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twk86
16-May-2014, 02:19 PM
Is this a Rapala suffusa barthema (Suffused flash) or Rapala dieneces (Scarlet flash) ?
How to tell the difference?

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5474/14002829059_93d92f210a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nkoaee)Rapala suffusa barthema (Suffused Flash) (https://flic.kr/p/nkoaee) by twk86 (https://www.flickr.com/people/61192193@N05/), on Flickr

Psyche
17-May-2014, 12:25 AM
This a typical female Rapala dieneces.

Rapala suffusa is various shades of yellow, but the colour varies a lot in photos & can sometimes be confusing.
Females.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-66Xxi-yYPLc/Ux_ApPzQX9I/AAAAAAAALxM/g4QCADCzDrM/s1600/SuffusedFlash-SunnyC.png
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Rapala%20suffusa%20barthema/Rapala-suffusa-barthema-(-Suffused-Flash)-Femaile-...-Sunny-Chir.jpg
Males.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photozo/data/504/655Rapala_suffusa_barthema_.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh146/log1t3ch/DSC_9045a.jpg

TL Seow:cheers:

twk86
17-May-2014, 01:52 PM
Many thanks Dr. Seow!

Yep they are indeed confusing. Both species look like they have the same underside markings.