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Chestnut Bob
26-Sep-2016, 04:54 PM
I shot this Potanthus in Ubin and think it's a Detached Dart, but as S5 in the forewing is not detached, I'm not sure if I'm correct. Can you please help to ID Dr. Seow?
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Psyche
26-Sep-2016, 08:28 PM
It is a vartant of P. trachala.
This is because HW spot4/5 juts out very far out from the spots below it.
Although the FW spot 5 & 6 overlaps, on the upperside it may not.
Also FW spot 4 is practically separated from spot 3 (hidden) as in P. trachala & not seen in all the other known Singapore species including P. confucius.

Examples of P. trachala.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-armUCBevwGo/UHo1hnsdztI/AAAAAAAAG2U/iBuFl9AMpYY/s640/DSC_0115-Potanthus+trachala++tytleri.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SR0XC70BzVA/T7ZMq9fF4iI/AAAAAAAAF2E/H-P-CIKXr2g/s1600/DSC0341+Potanthus+trachala+tytleri.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd0/VAxf7FbehUI/AAAAAAAAQFc/hP3tC8esw5s/s1600/HFH3746-Potanthus-trachala-tytleri.jpg

P. confucius comes very close .It is smaller with less sharp FWs & HW spot 4/5 do not jut out so much; also FW spot 4 & 5 overlaps strongly above & below them.
Singapore & Thailand.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D064vxkIN6k/T4BL7IDFvUI/AAAAAAAAFq4/yVFvOp6BjKI/s1600/DSC_4986-Potanthus+trachala.jpg
http://wingscales.com/content/record/514-1-f6975.jpg

P. pava is found only in the north Kedawi.It is similar to P. confucius but larger.
http://image.digitalarchives.tw/ImageCache/00/5d/b6/ed.jpg
http://thumbnail.xitek.com/pics/201308/1846/184640/184640_1375449208.jpg!w640.jpg

The other nearby species in which the HW spot 4/5 juts out more is P. pseudomaesa ,a small species with rounded wings & no overlap of spot 5 & 6.
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00001cOlgK7NieY/fit=1000x750/Detached-Dart-Potanthus-trachala-tytleri.jpg

TL Seow : Cheers.