg
    https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...802/large.jpeg


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    Thanks Dr. Seow. I would like to add on a few more species to ID. All taken on Pulau Ubin, Singapore.

    1. Baoris sp.?

    DSC_0364.jpg

    2. Telicota colon?

    DSC_0372.jpg

    3. Taractrocera archias?

    DSC_0396.jpg

    4. Caltoris cormasa?

    DSC_0439.jpg

    5. Baoris sp.

    DSC_0488.jpg

    Thank you!

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    Post 14.

    1, Caltoris cormasa male.
    There is a pale area on the antenna; UnH with rusty scaling ; Subapical spots often 3, & yellowish.
    Male & female.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TjKxWVHrQ...herHern_01.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg

    Similar. C. bromus; More uniform brown; subapical spots often 2, & white.
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...jBFQg&usqp=CAU


    2. Cephrenes acalle male.
    All veins are strongly black; band edged with sharp spots.
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyCs..._male_01_c.jpg


    3. Taractrocera archias male.
    Note HW band in an arc; no spot 7 ;antenna with rounded club.


    4. Isma male probably Isma protoclea; Correction: Hyarotis microstictum.
    Note white spot on antennal club.
    Two similar species recorded in Singapore.

    Isma iapis; UnH with ochreous scalings.
    https://a4.pbase.com/o2/25/686825/1/...._LC86858x.jpg

    Isma protoclea ;UnH with a purple wash.
    https://farm1.staticflickr.com/942/2...f1fd3572_c.jpg


    5. Polytremis lubricans male. HW with a single spot. Correction : Probably female Caltoris bromus.
    Underside with a coarse scaling look. Antenna no defined pale area, tip bent.
    Male more brownish; female more ochreous. FW spots yellowish.
    UnH spots varies obsolete to a few.
    Male
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-lubricans.jpg
    Female.
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cUzxS0FpT...us%2BSwift.jpg



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    Last edited by Psyche; 26-Jan-2022 at 04:43 AM.

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    Correction.

    4. Hyarotis microsticta (= microstictum).

    Very similar to Isma protoclea but underside with diffuse brown fasciae & sometimes small white dots . Recorded Singapore 2015.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xx0c7UDlK3...0/DSC_0254.JPG



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    Thanks Dr. Seow!

    Posting this on behalf of my friend. Could this be Caltoris malaya?

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    Female Polytremis lubricans.
    The HW have a hyaline spot in space 4 & a small white spot in space 5.


    Polytremis lubricans.
    Antennal shaft is paler, greyish, the club is black & the apiculus (tip) bent, with a bit of orange ( not always visible)
    2 males & female.
    https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca88...zXJ7JToGG8_u1g
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-lubricans.jpg
    https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vh2gdbi3k...0/DSC_2073.JPG


    Caltoris malaya.
    Antennal shaft & club black with just a slight pale area below the club.
    No FW cellspot or HW spot.
    Male more rusty brown female more ochreous.
    Males.
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEtiy2_aX...M_adult_02.jpg
    Female.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZFArQYADX...M_adult_04.jpg


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    Last edited by Psyche; 26-Jan-2022 at 05:36 AM.

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    Correction.

    Post 14. no. 5.
    Probably Caltoris bromus female.
    The antenna do not match that of Polytremis lubricans.
    Male P. lubricans in the same posture for comparison.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...815/large.jpeg


    Female Caltoris bromus often have a spot in HW space 2 & 3 ,sometimes one in space 2.
    Caltoris bromus Taiwan male & female.
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...jBFQg&usqp=CAU
    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...gKvlg&usqp=CAU


    There appear to be a single hyaline spot in HW space 2. seen only in C. bromus female here.

    Baoris lack the ochreous overscaling & the antenna is mostly black.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogimages/7863317448
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-06hY8OE...er_Hern_01.jpg


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    Last edited by Psyche; 26-Jan-2022 at 05:31 AM.

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    Hi Dr. Seow,

    Would like to add on a couple more skippers for ID.

    1) Caltoris sp.? but I do not see pale area on the antennae.

    DSC_0737.jpg

    2) Antennae largely black, could this be Baoris sp.?

    DSC_0783.jpg

    3)

    DSC_0863.jpg DSC_0864.jpg

    Thank you!

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