Allotinus & Euploea Butterflies from Thailand

[David Chan]

Dear Dr Seow,

Kindly assist to ID these butterflies:

.1 Could this be a Divided Brownie (Miletus ancon)? 26025

.2 Allotinus spp 26026

.3 Euploea spp 26027

Thanks a lot.
Best regards,
David Chan

[Psyche]

1. Miletus croton.This has a completely darkened postdical spots.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Miletus-croton-1080x719.gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miletus_croton#/media/File:MiletusCrotonCorusMUpUnRDK1.jpg

M. ancon has the HW postdiscal spots only partially dark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miletus_ancon#/media/File:MiletusAnconAnconFUpUnRDK1.jpg


2. Allotinus probably A. davidus . Correction; Probably Allotinus horsfieldi.
The FW series of spots is not dislocated ;HW with spot 6 shifted in.
This is a small species.
https://thaibutterflies.com/project_tag/miletinae/page/4/

Similar A. horsfieldi .Larger ; FW series of spots broken in the middle.
https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Allotinus%20horsfieldi%20permagnus%20001g.jpg


3. Euploea camaraalzeman .Very large with long pointy FWs. HW with neat rows of spots.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30260001.html


TL Seow:Cheers.

[/I]

[Angiud]

Allotinus davidis has a very clear black spot on underside hindwind

https://live.staticflickr.com/5534/14068793697_cdf5e7cc96_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nrdfdz)

The Short-branded Darkie - Allotinus davidis (https://flic.kr/p/nrdfdz)


PS: Davidis is only a South Thai Peninsula species

[Psyche]

Allotinus davidis has a very clear black spot on underside hindwind


PS: Davidis is only a South Thai Peninsula species

I forgot A. davidus does have a black spot although it is not supposed to be that prominent.
The labelling on your website is confusing.
https://thaibutterflies.com/project_tag/miletinae/page/4/


2 is probably A. horsfieldi. There is probably a dislocation between the two triangular spots & the colour is also more beige.

TL Seow: Cheers.

PS. Here is the holotype of A. davidus from Singapore. Fig 6 & another 7, the paratype from south Johor.
The black spot is not prominent.
https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofnatura07entolond#page/n426/mode/1up

Your A. davidus may be another A . substrigosus.

[David Chan]

Dear Dr Seow & Antonio,

Thanks a lot for the inputs. It is so difficult to ID some butterflies without the help of experts. Cheers!

Best regards,
David Chan