ID help - Rapala Suffusa?

[anuramsh]

Hi Dr. Seow,

Request ID help for this butterfly sighted at USR,Singapore.

Is this Rapala Suffusa?

Rapala suffusa. ;FW postdiscal band distinctly curved or bent towards the costa.
HW orange crown obscure being yellow & similar to the ground colour.

Thanks
Ramesh

[Psyche]

Yes it is R. suffusa.
The FW postdiscal band/line is strongly bent.
The HW orange crown appear distinct merely because there is a pale yellow zone between it & the black postdiscal line, highlighting it.
The orange crown is hardly deeper than the HW area to the inside of the postdiscal line.


TL Seow: Cheers.

[anuramsh]

Thanks a lot for the ID confirmation.