Showing posts with label Pelopidas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pelopidas. Show all posts

Monday, 3 April 2017

264. Pelopidas assamensis (The Great Swift)

Number: 264
Family: Hesperiidae
Sub-Family: Hesperiinae
Species: Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)
Common name(s): The Great Swift
Photography location: Ba Vi foothills (Hanoi)

Six species of Pelopidas are currently known to occur in Vietnam viz. agna, mathias, subochracea, conjuncta, sinensis & assamensis. The latter is the largest species of the genus and is therefore quite distinct when seen in the wild.

Pelopidas assamensis, Ba Vi foothills (April 2017)
I'm pretty sure this is the correct ID - unfortunately, I was unable to catch it to examine upperwing pattern

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

119. Pelopidas sp.

Number: 119
Family: Hesperiidae
Sub-Family: Hesperiinae
Species: Pelopidas sp.
Common name(s):
Photography location: Cuc Phuong N.P. (Ninh Binh Prov.)

Note underside HW with central cellspot.