ID help for Mycalesis

Dear Dr Seow,

Are these mating pair Mycalesis visala phami please?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...134552_c_d.jpg


Regards
Cheng Ai

No. They are typical Mycalesis mineus macromalayana.


A. White striae around occelli thin & narrow; peripheral striae usually too.

A1. M. mineus; HW inner margins of ocelli form a sharp triangular indentation away from the white band; lower 4 spots in line.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...hee%20Ming.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1wigN6Ig...lt_Loke_02.jpg

A2. M. perseus. Ocelli on both wings often arranged in an arc; HW inner margins of ocelli form a wide bowl indentation; lower 4 apots strongly out of line.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...ush-brown1.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg


B. white striae around ocelli enhanced & widened; peripheral striae typically as well.

B1. M. visala; HW inner margins of ocelli form a more regular shallow indentation ;dark discal line less irregular.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4MxrattN...lt_Loke_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg

B2. M. perseoides. HW inner margins of ocelli form an irregular ,jagged indentation from the white band; dark line with several teeth, often prominent , the lowest at vein 1b.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Thanks, Dr Seow!