Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon

ab. lutea-excessa Tutt 1906

The description is actually for the upperside of this specimen, but appears to be the same for the underside.

On the upperside of the hindwings the spots are yellow. not orange, and with the marginal series conspicuous.

ab. restricta Tutt 1906

On the upperside of the hindwings the spots are yellow, not the usual orange. The marginal series of spots should be obsolete and can be totally missing.

ab. restricta Tutt 1906

On the upperside of the hindwings the spots are yellow, not the usual orange. The marginal series of spots should be obsolete and can be totally missing.

ab. restricta Tutt 1906

On the upperside of the hindwings the spots are yellow, not the usual orange. The marginal series of spots should be obsolete and can be totally missing.

ab. depuncta Caruel 1939

The antemarginal yellow spots are totally absent on the upperside of the forewings.

Caruel's original figure shows the median spots normal, three in number. Very similar to Tutt's ab. restricta.

ab. nigra Derenne 1919

The forewings are so charged with black that the yellow spots are restricted to form mere lines.

On the hindwings the marginal spots are almost invisible.

ab. scabellata Lempke 1953

On the upperside of the forewings the lower basal spot connects with the lower discal spot so that a yellow-brown line extends along the inner margin

ab. luteana Cabeau 1926

The basal half of the upperside of the forewings is almost entirely covered by a yellow area or large blotch.

trans ab. conjuncta Blachier 1910

This particular specimen is just starting to show the main characteristics of this aberration.

On the upperside of the hindwings the outer rows of yellow spots coalesce into a large area divided by the black veins, only the yellow spot in the median cell remaining separated.

An earlier description of this variation ab. confluens Osthelder described this with the central row of spots. together with the submarginal spots, flowing together to form a band filling the whole breadth of the wing

ab. conjuncta Blachier 1910

On the upperside of the hindwings the outer rows of yellow spots coalesce into a large area divided by the black veins, only the yellow spot in the median cell remaining separated.

An earlier description of this variation ab. confluens Osthelder described this with the central row of spots. together with the submarginal spots, flowing together to form a band filling the whole breadth of the wing

trans ab. edori Schawerda 1923

Shown is a transitional form approaching  the description of ab. edori description. This specimen has more spotting to the forewings.

The forewings with the exception of the discal cell are blackish darkened. The hindwings are normal, but the ground colour is more black than brown.

ab. edori Schawerda 1923

The forewings with the exception of the discal cell are blackish darkened. The hindwings are normal, but the ground colour is more black than brown.

ab. edori Schawerda 1923

The forewings with the exception of the discal cell are blackish darkened. The hindwings are normal, but the ground colour is more black than brown.

trans ab. carueli Le Charles 1927

This is the closest specimen I have so far located that is approaching Le Charles description. The forewings should lack all spots. However the hindwings of this specimen fits the hindwing description perfectly as described below.

The figure of the type specimen shows the forewings to be totally black.

The hindwings have two outer rows of yellow spots joined, forming a broad yellow marginal band, with only the yellow spot in the median band remaining separated.

ab. circumcincta Tutt 1902

On the underside the yellow spots of the hindwings are more darker edged. 

ab.nov

This specimen shows some very interesting characteristics, being quite pale and suffused.

It does not quite fit with Goodson's original description of ab. albinotica

ab. nov

So far un-named this is a very interesting aberration of this species.

The normal ground colour is almost totally replaced by a dark brown

ab. nov

This is the underside of the previous specimen.

So far un-named this is a very interesting aberration of this species.

The normal ground colour is almost totally replaced by a dark brown.