Dear Dr Seow,
Are these mating pair Mycalesis visala phami please?
Regards
Cheng Ai
Dear Dr Seow,
Are these mating pair Mycalesis visala phami please?
Regards
Cheng Ai
Last edited by chengailim; 27-Oct-2020 at 10:58 PM.
No. They are typical Mycalesis mineus macromalayana.
A. White striae around occelli thin & narrow; peripheral striae usually too.
A1. M. mineus; HW inner margins of ocelli form a sharp triangular indentation away from the white band; lower 4 spots in line.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...hee%20Ming.jpg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j1wigN6Ig...lt_Loke_02.jpg
A2. M. perseus. Ocelli on both wings often arranged in an arc; HW inner margins of ocelli form a wide bowl indentation; lower 4 apots strongly out of line.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...ush-brown1.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
B. white striae around ocelli enhanced & widened; peripheral striae typically as well.
B1. M. visala; HW inner margins of ocelli form a more regular shallow indentation ;dark discal line less irregular.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i4MxrattN...lt_Loke_01.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
B2. M. perseoides. HW inner margins of ocelli form an irregular ,jagged indentation from the white band; dark line with several teeth, often prominent , the lowest at vein 1b.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...20-%20Khew.jpg
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