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[CERULEAN]

dear dr seow,

wonder whether this is Lesser Band Dart, Potanthus tracheal?

25508

30 September 2018
Sai Kung, Hong Kong


Merry Christmas~~~

[Psyche]

The Potanthus species are particularly tough.
Note FW spots 4 & 5 with big overlap with the lower spot 3 but a little with the upper spoy 6.
Abdominal end black-banded.

P. trachala have detached (no overlap) spots 4 & 5 from the rest.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd0/VAxf7FbehUI/AAAAAAAAQFc/hP3tC8esw5s/s1600/HFH3746-Potanthus-trachala-tytleri.jpg

The black-banded abdominal end exclude P. confucius, pava & ganda.

P. flavus have strongly notched outer margins of all spots Male & female.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5273/5897058269_0493241921_o.jpg
tbn:ANd9GcS38eQCVS4gH8bCpRudGyEa9iSFp7Qhh1d3YxBM8x nj6drXaoIm

It may be P. pseudomaesa but does not quite looks like the Indian form
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/30062532d7f5f8902c.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/171_7165-90-55a941a69905b-4.jpg

It seem to resembles P. mingo which also have been recorded from Yunnan.
P. mingo ;abdominal end with a black band; HW band outer margins more concave , usually more heavily marked out in black.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFtROXZYiZI/W_ErxDkE91I/AAAAAAAAUA0/vigPklu01Zk8ED1PVNUUuA9YRNAfy41dQCLcBGAs/s1600/HFH_3107%2BPotanthus%2Bmingo.JPG
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92810010.html


TL Seow: Cheers.