More ID requests - Peninsular Malaysia - SL Liew - June 27, 2025

[SL Liew]

Hi Dr. Seow,
Requesting your help to confirm id on my observations. Thank you.

Location: Batu Berangkai, Kampar, Perak - June 25, 2025

#1 Zela?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583142

#2 Halpe?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583145

#3 Grass Skipper?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583146

#4 Matapa?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583147

#5 Grass Skipper?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293013727

#6 Grass Skipper?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292381046

#7 Jamides?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292817920

#8 Jamides?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292817918

#9 Arhopala?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583151

#10 Curetis santana?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292783582

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Location: Bukit Tinggi, Pahang - June 21, 2025
#11 Curetis santana?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291816662


Cheers, SL LIew

[Psyche]

1.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583142
Zela excellens.
The white antennal clubs already provide the ID.
Unh band have an outer angle.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Zela-excellens

Z. onara. Antennal clubs brown.HW band regular.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Zela-onara-solex



2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583145
Halpe hauxwelli.
Only one species marked like this.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91320001.html
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Halpe-hauxwelli



3. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583146
Xanthoneura corissa.
The UpH yellow patch sometimes show through to the underside.
See female ,Yala.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92170010.html



4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583147
Uncertain .Too blur.
Probably Zela smaragdina.

Only three large skippers have large white clubs Zela excellens, Z. smaragdina and Erionota acroleuca.

Erionota acroleuca.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292800832

Zela smaragdina have green body hairs.
As Matapoides smaragdinus.
https://archive.org/details/ser8anna...p?view=theater



5. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293013727
Pelopidas spp. uncertain, Probably P. agna.



6. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292381046
Pelopidas mathias.
Brand noticeable, FW spot 2 quadrate.

P. mathias.
Fw spot 2 quadrare in male.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93120001.html

P. agna.
FW spot 2 narrow in male.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93090001.html

[Psyche]

7.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292817920
Jamides parasaturatus.

The two similar species, J. malaccanus and parasaturatus have the HW white striae all complete.
They can be differentiated by the HW orange patch's expansion.

J. parasaturatus.
HW orange patch separated from the white stria above by a dark line.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200575
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200924

J. malaccanus.
HW orange patch merging with the white stria above it.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200971
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200968

The difference is consistent enough to be 90% accurate.



8 .https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292817918
Note UpF apex without any trace of a black border.
Jamides pura male.

J. celeno and pura have the HW white striae incomplete.

J. celeno UpF black border extend to the apex.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198398
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200956

J. pura. Male UpF without a black border, just a thin black margin.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200489
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847200486



9.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292583151
Probaly A. amphimuta.
The markings are as for the amphinuta group, with a tooth at vein 2.
The V spot seem well-defined.



10. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292783582
Curetis santana.
The wingshape is distorted but postdiscal spots 6 and 7 seem in line.
In any case the upperside rules out C. bulis.


11.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291816662
Clearly postdiscal spots 6 and 7 are in line.
Curetis santana.


Curetis bulis.
UnH postdiscal spot 6 tuck under and inwards of spot 7, much more so in the female.
Submarginal spots 6 & 7 more or less aligned.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201403
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201365

Curetis santana.
UnH postdiscal spots 6 and 7 in line.
Submarginal spots 6 and 7 somewhat out of line.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201280
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199181



TL Seow: Cheers.

[SL Liew]

Thanks very much Dr. Seow. Appreciate your ids.

Cheers from Penang, SL Liew