Doubtful IDs from Nepal

[Nawab]

This is a little weird for Hasora chromus chromus.

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[Psyche]

Post 61.

Should be Hasora taminatus bhavara.



H. chromus chromus.
FW usually without a subapical spot 6. (examples with spot 6 not uncommon)
UnH mostly uniform brown with a weak purple sheen.
UnH band rather uniform in width with both margins irregular.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90210001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...75559959-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...45862f28-1.jpg


Hasora vitta indica.
FW almost always with a subapical spot 6.
UnH band broaden in the upper half, where the outer margin is rather diffuse.
UnH outer half purplish brown & inner half pale greyish blue.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90250010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ai834.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...be560ccc-1.jpg


H. taminatus bhavara.
FW almost always without a subapical spot 6.
UnH band with the band somewhat wider in the upper half, the outer margin less diffuse.
UnH inner half greenish blue & outer half purplish brown.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90220020.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...akar_ap100.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ah939.jpg


H. khoda coulteri
FW without a subapical spot.
UnH brown, white band with defined margins.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90260010.html


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Nawab]

Many thanks to you, sir! Could you please look at these Aeromachus also?

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[Psyche]

Post 63.

1 Probably A. jhora. Correction Have to be A. jhora. Antennal club too gradual & narrow to be A. pygmaeus. Also FW cilia chequered.
2, 3, & 4 are A. jhora.


A. pygmaeus.
Labial palp ( palpi 2nd segment)= face, whitish.
Antennal club, end rounded without a defined apiculus (tip). Antenna very short.
FW cilia uniformly dark.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c6ff0de5-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...0859d87f-1.jpg


A. jhora
Labial palp whitish.
Antennal club with a defined apiculus.
FW cilia typically chequered.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...fd937b4e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...4a7ebc17-1.jpg


A. dubius.
Labial palp brownish.
Antennal club with apiculus.
Underside spots ochreous.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...94ce4197-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...17745438-1.jpg


A. kali.
Labial palp dark brown.
Antennal club with an apiculus.
Underside spots white tinged lilac/blue.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...akar_an949.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...akar_an948.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Nawab]

Thank you, sir. There are some Aeromachus with checkered cilia and long antennal club while there are some consistently without checkered cilia also with somewhat long or gradual antennae. The ones without checkered cilia have rather washed out HW spots.

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3. 3.jpg

[Nawab]

P.S.: I also saw those uncheckered cilia individuals with gradual antennae mating.

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[Psyche]

I just found out that A. dubius impha have white labial palps & look exactly like A. jhora.


South India have only two species A. dubius & pygmaeus so these two can be sorted out.

A. dubius dubius.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...-boi/as545.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...17745438-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_aa892.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...674786a0-1.jpg


A. pygmaeus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...057725c2-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...53172b5f-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...de842924-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d6f34231-1.jpg



A. jhora creta HK.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--wnjfckuH...9D%25B6%2B.JPG
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...jpg?1545328590
http://woxiong.butterfly-photo.com/d...m=178&pid=1376

A. dubius impha.
Thailand.
http://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conten...hus-dubius.jpg
This below ,a male with straight FW margin looks to be male A. jhora
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/A...s-dubius-impha
Compare male jhora.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroma...File:Jhora.jpg


(TBC).