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It is Dacalana cotys female.
Past discussion is flawed by the confusing images on the web.
The white markings are variable ? seasonal.
The two species can readily be separated thus.
Dacalana cotys.
FW postdiscal dark line midway between the termen(outer margin) and the white discal band.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a3c9bcf8-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...962c28e4-2.jpg
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File...Un_486_AC1.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacala...lana_cotys.JPG
Dacalana penicilligera.
FW postdiscal dark line much nearer the termen than the discal white band.
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/281551
https://thaibutterflies.com/Butterfl...penicilligera/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacala...icilligera.jpg
The female D. penicilligera have the FW margin straighter as in the male but the postdiscal line is lunulate.
http://www.flutters.org/home/photoga...ddin_zadid.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...fa4c3495-1.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 24-Jul-2021 at 12:02 PM.
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