Potanthus spp 1
Greetings from Bhutan!!!
Dear Dr. Seow,
I took this Potanthus spp at an elevation of 1500metres,which Potanthus spp can this be la.
https://flic.kr/p/2muzfv7
https://flic.kr/p/2muDqfU
https://flic.kr/p/2muDqfU
Best Regards
Tshulthrim
Probably correct as Potanthus trachala . Correction: Potanthus pseudomaesa.
FW spots 4 & 5 fully detached from the others.
Three species may be rather similar.
P. trachala have narrow markings; Spot 2 & 3 strongly concave margins in the male.
Males.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp54_a5Xd1...Bupperside.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...perside_02.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...cdb1b635-1.jpg
The female have spots with straight margins & look very similar to P. pallida , but the veins on the HW band are less prominent.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c01d250e-1.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4056/4...30a43632_b.jpg
P. pallida The spots have rounded or straight margins. Paler ?always.
HW band with the veins prominently black .
Males.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3bfc9c29-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3e0a32a9-1.jpg
Females.
Sri Lankan female. Spots 4 & 5 widely separated.
http://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app/...1492795764.JPG
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...-MzQg&usqp=CAU
Probable female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...a03cfcad-1.jpg
P. pseudomaesa
FW spot 4 usually with slight overlap with spot 3 ; spots2 & 3 relatively broad (ie rectangular)
Sri Lanka male.
https://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app...1492795816.JPG
India.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...deea639e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...8ff14c0e-1.jpg
Females.
Sri Lankan female.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...RMxEQ&usqp=CAU
Probable female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ac2df66b-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ac2df66b-2.jpg
The black patch at the abdominal end in your photo is like that of P. pseudomaesa but the markings are closer to P. trachala .
P. sita looks similar but has yellow markings & spots usually with slight overlaps.
https://live.staticflickr.com/2742/4...0544c037_z.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 29-Sep-2021 at 06:18 PM .
Best Regards
Tshulthrim
Correction ;Potanthus pseudomaesa.
There are examples of P. pseudomaesa in which FW spots 4 & 5 are detached.
In fact Evans states this for P. pseudomaesa .
The other fact is P. trachala always have a HW spot 7, often prominent.
HW spot 6 is usually absent or at most vestigial.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...anthusM01a.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92730010.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...goi/4261912175
P. Malaysia
http://nlliew66butterflies.blogspot....-trachala.html
Spots normally have strongly concave margins but can be variable.
P. pseudomaesa is usually without a HW spot 7 above (variable).
Spot 6 is more often present.
Spots 2 & 3 only have the margins less concave.
The abdominal end black mark is more bandlike in P. trachala.
P. pseudomaesa with spots 4 & 5 fully detached.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...b5d092b6-1.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 29-Sep-2021 at 02:59 PM .
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