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Tai LA
06-Sep-2016, 11:47 PM
The post discal band of the hind wing is very broad

https://s9.postimg.org/vefdseiej/Hypolimnas_bolina_jacintha_Jacintha_Eggfly_1.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/vefdseiej/)

Psyche
07-Sep-2016, 06:28 PM
Female Hypolimnas bolina jacintha.
Ssp jacintha females .Note India have only H. bolina jacintha.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/HypolimnasBolina/HypolimnasBolina_RohitGirotra_ap715.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/HypolimnasBolina/HypolimnasBolina_AbhaySoman_an551.jpg
In the Klang Valley there seem to be only ssp. jacintha..

Ssp. bolina . The HW submarginal spots are much smaller.
https://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/6a0100a801ee89000e01240b7602d7860e.jpg

There are numerous variations (variants) of both subspecies.


TL Seow: Cheers.

Tai LA
08-Sep-2016, 09:06 AM
Thanks, Dr Seow