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    Dear Doctor Seow,

    Someone recently posted this eggfly, would this be a great eggfly or danaid eggfly?

    suspicious eggfly.jpg

    I am really confuse by the bigger egg like spot on the upperside

    skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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    Post 157.

    Male Hypolimnas bolina.

    The two species can be confused mainly because in photos some examples of H. bolina seem to have large spots.


    Hypolimnas bolina.
    Male
    1. Apical spots two rarely some extra white shadings.
    2. FW discal white patch comprise three main spots, sometimes some additional white shadings.
    3. HW discal white patch small ,its inner border only near the origins (bifurcation) of veins 3 & 4.
    4. Underside HW white band narrow, no black bar in space 7.
    Males.
    https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3LwDsdXa...gflyM-KSK2.jpg
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnKRZc_f6...ggflyM-KSK.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...gale_ah310.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...269_235327.jpg
    https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...286/large.jpeg
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VzYJLSe4V...0/DSC_1148.jpg
    Underside; HW narrow white band, no black bar.
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ypHe_TkoY...0/DSC_1173.jpg


    Hypolimnas misippus.
    Male.
    1. FW with three apical spots.
    2. FW discal white patch comprise five distinct spots.
    3. HW white discal patch large extending well beyond the common origin of veins 3 & 4.
    4. Underside HW broad white band with a black bar in space 7.
    Males.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...mes%20chia.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...271/large.jpeg
    https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...287/large.jpeg
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oogGzRNd8...y-NelsonO2.jpg

    HYPOLIM.png

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    Last edited by Psyche; 10-Mar-2023 at 09:28 PM.

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    Dear Doctor Seow,

    A couple of butterfly i require confirmation

    1 - pelopidas mathias?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151580313

    2 - Eurema simulatrix?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151580267

    3 - potanthus with a black band on its end
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151580250

    Skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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    Post 159.

    1. Borbo cinnara.
    Note HW spots 2, 3, & 6; no cellspot; antennal club thick.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMZu5Yy4Y...ederick_01.jpg

    2.Eurema simulatrix.
    FW two cellspot; HW spot 7rectangular; HW space 7 base with a black spot.
    FW apical patch broken by diffuse yellow spots is characteristic..
    Spot at the base of HW space 7 ( absent.in this example.)
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zo9jTh6k8...ellow-JonS.jpg


    3. Potanthus probably E. omaha.
    Black band at abdominal end too narrow to be P. mingo.

    Typical P. omaha.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...972/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1849/large.jpg
    Female have some dark shading at abdominal end.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...7406/large.jpg

    P. ganda male.
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131869696

    P. trachala males.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...473/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4816/large.jpg

    P. serina male & female.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1086/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0311/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...213/large.jpeg

    P. mingo males.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...272/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1243/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...228/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...841/large.jpeg


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    Last edited by Psyche; 21-Mar-2023 at 06:15 PM.

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    Dear Doctor Seow,

    Had a hiring long hike today, with a couple of skippers to look for. Decided to retry using my skippers ID i learnt so far

    1 - pelopidas sp? Hindwing cellspot is at the hindwing, though spots at space 6,7 and 8 seem to be a little in a arc like borbo
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152367156

    2 - telicota sp. it isnt T.colon or T.besta, so its either T.auguis or T.linna - though im not confident which
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152367113

    3 - Ancistroides nigrita?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152367153

    Skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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    Post 161.

    1. Pelopidas mathias male.
    Underside with irregular shading, or often strongly grey tinged.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0206/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6768/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...339/large.jpeg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3964/large.jpg

    Pelopidas agna.
    Underside uniformly brown/ochreous without irregular shading.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9/original.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2529/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0402/large.jpg

    Borbo cinnara; HW without cellspot; usually 3 spots in space 2, 3, & 6 ; FW subapical spots more in a semicircle; antennal club thicker.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...704/large.jpeg


    2. Telicota besta male.
    UnH with the veins lighly darken & often strongly raised.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4543/large.jpg

    Telicota colon.
    FW spots 3, 4, & 5 staggered out upwards.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1588/large.jpg

    Telicota linna.
    HW veins not darken or raised; ground dusky.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...260/large.jpeg

    Telicota augias.
    Uniform deeper orange HW veins not dark; face not whitish.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5337/large.jpg


    3. Ancistroides nigrita.
    Spotless; rounded wings; pale diffuse fasciae in the marginal zone.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...oides-nigrita/


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    Hi Doctor Seow

    This bushbrown was ID as Mycalesis horsfieldi on inat, i would like to hear your opinion

    Inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154059274

    Skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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