Doubtful IDs from Nepal

[Nawab]

That's a great digging, sir! That's why I was wondering why Pedesta pandita had a male brand. I do agree that my species is P. pandita. Thank you so much again!

[Psyche]

That's a great digging, sir! That's why I was wondering why Pedesta pandita had a male brand. I do agree that my species is P. pandita. Thank you so much again!

You are right about the male brand.
All Pedesta species have none.

Everybody make errors.
Even many museum lodged specimens are misidentified.


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[Nawab]

Sir, could you look at this Erionota please?

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[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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[Nawab]

Many thanks, sir. What do you think of this Callerebia?

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2.jpg

[Psyche]

Post 122.

Callerebia hybrida.

Two species have prominent ocelli in space 1b & 2 & a UnH dark discal fascia which is strongly stepped at vein 5.

C. annanda.
HW discal fascia more diffuse , especially in the upper part..
HW submarginal fascia broad running into & connecting the two ocelli in space 1b & 2.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...eca0bcea-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...2bf0dc09-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...lerebia-annada


C. hybrida.
HW discal fascia sharper, more linear.
HW submarginal fascia also more linear & runs short of connecting the two ocelli.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3278ff25-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...erebia-hybrida



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[Nawab]

Thank you, sir. Those are great keys!