Red-Eyed Skipper Butterfly - Erionota sp

Banana Skipper Butterfly with red eyes showed up outside my hotel room when in Lombok.

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WildFlower

Lion

This is a skipper (Hesperiidae) butterfly, not a moth. Posted 9 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, WildFlower.
  I got an ID from another friend, she said its a Banana Skipper - Erionota sp Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    Yes it could be but we cannot see the spots on the forewings.
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2933/Erionota-hiraca
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/993/Erionota-thrax
    http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/21833 Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, they do have 'goldish' spots on the forewings.
      Not sure if you can see the pic I posted at my Facebook :
      
      https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154527483102491&set=p.10154527483102491&type=3&theater Posted 9 years ago
    2. 1. WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        No, it doesn't allow me to see it. Posted 9 years ago
      2. Albert Kang
        
        Lion
        
        Must be the FB setting, although I allows Friends of Friends to view my posts.
        Unless I post it as a separate Spotting, just to show the close-up of the goldish spots on the wings.
        
        I posted the wings at this Spotting :
        
        https://www.jungledragon.com/image/44152 Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
        
        WildFlower
        
        Lion
        
        I'm not a fan of FB, I don't use it so I am nobody's "friend", not even logged.
        
        This photo is an interesting abstract but I'm afraid it is not enough for an ID. Posted 9 years ago
        
        Albert Kang
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks for trying to help with the ID, WildFlower.
        That was the best picture I could take of it to show the spots as it doesn't opens up its wings. Posted 9 years ago

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By Albert Kang

Uploaded Aug 24, 2016. Captured Aug 20, 2016 20:57 in Jl. Raya Siung, Pelangan, Sekotong Tengah, Kabupaten Lombok Barat, Nusa Tenggara Bar. 83365, Indonesia.