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    Male Potanthus pallida. Both 1 & 2 should be the same species. 1. male . 2 female.

    Three species are rather similar.

    P. pallida FW cell black hole more distinct; Spots 4 & 5 widely detached from spot 6, also detached or nearly so from spot 3.(fully detached in female).
    FW spots 2 & c3 relatively narrow, about 1.5 X width of spots 4 & 5.
    Abdominal end broadly black. Underside usually light coloured, bands edged in dark spots.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92720001.html
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...0830fdd1-1.jpg
    https://www.flickriver.com/photos/33...0/48792637206/
    Female Sri Lanka.
    https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogs...s-pallida.html

    Potanthus lydia lydia. FW with distinct black hole in cell.
    FW spots 4 & 5 lightly detached from spot 6 & usually with slight overlap with spot 3.
    Spots 2 & 3 relatively wide about 2X that of 4 & 5.
    Abominal end black ;
    Underside lightly dark shaded & marked with dark spots.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...otanthus-lydia
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92830001.html

    SSp fraseri (Not found in India but give some idea of how P. lydia looks.
    FW spots 4 & 5 may be fully detached . inner margins of spots 4 & 5 convergent.
    https://www.flickriver.com/photos/gancw1/21048264764/
    https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5648/2...e0f34ba0dc.jpg


    Potanthus pseudomaesa. FW with black hole in cell narrow (ssp pseudomaesa).
    FW spots 4 & 5 detached from spot 6 & with slight overlap tp spot 3. Spots 2 & 3 relatively broad.
    Abdominal end with a black patch or band.
    Underside lightly shaded , strong black spots.
    http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92740010.html

    SSp pseudomaesa S. India.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d7f5f8902c.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-3.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-4.jpg

    P. trachala; FW spots 4 & 5 fully detached above & below.
    Spots 2 & 3 narrow , concave in the male. Abdominal end black banded.
    UnF subapical spots with a spiky appearance.
    Male.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...cdb1b635-1.jpg
    Male ssp tytleri. Singapore.
    https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...perside_02.jpg
    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLs...la-tytleri.jpg

    Female.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c01d250e-1.jpg
    https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec..._female_02.jpg



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