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Lamproptera77
22-Mar-2020, 12:45 PM
Hi, would appreciate some help in identifying some of these butterflies I saw in Entopia, Penang.

1)Parantica melaneus
26220

2)Athyma nefte
26221

3)Cethosia biblis
26222

4)Athyma perius
26223

5)
26224

6)Euploea mulciber
26225

7)Amathusia sp.
26226

8)Mycalesis mineus
26227

9)Atrophneura varuna
26228

10)Atrophneura varuna (?)
26229

11) Kallima inachus
26230

12) Kallima inachus
26231


Thanks in advance!

Psyche
22-Mar-2020, 01:14 PM
All as you have IDed.

5 Ancistroides nigrita very worn.


10 Atrophaneura nox male.
FWs & HWs rounded.
Abdomen nearly all black except at the end.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4113/5019880400_ff168ed91f_b.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b2TaiqjRE5g/VOsduZZECUI/AAAAAAAAUO8/xEvAIz_f5p8/s1600/DSC_0292.JPG

A. varuna ; FW narrow with concave margin.;HW elongate with crenate (scalloped) margin.
Abdomen red along the sides & ventral surface.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophaneura_varuna#/media/File:Atrophaneura_varuna_GaroHills_Meghalaya.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/3776/11698306124_ffaff79926_b.jpg

TL Seow: Cheers.

11 & 12 .Kallima limborgi.

K. inachus is not found in P. Malaysia

Lamproptera77
22-Mar-2020, 02:29 PM
Thanks Dr Seow!

Just realised I have a few more species that require verification:

1) Polyura jalysus
26232


2) Heliophorus indicus (?)
26233
26234

3) Cynitia flora (?)
26235

Thanks again!

Psyche
22-Mar-2020, 05:40 PM
Post 3.

1 & 3 are correct.

Heliophorus epicles

H. indicus is not found here.

H. epicles & nola are very similar on the underside.

H. epicles; HW upper part of red border in space 6 jut in more& FW lower white submarginal a slight chevron (V-shaped).
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purple_Sapphire_(Heliophorus_epicles)_UN._Ass am..jpg

H. ila HW red border more uniform & FW lower submarginal white spots straight.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heliophorus_ila#/media/File:Ila_nolus_ACC_3043to4.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.