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DaveChiangMai
29-Sep-2018, 05:42 PM
Photographed in Mae Hong Son this week, nw Thailand. I cannot decide if this is E. kanda or E. merta as have no experience of either in the field. Would be grateful for opinions please. I am leaning toward E. merta as the underside hindwing appears to have dots on the sub-marginal edge rather than dashes.
Many thanks

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Psyche
29-Sep-2018, 09:47 PM
Euthalia merta.
Normally in E. merta the arrowheads point outwards but this can be difficult to see as here.
The FW postdiscal band widen & contain a short dark bar at the upper costal end.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q5JL1lXKi-s/Uf4MhoUR0qI/AAAAAAAAJYw/AsY1o0BNncw/s1600/DSC_0312.JPG


E. kanda; This short bar at the upper end of the band is absent.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/project_tag/euthalia-kanda/


TL Seow: Cheers.

DaveChiangMai
29-Sep-2018, 10:00 PM
Many thanks for the confirmation.