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Thread: Euthalia aconthea or E. merta

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    Default Euthalia aconthea or E. merta

    I photographed this at Sri Lanna NP, n Thailand this week. I can't decide if it is E. aconthea or E. merta. Evidently a female, but I find no consistent diagnostic features to tell females apart in images I can find. I think this is merta based on the size and shape of the white spots on the underside of the forewing. Comments appreciated.
    Many thanks

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    Female E. aconthea.

    E. merta has outwardly pointing arrowheads, double on the HW.
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/c4...0285e4770e.jpg

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    Many thanks for the clarification.

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