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    Should be Charaxes bernardus hierax. Correction: Charaxes aristogiton.

    C. aristogiton.
    Male without a pale discal band.
    Underside uniform brown ;FW apex white shadings better defined as two spots.
    HW postdiscal band/spots edged by a usually fairly straight thin & defined black line.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...21918129-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d1f8523d-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...es-aristogiton


    C. Kahruba.
    Underside ochreous yellow with dark brown contrasted markings, the inner discal dark brown band a series of jointed blocks.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...araxes-kahruba

    C. marmax.
    Underside pale yellow brown with thtwo apical white spots well-defined.
    HW postdiscal dark line thin & may be disjointed.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...9ad0bada-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...haraxes-marmax


    C. bernardus & psaphon are very similar & variable.


    C. bertnardus.
    Male may have a white discal band.
    FW apex more strongly white shaded; HW black line less developed , irregular & may not be black.
    Tail at vein 4 typically short, 2X the tooth at vein 2.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...46137f60-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...0e30de17-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...axes-bernardus


    C. psaphon.
    Male always without a pale white band. FW apex less white; Hw dark line stronger often broader.
    Tail at vein 4 in male often longer.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...668e01a9-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...gale_ah400.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...araxes-psaphon


    TL Seow: Cheers.
    Last edited by Psyche; 08-Dec-2020 at 11:13 PM.

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