ID request for Skippers

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Let me add two more specimen which I got last weekend in my backyard in Shillong. Maybe same species but I see few differences.

Photographs taken at Shillong (191 m above msl)

5.a.
1a.JPG

5.b. (same specimen as 5a)
1b.JPG

6.a.
2a.JPG

6.b. (same specimen as 6a)
2b.JPG

Regards
Aomoa

[Psyche]

Post 11.

They look to be male & female of one species.
The single upper cellspot IDed it as Halpe.
Antenna with a white spot.
Cellspot about = spot 3.
UnH unmarked ,not even the black discal spots.

Most likely Halpe kumara.

Only other sp. is H. knyvetti but this have at least some visible obscure spots.
Fig 2.
https://archive.org/details/transact...p?view=theater

Note Thoressa hyrie can look very similar, but Cellspot is doubled, & cilia chequered.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e4418ab8-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e4418ab8-1.jpg


TL Seow:Cheers.

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Dear Dr. Seow,

Adding one more which I got in my recent field trip. Could this be H. kusala?

5a
Z50_2999.JPG

5b
Z50_2993.JPG

Regards

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Adding one more.

6.
Z50_2950.JPG

[Psyche]

Post 13 & 14..

5a & 5b.

This does not seem to have a distinct band & are probably in H. aucma, molta ,filda. Correctionrobbaly Halpe flava.

H. filda 'FW no cellspot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...565e6cc4-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...565e6cc4-2.jpg

H. aucma ;FW with a cellspot; HW interneural spots diffuse & merging.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...134c48-2_0.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...134c48-3_0.jpg

H. molta.FW with a cellspot; HW interneural spots better defined individually.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...fcc40f82-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...2320c8b2-1.jpg

5a & b looks to be Halpe molta, as the spots are better defined.




6 has a better defined band. Probably H. flava

Both H. flava ,band yellow & H. kusala ,band yellowish white are said to be recorded in India.

H. flava See field shots at bottom.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91360001.html

H. kusala
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91390001.html

Probable H. kusala.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...ecb8a52f-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...69bdb287-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...a88bd4f7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...a88bd4f7-2.jpg


TL Seow;Cheers.
PS. 5 & 6 are likely the same species, just a matter of depth of colouring.
Halpe flava occur all the way to Assam.
Peninsular Malaysia.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X02q-v6U1...0/DSC_3039.JPG