Doubtful IDs from Nepal

[Psyche]

Post 120.

Male Erionota torus.


There are a lot of confusion with the Erionota spp.

E. torus. FW 30/36 mm.
FW margin strongly convexc, apex more pointed in the female.
Antennal club 1/2 white above in female & 1/2 to 2/3 white above in the male.
HW patch broad & more or less uniform width.
UpF apex may have white shading.
Male.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a0fd691d-1.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriono...-06-10-001.jpg
https://www.pbase.com/dancy/image/82916318
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a_7/tbf208.jpg

Female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...2012--0882.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...4950f711-2.jpg


E. thrax. FW 31/37 mm.
FW apex sharper & margin straight. UpF apical margin may be lightly shaded white.
Antennal club 1/2 white in female & 2/3 white in male.
HW patch relatively broad throughout.

Male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...553af268-1.jpg

Female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ag436.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...2012--0060.jpg

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E. acroleuca apicalis

Previously the continental population was given as E. acroleuca apex.
Taxon apex type location Luzon is now considered as a ssp or full species & is not aplicable to the mainland population (unless the Philippine & continental forms are considered the same.)
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92340010.html
There does not seem to be any article treating taxon apex as a separate species.
See PDF ,A taxonomic note on Erionota acroleuca.
https://www.google.com/search?q=erio...hrome&ie=UTF-8

FW sharp ,margin straight. UpF apical margin shaded white but may be brown.
Antennal club fully white above in the male & 1/2 white in the female.
HW with the pale patch much narrower in the upper half.
Smaller FW 29/31 mm.

Male.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-c...1-1080x720.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0-%20sunny.jpg

Female.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oGOIfwCnq..._female_01.jpg


Unusual form E. torus males with large white are on the club. HW patch partially narrower .Probably of hybrid origin with E. acroleuca.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...f86b3ed0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...2e3adf8f-1.jpg



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