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    Default Rapala for ID

    Dear Seow sir...
    It is Rapala diences or damona??
    Need guidance regarding keys to differentiate the two...
    Thanks in advance!!


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    Probably Rapala dieneces male.Uncertain.
    All correct examples of R. damona seen have the HW band in space 1b(where the blue grey patch is) convex, never as an arch as here.

    The 3 species are very confusingly similar & varies in colour.
    The upperside of the males defined the species.

    1. R. dieneces male HW upperside scarlet; central & upper marginal area brown.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83880001.html
    This set male specimen is R. dieneces (not R. damona) as shown the HW brown areas. This serves as a definitive example of R. dieneces.
    https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/R...naMUpUnAC1.jpg

    R. suffusa. Male upperside brownish red.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83850001.html

    R. damona ;HW all scarlet .
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83870001.html

    R. dieneces :
    1. FW band gently curved or almost straight.
    2. HW band in space 1b strongly arched, domed ,looped or convex.
    3. HW orange crown on black spot deeper than surrounding yellow shading .
    4. Buff to light brown.
    3 males & 1 female.
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nq8JtCdenz...rlet+Flash.jpg
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_pXOLUdZLp...rlet+Flash.jpg
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...f2888f27-2.jpg
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Chng.jpg


    R. suffusa.
    1. FW band strongly curved or bent towards the costa.
    2. HW band in space 1b arched, domed or looped as in R. dieneces.
    3. HW orange crown yellower & merges with the adjacent yellow shading.
    4. buff brown to strongly yellow or orange shaded.
    3 males & 1 female.
    https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7376/9...452d3eda_b.jpg
    https://alanowyong.files.wordpress.c...-001.jpg?w=604
    https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4188/3...7742bda1_c.jpg
    http://m5.i.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2...5.sRe8z1wO.jpg

    R. damona .
    1. FW band strongly bent towards the costa.
    2. HW band in space 1b strongly convex ?only.
    3. HW orange crown better delineated in black.
    4. Deep ochreous brown .paler in the female.
    Only one definitive pix (male) found. peninsular Malaysia.
    http://malaysianinsects.web.fc2.com/Rapala-dieneces.JPG

    This below (Thailand) seems to have all the attributes of R. damona except the rather paler colour.(ID: variant of R. dieneces)
    http://wingscales.com/content/record/540-1-c91fe.jpg
    Your pix also look somewhat like this .

    TL Seow: Cheers.
    Last edited by Psyche; 05-Jul-2017 at 03:36 PM.

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    This appears to be the dsf form of Rapala dieneces.
    The black spot is reduced & triangular & the FW band is more curved.
    http://flutters.org/home/photogaller...picture&id=309

    A similar male from nothern Thailand.
    The upperside with the large dark area on the HW ID'ed it at once as R. dieneces .
    http://blog-imgs-44.fc2.com/n/a/t/na...d/3S2_4171.jpg
    http://blog-imgs-44.fc2.com/n/a/t/na...d/FX4_1588.jpg
    Compare the HW upperside with the links below.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83880001.html
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83870001.html

    TL Seow:Cheers.

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    These are some priceless informations...
    Thank you for your help sir!!
    I hope next time I will be able to ID them using the suggested keys...

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