Which Tajuria ?

[Glorious Begum]

Taken in Malaysia. Do help on ID please. Thanks


http://www.pbase.com/lcgoh/image/162850344.jpg

[Psyche]

Female Tajuria deudorix ingeni.
The FW cellend is marked by a faint white line.
FW postdiscal band/line is much closer to the outer margin(termen) than to the cellend.
HW postdiscal band/lines in space 2 & 3 are straight; the part in space 1b a 'V' is variable.

In the similar T. berensis the FW line is equidistant from termen & cellend.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/83400010.html

Only T.mantra have the FW postdiscal line similarly nearer the termen.
However, in T mantra the HW band/lines in space 1b, 2, & 3 are strongly arcuate ( curved).
Female mantra.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Tajuria%20mantra%20mantra/Tajuria%20mantra%20mantra%20-%20horace.jpg

TL Seow:Cheers.

[Psyche]

ID Correction

The HW orange extend across space 1b & the V mark indicate this is not Tajuria but Pratapa].
T deudorix & mantra both have the HW orange split into two.


TL Seow : Cheers.

PS'Oops again it is not Pratapa, but correctly Tajuria.

[Psyche]

Tajuria sunia female.

The statement that only T. mantra & deudorix have the FW postdiscal band nearer the termen seems misleading.

This matches T. sunia Fleming L289 perfectly.
1. Black spot in space 2 much larger than tornal black spot.
2. extensive orange over the tornal area.
3. HW band/line forms a deep V in space 1b.

T. inexpectata is rather similar but the V in space 1b is very shallow.
See Fleming Plate 92. L287 A.

TL Seow : Cheers.

[Glorious Begum]

Thanks Dr Seow. Indeed hard to ID without upper side. You are guru. :cheers:

[atronox]

Wow, this is a very rare species!!