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    They are all Flos adriana.

    In Flos asoka there is a broad brown sub-basal band from costa to dorsum(inner margin).
    The band may be parti-coloured & composed of merged spots & bars.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/2122/Flos-asoka


    In Flos adriana this same HW sub-basal band is incoplete ,ending midway into a couple of round spots, or split into a couple of bars ,often with the inner weak & obscure.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2119/Flos-adriana



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    The two specoes can be rather confusing.

    Evans' description of the two species.

    Flos adriana: UnH no metallic tornal green scales, lobe small; sub-basal dark band extend to mid-cell.

    Flos asoka.: UnH with tornal green scales, lobe prominent; sub-basal dark band to dorsum (inner margin).

    Fig 5, 5a F. adriana : fig 6, 6a F. asoka.
    https://archive.org/stream/journalof...e/n92/mode/1up


    Flos asoka.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/beauti...gs/17103419589
    https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Flos-asoka
    https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterflies/flos-asoka/

    Flos adriana typical.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...rkar_as920.jpg
    https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...os-adriana.jpg
    Uncertain ? hybrid.
    https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Flos-adriana


    I think you are right

    1, 2, & 3 are Flos asoka. (Sub-basal band continues as scattered spots to dorsum. )

    4 & 5 are doubtfully F. adriana. More likely variants of F. asoka.

    There are probably some degree of interbreeding that cause this confusion.

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    Last edited by Psyche; 17-Jun-2019 at 07:25 PM.

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