Monday 17 August 2015

103. Halpe cf. porus (The Moore's Ace)

Number: 103
Family: Hesperiidae
Sub-Family: Hesperiinae
Species: Halpe cf. porus (Mabille, 1877)
Common name(s): The Moore's Ace 
Photography location: Tam Dao foothills (Vinh Phuc Prov.)

According to Monastyrskii  & Devyatkin (2016), 21 Halpe species are known to occur in Vietnam viz H. zema, H. annamensis, H. zola, H. frontieri, H. babensis, H. paupera, H. sikkima, H. porus, H. gammoides, H. dizangpusa, H. aucma, H. banda, H. interposita, H. clara, H. arcuata, H. flava, H. kusala, H. pelethronix, H. wantona, H. veluvana & H. insignis.

Tentatively identified as Halpe porus, but I am not 100% sure

Halpe cf. porus feeding on bird droppings



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