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Tai LA
05-Jan-2016, 11:32 AM
Is this Eurema ada iona (Talbot's Grass Yellow); appears to have only one spot near the basal wing margin of forewing. Thanks in advance for confirmation


http://img13.imagevenue.com/loc487/th_961146313_EuremaadaionaTalbotsGrassYellow1b_122 _487lo.jpg (http://img13.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=961146313_EuremaadaionaTalbotsGrassY ellow1b_122_487lo.jpg)

Psyche
05-Jan-2016, 06:58 PM
male Eurema lacteola.
FW shape distorted.

Greenish yellow; FW apical area without dark patch(usually) only one cellspot.
Upperside inner margin of excavated black border slant out as in E. hecabe .
HW costa spot 7 a streak.
Most images on web are in error.
http://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_4818.JPG
http://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_4819.JPG

E. hecabe upperside similar to E lacteola. FW with 2 cellspots.
Underside FW dark apical patch may be absent.
HW costal spot 7 a rounded or quadrate patch; HW more angular.
http://www3.ru.ac.th/research/butterfly/newupdate/butt-museum/Pie%20Eurema%20hecabe%20contubernalis%20F.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Eurema%20hecabe%20contubernalis/CGY%20-%20-%20%20%20%20%20%20KHEW%20SK.jpg

E. andersoni FW with one cellspot
Upperside inner margin of excavated border in space 2 & 3 straight so that inner margin roughly parallel with outer margin.
HW costal spot 7 a streak ; FW apical area often with a dark patch.
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/KHCBT/KHC-8237d%25252B1299175934.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid%3D278812&h=332&w=300&tbnid=D8izse9rS6cZtM:&docid=W3V1ocjM64AMmM&itg=1&ei=JoeLVrqcF46puQTA1YOoBg&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwi6x-W3qJLKAhWOVI4KHcDqAGUQMwhUKC4wLg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Eurema%20andersonii%20andersonii/Eurema%20andersonii%20andersonii%20-%20Fedrick%20Ho.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.
PS Eurema ada .Note 2 FW cellspots. & rounded FW.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/travels/pieridae/euremaada.jpg
http://m8.i.pbase.com/g4/25/686825/2/145434818.H7hRw0zs.jpg

Psyche
06-Jan-2016, 03:55 PM
I realised the above explanation is rather confusing.
Simply put, if the forewing has only one cellspot( the black spot lower down), it can only be E. andersoni or lacteola.
(E. ada has two forewing cellspots).

The strong greenish yellow colour & the clear forewing apex indicate it is E. lacteola.

The forewingshape is distorted so the alignment of the black border is difficult to judge.

TL Seow:Cherers.