I think it is +1 for Singapore

[Silverstreak]

..... I shot the Yellow Chequered Lancer too and a Blur shot of the Flos fulgida singhapura .

So, in fact there are 6 rarities there:

Yellow Chequered Lancer

Chocolate Sailor

Flos fulgida singhapura

Arhopala aurea

Erionota hiraca apicalis

Zela storeyi



Mai Tu Liao!!!

[Commander]

But orh orh...

[The Plane]

Wow, congrads Uncle Sunny .

[Painted Jezebel]

Congratulations, again, Sunny. 2 +1s in a week or so, with all your experience, wow!!!

The pics in the Kirton & Eliot paper are slightly misleading, as they all only show a single spot in space 3, and no spot in 2. However, the key confirms that there can occasionally be a much reduced spot in space 2, as in your photograph. The spot in 2 for Z. zenon is larger.

[Psyche]

The one in the book wasn't too pristine. Fresh individuals have very strong yellow cilia. Yes, the small spots are not very clear in those shots in the book, as I'd scanned them from slides. I was still using film camera in those days.

If you have a chance, take a look at the MNSJ paper by Eliot & Kirton. It outlines the variations and a total revision of the ID keys for the genus Zela. Don't use the reference in C&P4 for this genus, as there have been major revisions to the species.

Seow, do you have a copy of that paper?

Yes, I do have a copy of the journal.

TL Seow

[Glorious Begum]

Congrats Sunny. +2 in a week.

[atronox]

Congrats on finding this rare skipper!!!