ID requested for Lycaenid sp.

[Psyche]

Both are Acytolepis puspa.


The two species can be confusingly similar.


Acytolepis puspa.
1. Always a definite spot at the base of HW space 7. either rounded or triangular.
2. A FW costal spot in space 10.Sometimes absent in dsf.
3. FW submarginal spots (lunules) enhanced ie darker & thicker in the lower tornal area.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80830020.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ab345.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e5ea68aa-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...c0e6a58e-1.jpg

Many Acytolepis puspa are labelled as Celatoxia marginata.




Celatoxia marginata.
1. HW base of space 7 without a spot, However sometimes there is a darkenig of the basal vein like a black mark.
2. FW without a costal spot in space 10 (wsf or dsf)
3. FW submarginal spots(lunules) not enhanced in the lower tornal area.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/80850001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...93372580-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1d442673-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...da4d3fd3-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...unte_ag753.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...e49c42a5-1.jpg

Both your pix shows two of the defining marks.
1. HW spot at the base of space 7.
2. FW with a costal spot 10.

The 2nd specimen also shows the darker, thicker submarginal spots at the tornus.



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