I am reading the older post about amathusia, and i believe a few observation on inat in Singapore is not the usual Amathusia Phidipus
1 - inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145351952
The 4th banding seems like the usual A.phidipus,but the submarginal line seems very wavy? This does not seem to appear for other A.phidipus. This specimen seem to be very large as well
This has been delt with before.
Firstly it is not wise to take pix from butterfly houses as they usually contains forms not native ,the pupae having been traded around. http://yutaka.it-n.jp/ama/50320001.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143352856
This may just be a form ofAmathusia friderici.
It could just possibly be a female A. perakana.
A shot of a male is needed to prove the existence of A. perakana.
Note. A. perakana male have only vague UpF orange band & UnH 4th band always broken.
This should be Amathusia binghami. http://yutaka.it-n.jp/ama/50370001.html
Happy new year, i brought a new nikon camera and i am now able to shoot from a further distance away. I would like to hear your opinions on the following.
This recent observation of a amathusia is not a A.phidippus to me, and i would like to hear your opinions given that the wing has the notch features as u mention previously.
I would think it is more likely to be A. friderici.
However, I won't push for it as there is a gradation of the intermediates between them.
It is much like the difference between Mycalesis visala & perseoides, Ypthima baldus& horsfieldi & many more.
If someone could make a collection of the Palm Kings in Pulau Ubin, where the friderici form is common, the picture would be clearer.
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