Request for Id confirmation for Rapala

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Rapala is confusing for me, esp from underside. My friends and i have tried to id these but need conformation, and if possible the id keys.

1. Male, Rapala Iarbus?
26548

2a. Female, Rapala Iarbus?
26549

2b. Same specimen of 2a.
26550

3a. Male, R. Tara?
26551

3b. Same specimen of 3a.
26552

4. R. Manea?
26553

Thanks in advance!!

[Psyche]

1 & 2 are correct as R. iarbus.
The potdiscal band in HW space 1b is a straight slant & the cilia is orange -tinged.


3 is correct as Rapala tara male. FW potdiscal band strongly curved; HW with the band serially dislocated. strong ochreous yellow tone.

[Psyche]

4 is rather dificult.

The difference between the male R. scintilla & manea is based largely on colour.


R. manea ;male upperside blue shot on both wings.
Underside ground colour brown may be purple washed.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/84060020.html

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/580_39827-163-5cc682349a1c7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/580_39828-73-5cc6827f11c2f-1.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/83_9654-989-564ac000cb7f6-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/83_9654-989-564ac000cb7f6-2.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/260_11873-16-5724c91ea9458-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/260_11873-16-5724c91ea9458-1.jpg


R. scintilla ;Undersdie ground colour greenish grey in the male.
Upperside blue shot only on the HW. FW may be bluish but not iridescent blue.
UnF band may be angled.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/84070001.html
https://wingscales.com/content/record/3402-1-876e5.jpg


Hard to say for this one.
I will leave it as R. manea.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Thanks a lot for the confirmation and the id keys.

Regards
Aomoa

[Ngangom Aomoa]

While going through your reply, and rechecking my collection, I came upon a UFO with no proper underside which has been with me for a long time but now seems to be R. Manea.
26560
26561

Please have a look.

Thanks

[Psyche]

Post 5.

Rapala rectivitta.
The upperside have a brilliant blue shot in a side light,the underside have a thin straight reddish postdiscal line.
Synonym. Rapala buxaria.

See bottom images in link.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/84120001.html

In the male Rapala manea the FW is blueshot only in the lower part.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/206_24853-8-5a6757963cdcc-1.jpg


Similar .Rapala nissa ;UpF dull blue often with an orange patch.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/1004/Rapala-nissa


Rapala rosacea. Underside strongly reddish.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/84130001.html
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rapala-rosacea-1080x718.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Ngangom Aomoa]

Thanks a lot sir. Rectivitta is an interesting find for India.