Two Lethe species from Doi Phu Kha

[DaveChiangMai]

Two Lethe species photographed at 1,700 metres on Doi Phu Kha, north Thailand last week.

I think image 1 is Lethe gulnihal peguana

and I think image 2 is Lethe insana insana (but I am less sure about that).

Would be grateful for confirmation, or correction please.

Image 1.
24998

Image 2
24999

[Psyche]

THey should be correct.

1 may be L gulnihai gulnihai.
HW both lines irregular.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2786/Lethe-gulnihal

According to Evans, in ssp gulnihal the FW twin marks near the cellend converge downwards.
They are parallel in ssp peguana.

Similar L. latiaris. FW with 4 submarginal ocelli.
HW discal line strongly angulated ; inner line regular .
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/785/Lethe-latiaris


2. L. insana insana.
FW with 3 submarginal ocelli ie spot 2,3,& 4, (rarely a spot 5 ), spot 1b absent . FW line oblique & slightly curved in (or mostly straight) & whitened, to costa. HW discal line mostly undulate. inner line regular.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1045/Lethe-insana


Similar .L. bhairava. FW discal line less oblique ;submarginal ocelli 4, ocelli 1b, 2, 3, & 4.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1044/Lethe-bhairava

TL Seow: Cheers.

[DaveChiangMai]

Many thanks for the confirmation and further details.