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    Default Potanthus omaha?

    A Potanthus from Thung Salaeng Luang, nc Thailand. Closest I think is P. Omaha? Thoughts appreciated.
    Many thanks.

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    Potanthus pseudomaesa female.
    1. FW spot 4 & 5 with little overlap above & small overlap below.
    2. HW combination spot 4 + 5 more strongly projected outwards (as in P. trachala.)
    3. HW upperside veins barely darkened.
    4. Underside bands edged with dark spots, heavy in wsf.
    5. Abdominal end with a broad black band.
    http://images5.fotop.net/albums/butt...seudomaesa.jpg
    https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5697/...46eb0c71_b.jpg
    https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5747...379716a8_b.jpg

    P. omaha. male & female.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MF0Ou8Bsf6...0/DSC_0189.JPG

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    Last edited by Psyche; 19-Nov-2017 at 07:50 AM. Reason: typo

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    Default ID Correction.

    Potanthus mingo male.

    1 . The underside of P. mingo is marked with heavy dark spots, diffuse, & excavating the outer margins of the HW band, giving a zigzag appearance.
    In P. pseudomaesa the spots are more distinct & discrete & the HW band margins not excavated.
    2. The HW inner margin is typically more sharply cut in at vein 4.

    The FW costal & cell orange patch have a black 'hole' reminiscent of a female Potanthus, but the abdominal tip is male.

    Male Potanthus mingo.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg
    Same individual. Note FW patch with a 'hole'.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQGrUAdKox...0/_MG_1529.jpg

    Male P. pseudomaesa India. Note FW orange patch without a 'black hole'.
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...1a69905b-3.jpg
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...1a69905b-4.jpg
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...4acb494e-1.jpg
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...938872b2-1.jpg
    Female. HK.
    https://farm6.static.flickr.com/5763...5d847139_b.jpg


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    Many thanks for the details.

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