Spindasis spp

[Tshulthrim]

Greetings from Bhutan!!!

I took this butterfly at an elevation of 1200metres la , can this be Spindasis nipalicus la.

Spindasis spp by Tshulthrim Tshulthrim, on Flickr

[Psyche]

Spindasis ictis. Correction : S. nipalicus.

Three species are very similar.

S. nipalicus ;The two short FW postdiscal bars form a 'V' .
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a4fdf5c1-1.jpg

S. rukmini.The two short bars are parallel to each other.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...0cbbeef6-1.jpg


S. ictis; The two short bars converge but do not meet.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...5640b644-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you so much Dr Seow��

[Tshulthrim]

Greetings from Bhutan la!!!

I was confused here after someone posted that this species can be different species, can you reconfirm la Dr Seow la.

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[Psyche]

Correction: Spindasis nipalicus.


Oops here.

I could not assess the website of Butterflies of India properly.
It took a long time just to get one image for each species.
Basing the ID on one image cause a lot of errors.

Now that I can see all the images properly it is not ictis in which the bands are a darker tone.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...pindasis-ictis

S. nipalicus bands light thinly outlined in black. FW & HW basal spot light.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...pindasis-ictis

S. zhengweilie ;FW & HW basal spot & bar largely black.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp...is-zhengweilie


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Tshulthrim]

Thank you much Dr Seow for reconfirmation for this species la��,I was told that S. Zhengweilie is also recorded in Bhutan as well so was excited to add my lifer la��