Sulawesi Hesperiidae

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks for the Burara sp. I had looked at B. gomata but discounted it due to the hindwing lacking the clear white stripe as in the Peninsular ssp.

There are three Taractrocera spp. on Sulawesi, T. archias, T. luzonensis and T. nigrolimbata.

Only 180+ photos left to ID!!!!

Seow, I'm so, so, very sorry, too many species have muddled my brain. T. archias is not found on Sulawesi, I should have said T. ardonia!

[bluefin]

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1. Bibasis iluska iluska






2. Hasora quadripunctata







Hasora leucospila

[Psyche]

Seow, I'm so, so, very sorry, too many species have muddled my brain. T. archias is not found on Sulawesi, I should have said T. ardonia!

No problem, Les.
Teo sent me a copy of the Vane-wright-De Jong article.
(It was available on the net before, but seem to have been removed.)

Surprisingly B. iluska is placed as Bibasis iluska with B. sena. Some authorities also considered gomata to be in Bibasis.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Post 3.
Now it gets easier with so few species & restricted ranges.

1. T. luzonensis
2. B. gomata.
3. P. fettingi
4 & 5. Pelopidas mathias. Note upperside brand.(spots are absent here on forewing.)
6 & 7 Telicota ternatensis.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Post 4.

1, 2,& 3 . Can't get a bead on this one yet.

4 & 5. Polytremis lubricans.

6. Pelopidas agna/mathias. ?

7 & 8 T. luzonensis.

Post 5.
Telicota ternatensis.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

Post 12

1 &2. Bibasis iluska iluska.
fig 10 & 11 (Topmost & top right )
http://www.archive.org/stream/illust.../n183/mode/1up
Continental race as B. mahintha.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...ntha_747_3.jpg

3 & 4. Hasora quadripunctata.
C&P4's key is imprecise, as the spot is often less than 1/2 the width of the hindwing cell.
However, it is quadrate (squarish) thus quadripunctata = squarish spot).
Also H. badra is found only in the south.

5. H. leucospila is correct.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

With so few genera in the Sulawesian Hesperiinae, it is a matter of elimination to get to the ID of the unknown skipper with the white band.

The only candidate standing is Acerbas latefascia. (Only Acerbas found in north Sulawesi.)
The name latefascia means wide band which doesn't seem quite right.
No image available for comparison.

TL Seow

[bluefin]

Post 12

1 &2. Bibasis iluska iluska.
fig 10 & 11 (Topmost & top right )
http://www.archive.org/stream/illust.../n183/mode/1up
Continental race as B. mahintha.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...ntha_747_3.jpg

3 & 4. Hasora quadripunctata.
C&P4's key is imprecise, as the spot is often less than 1/2 the width of the hindwing cell.
However, it is quadrate (squarish) thus quadripunctata = squarish spot).
Also H. badra is found only in the south.

5. H. leucospila is correct.

TL Seow

Thanks Seow for the assistance.

Initially I do have doubts that 3 & 4 is H. badra.

[moloch]

Nice shots, guys. It is nice to see such a variety of skippers.

Regards,

[Psyche]

Finally got the ID of the white-banded skipper, Lotongus calathus taprobanus.

The VW-dJ article upperside shows an indication of a band on the underside.
It was only necessary to check it out.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/se-asianb...tonguseng.html

TL Seow