Blue Jay's butterflies Dec 2011/2012

[Blue Jay]

Uncle Seow, I'm confused on how to differentiate the male and female Branded Swifts. Initially, I thought that males have a cell spot while females have none.

So, how do we differentiate the genders?

[Painted Jezebel]

Uncle Seow, I'm confused on how to differentiate the male and female Branded Swifts. Initially, I thought that males have a cell spot while females have none.

So, how do we differentiate the genders?

It is quite staightforeward, look at the end of the abdomen.

[Psyche]

Uncle Seow, I'm confused on how to differentiate the male and female Branded Swifts. Initially, I thought that males have a cell spot while females have none.

So, how do we differentiate the genders?

As uncle Les said, look at the end of the abdomen.

In the mating pair I have made a mistake in stating the male is on the left .
I have made the correction.
The male is the one on the right side with the pale underside.
It has narrower & more pointy forewings.

The adominal tip in the male is a brush-like square-cut.
The abdominal tip in the female is a slant-cut often with a notch at the lower end.

TL Seow

[Blue Jay]

06 Apr 2012

Morning session

Mycalesis perseoides

Mycalesis perseoides(different individual)


Late afternoon session

Potanthus trachala(Detached Dart)

Scarlet Flash(female)

Common Red Flash(male)






Continued in the next post...

[Blue Jay]

Continued...

Late afternoon session

Potanthus ganda(male)


Potanthus omaha(female)

Potanthus omaha


Potanthus omaha(different individual)

Mycalesis visala

Chocolate Grass Yellow


Cheers

[Psyche]

Post 84
Should be Scarlet Flash female-too brown.

Post 85
1 Potanthus ganda male (hindwing veins not darkened,;forewing similar to mingo but mingo very rare.)
2. P. omaha female (hindwing veins darkened)

3 & 4(on white flower) possibly P. pava female. (fat abdomen ;slant -cut tip.)
Forewing band broad & straight.
Hindwing upper with large square spot in space 6 (upper end of band.)
Shape of hindwing band not as in P. omaha female.
Is this large as in Large Dart(P. serina) or P. trachala?
If so ID confirmed. If small possibly an unusual P. omaha.

TL Seow

[Blue Jay]

Post 84
Should be Scarlet Flash female-too brown.

Post 85
1 Potanthus ganda male (hindwing veins not darkened,;forewing similar to mingo but mingo very rare.)
2. P. omaha female (hindwing veins darkened)

3 & 4(on white flower) possibly P. pava female. (fat abdomen ;slant -cut tip.)
Forewing band broad & straight.
Hindwing upper with large square spot in space 6 (upper end of band.)
Shape of hindwing band not as in P. omaha female.
Is this large as in Large Dart(P. serina) or P. trachala?
If so ID confirmed. If small possibly an unusual P. omaha.

TL Seow

Uncle Seow,thanks for the ids.

I think the flash is a Suffused Flash as the tornal spot is surrounded by orange, which is not seen in the Scarlet Flash.

[Psyche]

Uncle Seow,thanks for the ids.

I think the flash is a Suffused Flash as the tornal spot is surrounded by orange, which is not seen in the Scarlet Flash.

The female Suffused Flash is yellow like this.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Sunny-Chir.jpg

TL Seow

[Blue Jay]

19 May 2012

Semanga superba deliciosa(female) (cropped)

Chestnut Bob

Malayan Lascar


Looks like an unusual fella to me...

Common Palmfly (cropped)


Cheers

[Blue Jay]

The female Suffused Flash is yellow like this.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...Sunny-Chir.jpg

TL Seow

Thanks for highlighting, Uncle Seow.