Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 92.

Worn examples are always difficult.

Three species were previously recorded in Singapore.

Zographetus doxus.
Underside ground ocnhreous to chestnut brown.
Male antenna with smaller white area.
UnH with a yellowish discal area and the veins darken.
Marginal band sharper & HW dark cellspot always prominent.
Males.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...D_adult_12.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...nny%20Chir.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...erry%20Ong.jpg
Female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Bene%20Tay.jpg


Zographetus ogygia.
UnH ground colour golden brown to red brown.
Male antenna with larger white area.
UnH uniformly red brown , veins hardly dark & marginal band obscure. HW dark cellspot weak or absent.
Males.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GFVEOFh60...-HoraceTan.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...phetus-ogygia/
Female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kryJ8yvgA...ygia-KohCH.jpg


Z. rama
UnH brown, unmarked or obscurely spotted. Presumably extinct.


This image should be male Zographetus doxus.
Salient features.
HW with a yellowish area. This can not be due to wear alone as it is in the correct place.
The veins are strongly darken.
There is indication of a HW dark border.
The antennal white area is relatively small.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

Thank you Doctor Seow!

Skipping regards
Zicky

[Zicky]

Dear Doctor Seow,

I got a few skippers here, but they werent cooperative and flew away after one shot or so. I would wish to get a second opinion from you about their identities as such, however.

1 - P.mathias? I am not super sure how to differentiate Pelopidas assamensis from the rest, seeing as this individual was a bit larger, but not too the point i would call it a out of norm large
Inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137002374
pelopidas 1.jpg

2 - P.omaha?
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137002365
potanthua 2.1.jpgpotanthus2.2.jpg

3 - another p.omaha? Appears to have a visible abdominal black band however
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137002354
potanthus 1.1.jpg

Skipper activity has fallen significantly from the areas i frequent lately - got to change some family soon

Skipping regards
zicky

[Zicky]

Dear Doctor Seow,

Another few additions i require some help with. Unfortunately my laptop has spoilt so i cant downsie effectively on phone without having the photo looking like puzzle pieces, so ill include the inat links only this time! Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

1 - Telicota besta?
inat link -https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124720

2 - P.omaha? Was shot against the sun, colours are a bit darken
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124722

3 - P.mathias/agna? I dont think its borbo cinnara despite the cell spot is missing-i feel like the spot has been rubbed off
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124724

4 - borbo cinnara? Feel like the spots are more align compared to pelopidas
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124725

5 - P.conjunctus?
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124728

Thank in advance!
Skipping regards
Zicky

[Psyche]

Post 96.

1, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137124720
Male Telicota besta; HW veins raised & dar-lined; Underparts not paler.

2. Male Potanthus omaha.
Abdominal end yellow (basal black line stronger than usual.) Veins darken.

3 Male Parnara bada.

4. Male Borbo cinnara.

Parnara bada.
Short antenna with thick club.
FW no cellspot.
FW subapical spots nearly in a straight line, lower spots 6 & 7 always so.
HWsometimes with a diffuse cellend spot.
HW postdiscal spots very variable, may be much reduced as here.
Singapore examples.
https://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d...2011--0379.jpg
http://static.inaturalist.org/photos/2464963/large.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93050001.html

Pelopidas.
HW with a cellspot near the base of vein 6.
FW 2 cellspot.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2zX05Bzip...Horace-Tan.jpg

Borbo cinnara
FW with 0 - 2 cellspots.
FW subapical spots in a neater arc.
Antennal club thicker than in Pelopidas.
HW without cellspot.
HW typically with spots in space 2, 3, & 6. Additional spots may be present in spaces 4 & 5.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMZu5Yy4Y...ederick_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-w--ngH74-..._flower_01.jpg

BAORINI.png


5. Male Caltoris philippina.
HW without any spot; sharp narrow FW; black antenna ;greenish ochreous scalings.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

Hi Doctor Seow,

I have shot this lassipa but is unable to check if its a Malayan or a Burmese lascar, i would like to clarify. This is my first observation of it feeding on biden pilosa/alba, which i personally have never seen a forest species lured by a urban garden flower before!

L.tiga?
inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137609286
lassipa 1.2.jpgLassipa1.1.jpglassipa1.3.jpg

Skipping regards!
Zicky

[Psyche]

Post 98.
Lasippa tiga male.
Lasippa.png

L tiga ;FW submarginal spot 3 2X wider than spot 4 in both sexes. (View horizontally)
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._Horace_01.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...HenryKoh_c.jpg


L. heliodore. FW submarginal spot 3 & 4 of equal width in male; in female spot 3 is 1.5X wider (View horizontally).
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...race%20Tan.jpg
Female.
https://www.singapore.biodiversity.o...f7be618cca.jpg

Female on the right.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Loke.jpg

Biden pilosa is a worldwide weed from S. America.


TL Seow:Cheers.