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Tai LA
02-Sep-2016, 11:32 PM
Taken in KL Butterfly Park. Looks similar to Amathusia masina malaya [#10 plate 10 CP4].

https://s14.postimg.org/m88zavk25/DSCF3563.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/m88zavk25/)

Psyche
03-Sep-2016, 01:02 AM
Amathusia phidippus.

Some of the Amathusia can be very difficult.

A. phidippus.HW pale narrow band inner to median band not notched by veins & flared at upper end.
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a0100a801ee89000e0123dde7731b860b.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Amathusia%20phidippus%20phidippus/Palm%20King%20-%20Nelson%20Ong.jpg
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palmking_malaysia.jpg

Others.

A. masina :HW inner band notched ;FW postdiscal band solid (without colour break)& almost merged with the median band; colour deeper red brown.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3910/14514086543_d259f3c8db_b.jpg
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/201205/05/96/d0098296_21342975.jpg

A. binghami. HW inner band notched by the veins ;FW median band broad (& more reddish); Upperside markings dusky orange ;HW sharply margined orange brown.
http://m4.i.pbase.com/g9/25/686825/2/155684524.viI9FiYo.jpg
http://m5.i.pbase.com/g1/25/686825/2/127298715.7tNJvqOs.jpg
male
http://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_8011.JPG
female.
http://malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/sites/malaysiabutterflies.myspecies.info/files/IMG_7967.JPG

A. perakana. HW inner band broken at several points; FW apex sharper.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/618/21566964039_b2ac383a60_b.jpg
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/IMG_4148.jpg

A. ochraceofusca. HW inner band notched; FW median band with a series of notches on the outer margin.
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/travels/amathusinae/amathusiaochraceofusca.jpg
http://s13.photobucket.com/user/SunnyChir/media/Sunny-Chir-1D3--08_05_2012---4020-Amathusia-ochraceofusca-ocheraceofusca_zps578c58f7.png.html

A. schoenbergi. :HW inner band notched; FW median band strongly notched on the outer margin & HW upper eyespot deeply indenting the band.
https://alanowyong.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/pa140585-001.jpg?w=724

A. friderici holmanhunti . normal form . HW inner band notched; white bands yellowish ; upperside deep contrasting orange.
http://paro6.dnp.go.th/paro6_royal_project/Web%20Butterflies%20%20hara%20Bala/Butterflies%20pages/Picture/Amathusii/Malay%20palmking.jpg
Probable A. friderici holmanhunti form utana : HW inner band notched; white bands shaded, purple-glazed.( FW submarginal band heavily brown-shaded) , & poorly contrasted with dark bands.
http://web.fc2.com/jump/?url=http://alamshah.web.fc2.com/BFP18-22/BFP19/1912P7209302p.jpg

TL Seow :Cheers.

Tai LA
03-Sep-2016, 08:54 AM
Thanks Dr Seow! If I stay in Singapore I can say with confidence it's A. phidippus as it is so far the main Amathusia recorded but here in Malaysia...