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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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