1. Male Potanthus serina.
Abdominal end with a prominent black band.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
HW often with a small spot 6 at inner corner of band.
Field shots & variation can make Idying rather confusing.
Males.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d7/80/fb/d...93f41908f6.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...043/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...408/large.jpeg
FW subapical spot may be much reduced.
This make it confusingly similar to P. juno, but the HW upper spot of band is rectangular ,not rounded.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...213/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...927/large.jpeg
P. juno is very similar.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
FW subapical spot 8 absent or vestigial.
HW upper spot of band rounded.
Male India.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4053/4...047e4a9a80.jpg
Singapore male & female.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-...it%2BBrown.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U...Dart-KohCH.jpg
P. mingo is more heaviliy dark shaded & FW spots 4 & 5 are equal.
Male CCA.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujB...0/_MG_1531.jpg
Male P. Ubin.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EGfuIVmIA...nthus%2Bsp.JPG
Female P. Semakau.
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...ngeSkipper.jpg
Pair. Location unknown.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFtROXZYi...us%2Bmingo.JPG
P. trachala.
FW spots 4 & 5 no overlap with the spots above & below.
Males.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd...la-tytleri.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1898/...2e6e499a_b.jpg
Female.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5453/large.jpg
The other 3 species P. omaha, ganda & confucius have the abdominal ends yellow, althpugh the female have some dark shadings.
P.ganda male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...7896/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6491/large.jpg
P. confucius male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...8629/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6410/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9032/large.jpg
Male P. omaha upperside for comparison; Note veins on FW band are dark/black.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...635/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...453/large.jpeg
2. Male Cephrenes acalle.
Veins black ;band edged in black sharp spots.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...dMu44&usqp=CAU
TL Seow: Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 29-Jun-2022 at 08:33 PM.