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    Default Help!!!!!

    I may be going senile, but I can not get an ID on this butt. PLEASE, can someone help me on this. I suspect it is a Flos species, but none of the pics in the books I have match.
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    How about a worn out Flos apidanus saturatus?
    Chee Ming, Sum

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    I had wondered about that, as that species is found here, but it was the subbasal silver markings that worried me.

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    Quite close to Mahathala ameria, chk out yr book

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sky Blue View Post
    Quite close to Mahathala ameria, chk out yr book
    Again, I had looked at that, but the hind wing shape of Mahathala sp. ( deeply incurved at the costal margin) ruled that out to me. However, on checking my specimen of Mahathala ariadeva, I now suspect that this is the correct ID. (shame, not another +1 for Samui!)

    Thank you SC.
    Last edited by Painted Jezebel; 21-Mar-2008 at 10:01 AM. Reason: additional comment

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    You're welcome Les.

    Quote Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel View Post
    ... but the hind wing shape of Mahathala sp. ( deeply incurved at the costal margin) ruled that out to me..
    Yes, I noticed the incurved hindwing illustrated in the book but couldn't really differentiate that from your photo, I even used photoshop to manipulate the photo hopping I can see the curve but no success, so I only state as quite close.

    Good that you manage to confirm the id

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