ID help - Judy ( Abisara)

[anuramsh]

Hi Dr Seow,

Request ID help for 2 Judys taken at Pulau Ubin, Singapore.

Abisara saturata kausambioides Or
Abisara geza niya ?

Sorry for the poor images taken from far.


Thanks
Ramesh

[Psyche]

They are both Abisara saturata. The female suggest some crossed genes from A. geza.

The male Abisara have the HW tail at vein 4 rounded.
It is sharp-tipped in the female.


A. saturata.
Male FW twin postdiscal bands parallel , straight or slightly curved.
FW outer submarginal white line obsolete.
HW postdiscal band more or less curved & not angulated at vein 4.
Tornal two black spots with extended tips.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/8e/dd/238edde754c4110b1fcb135ff4e19567.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49324114642_ce1a5a9964_b.jpg

Female with FW twin postdiscal bands' inner margins usually more or less straight & parallel (sometimes slightly curved).
Outer submarginal line weak.
HW postdiscal band not angulated at vein 4 & tornal two spots with extended tips.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alvin_Francis/publication/271078331/figure/fig32/AS:646462295785489@1531140030774/Abisara-saturata-kausambioides-de-Niceville-1896-a-adult-female-WS-35-45-mm-b.png
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyCsM/SgJcu90ymfI/AAAAAAAADXM/CRgCc-oLPE4/s400/MPJ_adult_female_Sunny_c.jpg


A. geza.
Male with FW outer postdiscal band distinctly bent.
Outer white submarginal line present, often strong.
HW postdiscal band angulated at vein 4.
Twin tornal spots without extended tip.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQRIexUuTuJ2JEzY1yWar3250Hp1r1 scNlD7w&usqp=CAU
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/Sw_KC9L03-I/AAAAAAAACCQ/XOo92Ond9q8/s1600/DSC1501-Abisara-sp.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Abisara%20geza%20niya/SJ_adult_Chng_01.jpg

Female ;FW outer postdiscal band strongly bent, inner band less.
FW outer submarginal white line strong.
HW postdiscal band angulated at vein 4.
HW twin tornal black spots typically without extended tip.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PHWbbqxsZVQ/T3P9JDnSMPI/AAAAAAAAHLc/hwlpTsj2R64/s1600/SpottedJudy-SunnyChir.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Abisara%20geza%20niya/SJ_Adult_CJ_01.jpg
https://d29tlldvxtis6c.cloudfront.net/thumbs/p6151139-abisarageza-spottedjudy-1736.jpg

A third species A. kausambi have the postdiscal band sraight from FW to HW.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Abisara-kausambi-1080x675.jpg
https://a4.pbase.com/g4/25/686825/2/145896098.ZqPu6Ixy.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.