Went out around outside my house to check for any t. dominus, out of boredom earlier.

Instead, I chanced upon this small skipper, which was unlike anything I had ever seen before.
It was very dark, appearing almost black, but the flash blew the colours out. The pale apex is definitely not a trick of the flash. I chased him in the undergrowth for quite some time, until I lost sight of him. Spent a long time looking but to no avail.

Uncle Seow, Is this a matapa aria?? It was much smaller and darker than the m. aria individuals that I have seen before.

Matapa??? by bluebottlethejon, on Flickr