Skippers ID clarification in Singapore

[Psyche]

Post 20.

Three Caltoris in Singaporehave noticeable pale areas on the antenna.

1 Caltoris cormasa.
Female.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e5eI1WB1sE...0/DSC_0349.JPG

2. Caltoris cahira
Male.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/21680122591

3. Caltoris bromus.
Female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/irrubescens/15883531899


Two species have the antenna largely blackish.

4. Caltoris malaya
male.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg

5. Caltoris philippina
male.
https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf449dfdc.jpg



1. The FW is raised high enough to indicate no upper cellspot & so by deduction no cellspot at all.
The individual is rather worn & faded.
The lack of cellspot inicate Caltoris malaya.


3 Caltoris malaya female.
The 2nd pic shows the upperside with no FW cellspot.
The female is typically mote ochreous ie yellower.


Post 14 no 5 looks very much like C. malaya & is probably so.
The HW spot in space 2 may be just an artifact, & not a real spot marking.




2. Baoris probably Baoris farri.

Baoris have a longer swept FW with a sinuous margin.
The antenna appear largely black in side view.
The abdomen is obscurely banded.

It is simply assumed the darker one is B. oceia & the lighter brown one B. farri.


Supposedly B. oceia male & female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...-Simon-Sng.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0rwJjrQ_JS...oris+oceia.jpg


Supposedly B. farri male.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-coCDQigOV...i_adult_01.jpg

This female from Vietnam is correct as B. oceia does occur in Vietnam.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.c...ush-swift.html



TL Seow:Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Could this be a Potanthus trachala?

DSC_0422.jpg

[Psyche]

Post 22.
Yes it is P. trachala.

Species in which the abdominal end is black-banded.

P. trachala FW 15mm.
FW spots 4 & 5 more or less detached.
UnF spots 4 & 5 connected only by spikes.
UnH band upper spot (4+5) strongly projected out.
Male.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Tpjvc&usqp=CAU
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8c/bd/70/8...b0db7b591d.jpg

P. serina large FW 17mm.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; HW with a small spot 6 on inner corner of band.
Underside lightly dark shaded.
Male & female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...rina-Bobby.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ale_Horace.jpg


P. mingo small FW 12mm.
FW spots with variable overlaps.
UnH with heavier dark shading spots edging the HW band.
Male 7 female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iop_f9Jev...oDart-JonS.jpg
https://www.dnp.go.th/FOREMIC/NForem...ingo%20(6).JPG


TL Seow: Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Does these 2 photos show Caltoris philippina?

DSC_0795.jpgDSC_0828.jpg

Largely blackish antennae, does not seem to have cell spots on the forewing, greenish tinge on its head and underside?

Thank you!

[Psyche]

Post 24.

Yes. It is a Caltoris philippina.
Male.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PKpJ0RdKM...-Chir-4237.png


TL Seow; Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr. Seow,

Here with another skipper.

Could this be Pelopidas assamensis? It was way larger than the typical P. mathias or P. agna.

DSC_0070.jpg

Thank you!

[Psyche]

Post 26.

Female Pelopidas agna.

P. mathias FW 16 -18 mm
Underside with darkish, grey or uneven shading.
Female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Ming.jpg


P. agna, FW 17 -20 mm.
Underside more uniform medium brown.
Female.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gancw1/22195353146


P. conjunctus ;FW 21 -24mm.
Underside darkish brown; FW spots yellow; HW spots white.
Female.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...conjunctus.jpg


P. assamensis Very large FW 25 -27 mm.
Antenna with a broad white band; Underside all spots white, very large on FW, very variable on HW.
Male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Ben%20Jin.jpg
Females.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9a053587-2.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...assamensis.jpg
https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/fauna/1/1/1104


TL Seow: Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Are these photos enough to ID this as Telicota colon?

DSC_0272.jpgDSC_0275.jpgDSC_0278.jpg

Thank you!

[Psyche]

POst 28.

Of the Telicota species T. colon is the easiest to identify.

Male upperside.
FW spots 4 & 5 distorted & staggered out, ie spot 5 is set farther out than spot 4.
Long veinstripes.
Male brnad palced close to the inner margin of the black space.
Always a patch of orange at the base of space 2.
Underside FW clearly shows spots 4 & 5 staggered out & distorted.
Males.
https://i.pinimg.com/600x315/9c/a1/c...16fa66c7d5.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/telicota-c...esize-750.jpeg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...n-1080x675.jpg


Female.
Spots 4v& 5staggered & not in line as in the male.
FW cellend bars the upper one much longer.
Female always lack the orange patch at the base of space 2.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mushimizu/7267565772
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI...n%2Bstinga.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oK76RoQgG7.../s1600/023.jpg




TL Seow: Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Here with a new set of skippers from a friend. I am trying my hand at ID-ing them, so would appreciate your assistance to confirm or correct my preliminary IDs.

Thank you!


1. Pelopidas mathias? Ground colour looks unevenly shaded.

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2. Pelopidas agna? This on the other hand looks pretty even.

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3a. Caltoris cormasa?

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3b. Caltoris cormasa?

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3c. Caltoris cormasa?

DSC_0188.jpg

3d. Pale region of the antenna made me think Caltoris, so perhapsCaltoris cormasa?

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3e. Caltoris cormasa?

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3f. Caltoris cormasa?

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4. No pale region on antennae, more ochreous UNH so could be C. malaya?

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Thank you!