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    1. Pelopidas conjuctus male.
    FW spots yellow & at least twice as large as the white HW spots.
    Upper cellspot if visible often large & oblong.
    Many misidentification on the web.

    Males.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...lt_Khew_03.jpg
    https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...422/large.jpeg
    Females.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...C_adult_01.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1353/large.jpg
    https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4436/large.jpg

    P. mathias male & female. Note FW spot size.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ft%20-bene.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...hee%20Ming.jpg


    2. Baoris female presumbly B. farri.
    The pale patch at the HW cellend is diagnostic if present.
    Note also the more strongly banded abdomen.
    In other countries, B. farri female (& often male as well) is fully spotted thus the name Complete Paintbrush Swift.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...02226b-2_0.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...ra_ad839_0.jpg
    In Singapore most females are not fully spotted. So an element of doubt here.

    3. Caltoris cormasa male.
    Typial example. Note the reddish tone.

    4 Caltoris malaya male.
    The male is rusty brown & the paler female ochreous brown.


    TL Seow : Cheers.
    Last edited by Psyche; 20-Mar-2023 at 10:27 AM.

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