Dear Dr Seow,
Is this Rapala varuna orseis? Thanks!
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Female Rapala pheretima sequeira.
Three species in Singapore have females with upperside blue scales.
Rapala varuna orseis.
Postdiscal bands wide & double white-edged. On HW the band & cellend bar almost touch.
HW black spot 2 rather rounded.
Females.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZmTmOJhE8...ndigoFlash.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...a-1080x675.jpg
Rapala manea chozeba.
Postdiscal bands narrow & only white-edged on one side ; HW band & cellend bar far apart.
FW postdiscal band straight or slightly curved.
Females.
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca88...fOwYdbvtykQiN8
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.fil...72452d860c.jpg
Rapala pheretima sequeira
Postdiscal bands narrow ; FW band often with a mid angle.
FW usually (but not always) with a bar in the cell.
HW tornal black spot 2 without an orange crown.
Females.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check..._female_01.jpg
https://alchetron.com/cdn/rapala-man...esize-750.jpeg
Without a mid-cell bar.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...20sequeira.jpg
This individual does have a FW mid-cell bar, which can just be made out.
TL Seow: Cheers
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