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Tai LA
22-Sep-2017, 05:48 PM
Two views of the butterfly. Taken at KL Butterfly Park. The nearest match I could get is Rhinopalpa polynice birmana. Underwing coloration doesn't seem to match the other common Wizard

https://s26.postimg.org/q5at0u2x1/DSC_0284b.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/q5at0u2x1/)

https://s26.postimg.org/you6ylb9h/DSC_0292.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/you6ylb9h/)

Psyche
22-Sep-2017, 07:17 PM
Female R. polynice eudoxia.
The rare female is larger & paler.

Ssp eudoxia :HW upperside with larger black spots; underside without the orange brown postdiscal series of spots.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRu2YesIyOk/Ubm184VSxhI/AAAAAAAAIo8/6mm33DLp8o4/s1600/DSC_0515.JPG
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ogl4eQlXtIQ/Ubm1hJ3dWdI/AAAAAAAAIoY/eJjOZoYS5b8/s400/DSC_0465.JPG

Ssp birmana ;HW upperside with smaller spots : Undersdie with orange spots.
http://insecta.pro/images/1024/65752.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/929/Rhinopalpa-polynice

TL Seow: Cheers.

Tai LA
22-Sep-2017, 09:59 PM
Thanks, Dr Seow. With the limited references I had, I could only get down to the Genus!