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!
I understand Biden Pilosa is a invasive plant worldwide but i find that butterfly find the flowers very attractive, even if they arent from the native range. Similarly, lassipa and pantoporia dont seem to come out or feed on flower nectar that often. So i find this observation rather interesting.
some extensive photos today, and i've included inat pics for clearer definition. Its been a while since i ID skipper, so ill like to revisit basics, and i tried to ID them
The below photo is a assorted allotinus i have shot. While allotinus unicolor is the only surviving one, i do note we have at ;east 6 species, with 5 being extinct. So i would like to seek some general ID guide
5. Caltoris malaya male.
pale area on antenna weak.
Spots reduced ; no FW cellspot.
More uniform between FW & HW colour. In C. cormasa HW is often much deeper in colour. C. malaya male. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sEtiy2_aX...M_adult_02.jpg
6. Lasippa tiga male.
The tongue spot have an accuracy of about 70 %.
The submarginal spots are merged into a continuous band hre.
Note in space 3, it is 2X wider than the rest of the band above it.
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