Skipper ID exercise

[Commander]

Wah ! You really Kiasu !

High speed and Jpeg +Raw !!!

My old man technique mah... shaky hands... so and hope one of the shots will turn out sharp!

[Psyche]

Wow ! What a turn of events. From the profile shot it becomes obvious that the cilia are not as white as the band , but greyish.
Still it is not brown as stated in CP&4 's key 3. I did thought the underside was too dark.

Les, do you have a pic of H. insignis for comparison.

Well , live and learn.

TL Seow

[Commander]

No problem, Seow. Good that you also opened the discussion from another perspective. I wouldn't have noticed anything unusual about the white/grey cilia if you hadn't highlighted it.

[Painted Jezebel]

This is what I have id'd as H. insignis. A very old photo, taken with a box brownie!!!

I'll be quite happy, and unsurprised, to be proven wrong, I hate these LBJs! I saw the white cilia and have not thought anything more about it.

[Psyche]

This is what I have id'd as H. insignis. A very old photo, taken with a box brownie!!!

I'll be quite happy, and unsurprised, to be proven wrong, I hate these LBJs! I saw the white cilia and have not thought anything more about it.

After this fiasco, I went round looking at pics of H. ormenes. The cilia do varies from brown to greyish/whitish, so you know the verdict.

TL Seow

[Psyche]

On second thought, I think you got the real deal.
Its not clear on the left forewing, since it is a bit out of focus. On the right forewing underside it is definitely there.
Since cell spots are always hyaline, it will show on both surfaces.

Two cell spots and white hindwing cilia = H. insignis

TL Seow

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks, Seow. H. ormones is still on my 'to find' list for the Island!