ID requested for various species

[butterflyrajib]

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from India!!!

I am uploading various families specimens for identification purpose. All specimens captured (Pop-up flash used) from Buxa Tiger reserve (North east), West Bengal, India in the month of April 2019.

I just guessed as below follows:
01. Potanthus confucius
02. Pithauria stramineipennis
03. Heteropsis malsara or H. davisoni
07. Prosotas bhutea
08. Nacaduba kurava
09. Nacaduba berenice or beroe

Regards,
Rajib Dey
Mob.: +91-9831632692
Email: rajibdey88@gmail.com

[Psyche]

1. Potanthus probably correct as P. confucius, female.

P. confucius; Male have the FW band with veins not darkened or only lightly so ,ie it often appear as a single continuous band.
The female identfied by the black 'hole' in the FW cell may the veins lightly dark. Abdominal end yellow.
P. confucius
Males.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqd2cxvee7urTo_hH2HtdK2qATMLIuI cBuiAftd1gKeh1mOx8NWw
https://alchetron.com/cdn/potanthus-60f11473-08ac-4fe0-a81b-34acc51a16d-resize-750.jpeg
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Potanthus-confucius-1080x717.jpg
Male ,female set specimens Taiwan.
http://image.digitalarchives.tw/ImageCache/00/24/a1/4f.jpg
http://data.taieol.tw/files/eoldata/imagecache/species_slideshow_img/images/39/00094550.jpg

2.Pithauria stramineipennis. The sharper FWs & long orange-tipped antennae are typical.

3. H. malsara ;HW with entire regular margin; FW cilia not checquered.
http://butterfliesvietnam.blogspot.com/2017/03/255-mycalesis-malsara-white-line.html

H. davisoni : FW cilia checquered; HW margin crenulate.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/2931/Heteropsis-davisoni

4. ;Hasora chromus.

H. taminatus FW usually without a subapical spot; HW more rounded so white band appear set further in; marginal area widest in the middle; strong blue green sheen.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90220020.html

H. chromus: FW usually with a subapical spot; HW narrower, so marginal are of uniform width; weak purplish sheen.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90210001.html

[Psyche]

5 Nacaduba berenice.

6. Prosotas pia ;There is a hint of dark mark below the midcell bar into space 1b; both marginal & submarginal spots much faded.

7. Probably Prosotas pia.FW too low to see lower spot; HW submarginal spots much more faded than the marginal.

8. Nacaduba berenice.Dark striae within bands strong; FW postdiscal band with mid dislocation; FW submarginals irregular many pointed; spot above midcell band.

9. Nacaduba berenice.Dark striae strong; FW postdiscal band crooked; submarginal irregularly pointed; spot above midcell band.



Nacadiba berenice; Dark striae strong; FW band typically with mid dislocation; FW submarginals irregular mostly with points.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Nacaduba-berenice-1080x717.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Nacaduba%20berenice%20icena/Rounded%206%20Line%20Blue%20-%20Neo%20Chee%20Beng.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Nacaduba%20berenice%20icena/154%20Nacaduba%20berenice%20icena%20(Rounded%206-Line%20Blue)%20Bobby%20Mun.jpg

Nacaduba calauria ;similar to N. berenice with strong dark striae; FW postdiscal band almost always straight; only submarginal spots 4 & 5 sharply pointed.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Nacaduba%20berenice%20icena/Rounded%206%20Line%20Blue%20-%20Henry%20Koh.jpg

N. kurava; FW margin straight; FW band typically straight; dark striae may be weak in male; submarginal all with rounded margins; spot above midcell band always present.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0O8s9qV4aTE/VhkPymRtOGI/AAAAAAAAORc/htLEJvTY4rs/s1600/TransparentSixlineBlue-KSK3.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Nacaduba%20kurava%20nemana/TransparentSixlineBlue-SunnyC2.JPG
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4247/34972070862_d3fe83fdc5_b.jpg


Nacaduba beroe; FW without a spot above midcell band;male with dark striae weak; FW potdiscal band often with mid-dislocation; .male may have wingbase darker.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yS0EBTwvFoQ/VP75FBXA8sI/AAAAAAAAUbE/3fW3Rbxdoxo/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/164_15568-9-5843c949da7a9-1.jpg
female.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Nacaduba%20beroe%20neon/Sunny-Chir---EOS-1D-Mark-III--13_08_2011--0115_1-copy-4.jpg

Prosotas nora; All marginal & submarginal spots of equally dark intensity or atleast the submarginals.; FW midcell band extending down into space 1b ( can only be seen if the FWs are well-raised.
https://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Prosotas-nora-1080x675.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cp86LPgkGUw/VcwSbj0PZbI/AAAAAAAAGdc/2Y93RhxmXjg/s1600/Prosotas%2Bnora.jpg

Prosotas pia . FW with midcell band extending into space 1b; submarginal spots especially HW are much faded.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ProsotasPia/ProsotasPia_KrushnameghKunte_ai938.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ProsotasPia/01ProsotasPia_KrushnameghKunte_ai937.jpg
http://www.samuibutterflies.com/02_images/linkbuttons/butterflies/lycaenidae/prosotaspia/underside.jpg

Prosotas bhutea.FW with midcell band not extending into space 1b ;Submarginals may be partially faded as in P. pia.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ProsotasBhutea/ProsotasBhutea_KrushnameghKunte_aa900.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/137_12176-187-57473b602c2a1-1.jpg
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ProsotasBhutea/thumb/th_ProsotasBhutea_KrushnameghKunte_ai517.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.