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    Potanthus pseudomaesa. male.
    Abdominal end with a black band.
    FW band spots 4 & 5 with little overlap above & below.
    FW spots 2 & 3 widest.
    HW with spot 6 small on the upperside ;veins not dark-dusted.
    UnH band with dark spots & edgings.
    Male.
    http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com...08690-001a.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d7f5f8902c.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-4.jpg
    Female.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...bfd090c6-1.jpg


    Similar species with the abdominal end with a black band.

    P. juno Abdominal end lightly black FW spot 8 absent or vestigial: FW spot 5 usually smaller than spot 4.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...o-1080x724.jpg
    female.
    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U...Dart-KohCH.jpg

    P. trachala.deep orange lFW spots 4 & 5 fully detached ; spots spiky ; HW spot 4 +5 project out more; UnH dark edgings .
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd...la-tytleri.jpg

    P. serina; FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4; HW band with a small spot 6 at inner end; dark shaded ,no spots.
    http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...serina-KSK.jpg

    P. pallida; FW spots 4 & 5 widely detached; FW spots strongly divided by dark veins. UnH dark shaded.
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K_9vR_LQ-U...Untitled-1.jpg
    female
    http://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app/...1492795764.JPG

    P. sita; FW spots 4 & 5 well detached, spiky ; similar to P. trachala but spots yellow.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/2742/4...070544c037.jpg

    P. palnia; FW spots 5 usually smaller than spot 4 ;UnH dark-shaded greenish; no dark spots ;abdominal end wholly black.
    https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4536...eb33ea48_b.jpg
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/76033499@N00/30430140096/

    P. lydia ;Abdomen dark, end wholly black; FW spot 4 & 5 with inner margins convergent; UnH lightly shaded.
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...thus-lydia.jpg
    https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5648/2...e0f34ba0dc.jpg

    P. rectifasciatus FW band rather straight ;HW spot 6 large , prominent ;UnH with heavy spotting.
    https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4585...39db4bb7_b.jpg

    P. mingo ;Similar to P ganda or omaha but abdominal end with a black band ;UnH with dark spots ;band margins excavate.
    https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFtROXZYi...us%2Bmingo.JPG

    P. flava UnH usually with heavy dark spots. Spots may be very spiky.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92780010.html
    Japan.
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3a/10...44c9ea7c2e.jpg
    Probable P. flavus Thailand.
    https://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/...pecies%201.jpg

    P. nesta ;FW band with continuous overlap or nearly so (like confucius, but abdominal end with black band). UnH band rectangular ,spot 6 small.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92800001.html
    http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_i...usparvus.v.jpg


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    Last edited by Psyche; 11-Aug-2019 at 10:59 PM.

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