Doubtful IDs from Nepal

[Psyche]

Post 147.

1 should be C. bromus.
Although there is no UnF spot 1b, the UnH brown is not dark enough in pic 1b to indicate C. cahira.


2 is very unusual in that the 3 subapical spots are in line.
FW upper cellspot is much reduced but this can happen in both C. bromus & cahira.
The darke shading on UnH is uneven & much as in this male C. bromus.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e290e3d3-1.jpg
Probably male C. bromus.


3. UnF & UnH are evenly brown
UnF spot 3 & upper cellspot are almost obsolete.
Uncertain. Perhaps C. confusa.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Nawab]

Hello sir. How have you been? Could you please look at these species for me?
1. Neptis miah? A little abnormal.
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2. Rohana tonkiniana? Was larger in size.

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3. R. parisatis? Was much smaller.
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4. Lethe kansa?
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5. Caltoris sirius? Was a female. I have a genialia image if required.
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[Nawab]

Sir, could you also check this Euploea sp. along with the above ones?
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[Psyche]

Post 150.

1. Neptis ananta.

Three species in which the the FW submarginal band is largely greyish can be confusing.

Neptis miah.
Fw subapical band entire (not divided) & connected to the postdiscal spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...95f9895ec1.jpg


The other two have the subapical band divided & also separated from the postdiscal spots.

Neptis ananta.
FW with spot 6 of the subapical fascia much wider in the upper half.
Cell bar not so strongly notched at cellend.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9cdbf8f5-1.jpg


Neptis namba.
FW with spot 6 of the subapical fascia narrow & only slightly broad in the upper half.
Cell bar strongly notched at the cellend.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...11/a-28770.jpg

[Psyche]

Post 150 . 2 & 3.


I supposed Rohana tonkiniana has recently been recorded in Nepal.

I think you have these in reverse.


These two are very similar.

R. parisatis.
Male UpF ground colour uniformly black.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750010020.html

R. tonkiniana.
UpF ground colour paler at the apical margin.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/apa/750020010.html


The difference can only be seen in the fieldshots at the bottom of each webpage.

[Psyche]

Post150.
4. Lethe kansa is right.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ab14f764-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...4598a87c-1.jpg

[Psyche]

Post 150.

5. More lightly the female of Caltoris brunnea.


C. sirius is ochreous brown on the underside & the upper cellspot tend to be small or even absent.
Male have a spot in sdpace 1b UpF as in the female.
There are two pix in this pdf file on Butts in Tripura.
https://www.scielo.cl/pdf/rche/v47n1...e-47-01-35.pdf
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93280001.html

C. brunnea have two large FW cellspots & is purplish brown on the underside.
Male have a brand as in Pelopidas.
Male.
https://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lep...Az11-1092R.jpg
https://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lep...Az11-1092V.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/93260010.html

[Psyche]

Post 151.

This matched very well with E. algea deione.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...956c86f4-1.jpg


The next closest.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...b4b8aedb-1.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Nawab]

Thank you so much, sir. Could you look at this Ypthima as well. No fascia at all. Y. kasmira?

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[Psyche]

Post 157.

Ypthima huebneri.
On the FW the discal fascia to the inside of the ocellus is visible. The submarginal fascia is also prominent.


Evans states of kasmira, 'Below all fasciae obsolete.'
Only the submarginal fascia may be vaguely seen.

Y. kasmira.
Dsf & semi-dsf. Pakistan.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20384944
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20364620

Wsf.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...bed2a752-1.jpg


Perhaps a DNA analysis is needed to see if Y. kasmira deserves to be a full species.

TL Seow: Cheers.