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Hi Les,
Whichever Cyana sp. this is it's a male - there is a clear costal fold on the forewing; this contains androconial scent scales. Females tend to have less spots and finer fasciae; many were thought to be different species once upon a (not so very) long time ago.
cheers,
Roger.
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