Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 66.
It is a male Curetis santana.

The species recorded in the past in Singapore are.

1. C. santana.
2. saronis.
3 C. bulis.
4. C regula.
5.C. tagalica.
7. C. sperthis.

C. bulis is very similar to C. santana ie FW band oblique; Ground with fine black dots.
CURET.png

C. santana.
HW postdiscal spots 6 & 7 in line.
HW submarginal spots 6 & 7 out of line.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ICztPUgh..._female_01.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Sunny-Chir.jpg


C. bulis.
HW postdiscal spot 6 tuck under spot 7 which is convex.
HW submarginal spots 6 & 7 in line.
SSp.bulis Laos.
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Butterf.../070501031.jpg
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Butterf...070501031B.jpg
Thailand.
https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/beyondno...0/404422e0.jpg
https://livedoor.blogimg.jp/beyondno...b/0b1e9cab.jpg

These two observations look to be C. bulis.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120299120
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131436417


Of the others.
C. sperthis resembles C. saronis in the band being parallel to margin, but ground speckled with black dots.
One female by Sunny Chir labelled as C. saronis.
C. tagalica.Resembles C. saronis but leg banded black/ grey.
One observation by Federick Ho match this.
C. regula resembles C. saronis but band regular & legs banded black.
No observation seen.


TL Seow: CHeers.