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Tai LA
20-Jun-2017, 08:19 PM
Is this Euploea camaralzeman malayica or paraclaudina (The Malayan Crow)?

https://s3.postimg.org/e8rhyhqsf/DSC_0240b.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/e8rhyhqsf/)

Psyche
20-Jun-2017, 08:58 PM
The FW shape & a few white streaks on the HW ID'ed it as Euploea mulciber male.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20mulciber%20mulciber/_MG_4109%20strip%20blue%20crow%2030-12-06.jpg

E. camaralzeman malayica & paraclaudina are practically identical except paraclaudina have the wingbases blueshot.
Yutaka does consider paraclaudina a valid subspecies merely a variant of ssp malayica.
This much as in E. midamus chloe, in which the blue shot wingbases is variable.

TL Seow: Cheers.

Tai LA
21-Jun-2017, 08:29 AM
Thank you, Dr Seow!