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    Greetings from Bhutan!!!

    I took this butterfly at an elevation of 1200metres, can this be Libythea lepita la.

    Libythea spp by Tshulthrim Tshulthrim, on Flickr
    Best Regards

    Tshulthrim

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    Libythea lepita is correct.

    Only two species are found in the north.

    L. myrrha
    FW truncated apical margin in a straight cut roughly at right angle on the lower corner.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ekar_aa106.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ecdc44f9-1.jpg

    L. lepita.
    FW truncated apical margin extended out at the lower corner ie the lower end projects outwards.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...kare_al198.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...0a8e1b50-1.jpg


    TL Seow: Cheers.
    Last edited by Psyche; 08-Jun-2021 at 02:38 PM.

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    Thank you so much Dr Seow��
    Best Regards

    Tshulthrim

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