Is this Slate Flash?
Is this Copper Flash?
Is this Slate Flash?
Is this Copper Flash?
Cher Hern
These Rapalas especially the females are confusingly similar.
1 R. iarbus female.
The band is broad & double-margined with white( not always).
The band to the inside of the grey-green patch (or above in a set specimen) is a straight slant.
2. R. manea male.
Band too narrow & not double-margined for varuna.
In varuna the band to the inside of the greygreen patch is an arch.
TL Seow
Thanks Dr Seow for the IDs. Thanks Nelson for trying...
Cher Hern
I didn't realised this, but R. manea & varuna can be closely similar.
Typically R. manea has a very narrow band especially on the forewing.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83900010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83900020.html
While R. varuna can have a narrower band than usual. The 2 males here.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83930010.html
However, the band near the grey-green patch is a straight slant in R. manea male.
Also in varuna the orange nearly encircled the black spot.
The females of R. iarbus & manea are near identical in markings except the ground colour in manea is a deeper brown often with a noticeable purple wash.
In this example of R. manea female, the band beside the grey-green patch is angled at the top.
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4111/5...1c778a1b_z.jpg
TL Seow
Last edited by Psyche; 18-Sep-2012 at 09:02 AM. Reason: typo error