Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 29.

1. Male Telicota colon.
FW spots staggered, ie not aligned.
Male ,Female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...colon2-KSK.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grsw9HIBWI...n%2Bstinga.jpg


2. Baoris male, probably Baoris farri.
The wingshape is distorted.
Baoris have FW spots.
B. farri .
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...B_DSC_6157.jpg


3. Polytremis lubricans male.
Note yellow FW spots.
Colour rendition is wrong.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155010380@N05/43383536271
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca88...zXJ7JToGG8_u1g


4. Female Pantoporia sandaka.
Pantoporia have a grey submarginal band lacking in Lasippa.

P. hordonia ;grey submatginal band wide.
Male Female.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UsULpFSI_...0/DSC_2572.JPG
https://i.pinimg.com/474x/69/c1/5e/6...9e58922667.jpg

P. sandaka; grey submarginal band narrow ,often broken into beads.
2 males & 2 females.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...erick_02_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/1187/1...db16cd75_z.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...erick%20Ho.jpg
https://content.eol.org/data/media/2...os_1006816.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Psyche]

Correction

No.2 Most likely Borbo cinnara.
There are spots on the HW, clearer in this pic.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2029/large.jpg

This plus the white face & thicker antennal clubs suggest B. cinnara

Examples.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...2m8uw&usqp=CAU
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KaVjdL_FAM...lt_Khew_01.jpg


TL Seow; Cheers.

[Zicky]

i see, thanks very much doctor Seow!

[Zicky]

Hi Doctor Seow,

Another few skippers and a brownwing to ask!

1-caltorus 1.1.jpgcaltorus 1.2.jpg
The antenna has a white region, so i suppose caltoris cormasa?

2-dart1.1.jpg
i only have one shot. Since the forewing dark regions arent very dark, would this be a potanthus species?

3-lesser dart 1.1.jpglesser dart 1.3.jpg
Potanthus omaha?

4-pelopidus 1.1.jpgpelopidus 1.3.jpg
P. agna?

5-skip 1.jpgskip 2.jpg
P. omaha?

6-miletues 1.1.jpgmiletues 1.3.jpg
which brown wing is this? i cant tell them apart

Thanks in regards

Zick

[Psyche]

1 Caltoris malaya.
C. malaya have a pale area but rather weak on the antenna.
FW without any spot, so no spot is visible in the upper cell area.
Male rusty brown, female ochreous brown.
Males.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1O18RS0-...M_adult_01.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...848/large.jpeg
Females.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1oLoYzhVi...M_adult_04.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9570/large.jpg

Caltoris cormasa often have an small FW upper cellspot visible at rest ;UnH strongly reddish.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TjKxWVHrQ...herHern_01.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8EbM65dWq...C_adult_03.jpg



2. Potanthus omaha.
Abdominal end yellow; veins are lightly darken

3. Taractrocera archias.
The wingshape, markings & antenna are typical.


4. Borbo cinnara.
Borbo cinnara have no HW cellspot. HW typicaly with 3 spots.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jMZu5Yy4Y...ederick_01.jpg

Pelopidas agna have a prominent HW cellspot.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hw681ALm5F...ded+Swift+.jpg


5. Potanthus omaha.


6. Miletus biggsii
Uniformly grey or brown.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...saDmw&usqp=CAU
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IGfWKPlNI...nie-LokePF.jpg

M. symethus.
Apex of each wing shaded white.At rest they aligned.
HW postdiscal spot shaded black on the inner margins.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...nius---Sim.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Beng.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

Dear Doctor Seow,

Here are some new skipper

1 - BIGGUY1.1.jpgBIGGUY1.2.jpgBIGGUY1.3.jpg
This skipper is the size of a caltoris, big as a biden pilosa. FW vein looks lightly darken with abdominal black band. Is it a P.serina?

2 - brownguy1.1.jpgbrownguy1.2.jpg
This caltoris/boaris species is not brownish red, and somewhat greyish brown. Not so confident but i suspect is a caltoris species

3 - smallguy1.1.jpgsmallguy1.2.jpg
FW spots distinctly yellow, Polytremis lubricans?

4 - tinguy1.1.jpgtinyguy1.2.jpg
Potanthus omaha? The forewing is lightly darken at submarginal area and veins are somewhat dark

Regards
Zick

[Psyche]

Post 36.

1. Typical male Potanthus serina.
NOte FW spot 5 much smaller than spot 4; HW band with a small spot 6 on inner corner; Abdominal end strongly black-banded.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d7/80...93f41908f6.jpg

2. Male Polytremis lubricans.
Note the patern on the antenna & the coarse scalings; HW spots may be obscyre in this species.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...a533d610-1.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0cUzxS0FpT...us%2BSwift.jpg

3. Male Potanthus mingo.
Note abdominal end with only a hint of yellow, indicating a broad black band.
Ground colour is dark & HW band outer margins incut.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg


4. Male Potanthus omaha.
Abdominal end band very narrow only basally.
Veins darken; ground colour very light & HW band outer margins straight.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...se_site_01.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

Hi Doctor Seow,

Can i clarify what do you mean by ground colour? Is it refering to a specific part of the skipper, or just the colouring of the skipper in general?

Thank you!
Zick

[Psyche]

Hi Doctor Seow,

Can i clarify what do you mean by ground colour? Is it refering to a specific part of the skipper, or just the colouring of the skipper in general?

Thank you!
Zick

The ground colour is the background colour as against the colour of any markings on it.

For examples.
The ground colour is blue-black with parallel stripes of ashy blue on both wings.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4670/3...4d2f7789_b.jpg

The ground colour is heavily dark-shaded.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg

The orange HW band contrast strongly with the ground colour.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg

The HW band barely contrast with the ground colour.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jNl8Waf_H...ale_03+(1).jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Zicky]

I see, thank you Doctor Seow!