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    Default Two Nacaduba species - confirmation of ID please

    Two Nacaduba species photographed at Doi Inthanon. I think the first image is N. beroe because:
    - the dark edges inside the discal bands are not very strong.
    - the hindwing spot is not particularly large.
    - the white edges to the marginal spots are not very pointed.

    I think Image 2 is N. berenice as:
    - the white edges to the marginal spots are very pointed.
    - the hindwing spot is faily large.

    Would these be correct please?
    Many thanks

    Image 1.
    IMG_1580.JPG

    Image 2.
    IMG_1507.JPG

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    1. Nacaduba kurava euplea male.

    2. Nacaduba beroe gythion male.

    N. kurava: dark striae within band may be somewhat weak in the male. FW submarginal spots typically large ,their inner margins mostly rounded. never pointed.
    FW postdiscal usually intact ,not dislocated; FW inner costal spot above mid-cell band almost always present .
    HW spot 6 typically quadrate ;wingbases may sometime be darkish.
    Ssp euplea.
    Thailand male & female.
    https://wingscales.com/content/record/403-1-2669f.jpg
    https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4744/3...1b1472f362.jpg
    Male ,Cambodia.
    https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4541...50db1122_b.jpg

    N. beroe: dark striae within band mostly weak or obsolete in the male; FW submarginal spots often narrow, the upper ones pointed. lower ones slab-sided.
    FW postdiscal band band often partially dislocated; costal spot above mid-cell band always absent.
    Wingbases typically darkened in the male.
    Ssp gythion.
    Thailand. male.
    https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-c...e-1080x720.jpg
    https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/N...onMUpUnAC1.jpg
    India.
    http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/med...9dbe22f4-1.jpg
    Ssp neon Malaya.
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2iA9V4YMtR...0/DSC_0245.JPG

    N. berenice : Dark striae within bands strongly dark in all the bands ;FW submarginals mostly irregular FW postdiscal band typically with a mid-dislocation.
    Inner costal spot above midcell band almost always present.
    Ssp aphya. Thailand. males.
    https://wingscales.com/content/record/401-1-00edc.jpg
    https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-c...e-1080x717.jpg
    Ssp icena Singapore.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg


    N. calauria malayica: Dark striae strong in all bands; FW postdiscal band straight ;FW submarginal spots 4 & 5 sharply pointed.
    https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.fil...b3ad98860e.jpg


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    Last edited by Psyche; 16-Mar-2018 at 07:47 AM. Reason: typo

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    Thank you for the corrections. Still a lot to learn on these!

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