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    Post 123.

    1. Potanthus trachala. male.
    FW spot 4 7 5 no overlap.

    2. Potanthus omaha. male

    3. Telicota besta female.
    HW veins lightly dark-dusted.

    4. Telicota linna female.
    HW veins not dark dusted.


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    Dear Doctor Seow,

    Another few skippers!

    1 - pelopidas mathias?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144291328

    2 - borbo cinnara?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144291326

    3 - oriens gola?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144291330

    skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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    Post 125.

    1. Pelopidas mathias.
    Dirty shaded look.

    2,. Pelopidas agna.
    There is a HW cellspot. Clean look.

    3. Oriens gola.

    TL Seow ;Cheers.

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    Dear Doctor Seow,

    Belated Merry Christmas! i had a amazing day shooting butterflies on the eve and Christmas itself. And, in the spirit of holiday, i decided to go the extra mile to shoot a couple more skippers, while also revising some of my older observation, and i require some assistance on ID. A lot of one shot one angle wonders

    1 - potanthus omaha?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145098926

    2 - male quedara monteithi?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145098919

    3 - Ampittia dioscorides?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145045544

    4 - caltoris cormasa?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145045515

    5 - caltoris cormasa?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145045513

    6 - caltoris cormasa?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144349293

    7 - pelopidas mathias?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144526146

    8 - p.mingo?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144847300

    9 - p.serina?or mingo?
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144845654

    10-i have no clue!
    inat link - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115727903


    A wee bit heavier post today, gladly appreciate any directions as well!
    Skipping regards
    Zicky
    Zick Soh

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    Post 127.

    1. Potanthus ganda.male.
    4th pic. abdominal end yellow; HW veins not darken.

    2. Baoris oceia;male Dark antenna; FW with a crescent upper cellspot, & 2 small subapical spot.

    3. Ampittia dioscorides.

    4. Probably male Caltoris bromus.Two subapical spot; one largish upper cellspot ;Lack of reddish scalings.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0036/large.jpg

    5. Polytremis lubricans male.
    Antenna with whitish at tip, followed by blackish band.

    6. Caltoris malaya male.
    Antenna club dark; No upper cellspot; subapical spots rdeuced FW& HW more even coloured.

    7. Pelopidas agna male.
    4th & 5th pix shows more uniform brown without smudges.

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    Post 127.

    8. Potanthus juno female.

    P. juno; FW two subapical spots 6 & 7. Spot 8 absent or sometimes vestigial; Abdominal end darkish.FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
    Thailand male.
    http://www.samuibutterflies.com/inse...nthusjunojuno/
    Singapore male & female.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-...it%2BBrown.jpg
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U...Dart-KohCH.jpg

    9. Potanthus serina male.
    Large; FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; UnH brown shaded; HW band with small spot 6 at upper inner corner.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...rina-Bobby.jpg

    10. Potanthus mingo female.
    Resembles P. omaha but abdominal end black, UnH with heavy dark shading.
    Male.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg
    Female.
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0607/large.jpg


    TL Seow:Cheers.

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    Thank you for the detailed explanation Doctor Seow
    Zick Soh

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