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  1. #1
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    Default Sovia spp

    Greetings from Bhutan!!!

    Dear Dr. Seow,
    I took this skipper picture at an elevation of 3000metres in eastern Bhutan, can you help me with it's identity la,can this be Sovia spp la.

    https://flic.kr/p/2mkWue4https
    https://flic.kr/p/2mkVmEY
    Last edited by Tshulthrim; 03-Sep-2021 at 10:46 AM.
    Best Regards

    Tshulthrim

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    Sovia grahami.


    Sovia separata & S. lucasi magna both have the cilia chequered.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...Sovia-separata


    Cilia not chequered (checkered.)

    1. Sovia grahami.
    FW with spot 2 closer to spot 3 5than to the cellspot.
    UnH ochreous brown.


    2. Sovia malta.
    FW with spot 2 closer to the cellspot than to spot 3.
    UnH ferruginous (rusty brown).


    TL Seow: Cheers.

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