Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 183.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama.../original.jpeg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193223666

Halpe species.
The wings are marked with narrow elliptical dark interneural spots ie the spots are between the veins.


There are three species which are very similar & hard to ID.

Halpe arcuata.
FW spots 2 & 3 broadly overlapping.
UnH discal area more uniformly grey-brown, without vague fascia.
H. arcuata India.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91350001.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...n/photostream/


According to the Yukata website, the population in S. Thailand to Malaya & Sumatra is now Halpe fushigina.
This is similar to H. arcuata but with some pale patches on the male brand.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91352001.html
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Halpe-fushigina


The other two species have an obscure paler fascia in the discal area UnH.
UpF spots 2 & 3 have less overlap.

As H. pelethronix is not known in India this below can be confidently IDed as H. wantona.
Note UnH discal pale fascia rather obscure.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...n/photostream/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...n/photostream/

These examples from P. Malaysia are probably H. pelethronix.
Note the UnH pale fascia is much better defined.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wB4Tq2qYm...0/DSC_0356.JPG
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A1NbvONLQ...0/DSC_0081.JPG
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hBlkdcImS...0/DSC_0241.JPG


This specimen is rather worn but the UnH vague discal fascia suggest it to be H. wantona.


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