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    Default The confusing Spindalis lohita and S. seliga

    I am reviewing my Spindalis images and have read (and reread) a number of older notes on Butterflycircle on the separation of these two, and it still does my head in.

    I would appreciate confirmation that all of the following are S. lohita (based on the width of the pale areas in the outer margins, as well as the orange tornal areas). I can actually not find any images of S. seliga in my photos which I find strange. There is a question mark over the last image which might be S. seliga?

    Locations are given in the header of each image.
    With thanks

    Image 1. S. lohita. Chiang Dao
    b5868 Long-banded Silverline (Cigaritis lohita himalayanus) - Chiang Dao 01.JPG

    Image 2. S. lohita. Chiang Dao.
    b5868 Long-banded Silverline (Cigaritis lohita himalayanus) - Chiang Dao 02.JPG

    Image 3. S. lohita semana. Bang Lang (extreme s Thailand).
    b5869 Long-banded Silverline (Spindasis lohita senama) - Bang Lang 01.JPG

    Image 4. S. lohita. Chiang Dao.
    IMG_1106.JPG

    Image 5. S. lohita. Sri Lanna, n Thailand.
    IMG_1492.JPG

    Image 6. S. seliga?. Chiang Dao
    Large Long Banded Silverline 2.JPG

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    1-5 . S. lohita.

    6. Spidasis seliga.

    The two can be very confusing.


    S. lohita HW inner submarginal broad band with the upper rounded off & usually not reaching the costal margin.
    FW pale marginal line not obliterated by the outer dark band & the margin.
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XbEgyEoH7F...0/LBS-KSK3.jpg
    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/...af84596e05.jpg
    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/...acece13fc4.jpg
    https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7268...1bccc01f_b.jpg
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/82880020.html


    S. seliga.
    HW inner submarginal broad band reaches the costal margin ;there may be a bit of rounding off on the inner side.
    FW pale submarginal line obliterated or mostly so by the dark outer submarginal band & the margin.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/82890001.html
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/82890010.html
    Many S. seliga images have a bit of doubt except this
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...W_IMG_5562.jpg

    Your no. 6 match both criteria perfectly.

    TL Seow: Cheers.

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    Many thanks for the confirmation

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