ID for this Potanthus

[Commander]

Dr Seow,

This is an old shot from my archives. I remember tracking this pristine individual in the forest and had earlier put it with my Potanthus omaha folder. But taking a closer look again at the hindwing patch with the veins lightly darkened, and the chequered cilia, I'm not so certain now. Or is this some other species of Potanthus? Appreciate your views. All 6 shots below are of the same individual showing upper and underside.

Skipper01.jpg

Skipper02.jpg

Skipper03.jpg

Skipper04.jpg

Skipper05.jpg

Skipper06a.jpg

[Psyche]

Female Potanthus ganda.

You really have a good series of shots for comparison.
The FW black 'hole; in the cellbar & the abdominal end iD;ed it as a female.
The veins appeared lightly dark-dusted but in the zoom view ,much is due to abrasion.
The FW veins are also lightly brownish.
On the upperside HW, the veins are clearly not darkened.

This clears up a lot of confusing shots in the past which have been presumed to be P. omaha.
eg.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/showt...447#post131447
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-22_jzXV0PD...28TBC%2529.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6A1sOPm3bT...thus+omaha.jpg

Horace's reared female P. ganda.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxCnz5n7j...rt-HoraceT.jpg

P. omaha 2 males & one female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...obby%20Mun.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-263fUWsG-T...48-p-omaha.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DaXbrMj8OB...s%2BSarina.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

[Commander]

Thanks Dr Seow. I was fortunate to have shot a near-pristine individual that was cooperative enough for me to get upper and underside shots from various angles. I believe that there could be quite a few other shots that have been mis-identified as P. omaha mainly due to abrasions on the hindwing veins, making them appear as though they are darkened. It is indeed challenging to ID these lookalikes from a single field shot.