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Blue Nawab
25-Oct-2020, 08:39 AM
Dear Dr Seow, Please help with the ids for BC members, thank you so much!
#1(Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide or Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa?)
26753
26754

#2 (Euploea tulliolus ledereri?)
26755

#3 (Euploea phaenareta castelnaui?)
26756

Psyche
25-Oct-2020, 09:52 AM
1. D. basaltide bisaltide.
This ssp have 5 white spots on the black border on the upperside .
The underside lacks most of the large white apots seen in ssp pratipa.
Ssp. pratipa.
https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Malaysia%20-%20Doleschallia%20bisaltide.htm

2 is probably E. eunice. Correction: E. tulliolus.

3 is right

Euploea can be very difficult to ID with the wings distorted.

E. tulliolus.
Smaller, FW apex rounded.;Upper HW submarginal spots larger.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20tulliolus%20ledereri/45%20Euploea%20tulliolus%20ledereri%20(Dwarf%20Cro w)%20Bobby%20Mun.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20tulliolus%20ledereri/IMG_7199pDwarf%20Crow%20-%20Loke.jpg

E. eunice Presumed ? extinct in Singapore.
Much larger.
Apex pointed. Upper HW submarginal spots rarely larger.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1e/2e/1c/1e2e1c85529d928afc41911ebf1b606d.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Euploea-eunice-1080x675.jpg


E. phanaereta. Both wings with an irregular arrangement of 3 series of spots.
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5cb77cac-13f5-4143-a7f2-17dfeebe596e/d1nsaep-e878b609-7606-4d69-90d8-42a19e5032d5.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJ IUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjph cHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3sicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvNWNiNzdjYWMtMT NmNS00MTQzLWE3ZjItMTdkZmVlYmU1OTZlXC9kMW5zYWVwLWU4 NzhiNjA5LTc2MDYtNGQ2OS05MGQ4LTQyYTE5ZTUwMzJkNS5qcG cifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6ZmlsZS5kb3dubG9h ZCJdfQ.FZ2FMJF36iqoP6lRTVhXn5xW5OBDfNSQvokg1wr_RTU
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20phaenareta%20castelnaui/KC-sunny-chir.jpg


E. camaralzeman malayica. Male darker.
HW with two parallel series of submarginal spots in the lower half.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20camaralzeman%20malayica/bcd3s-malayancrow1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

Psyche
25-Oct-2020, 11:45 AM
Correction.

2 is Euploea tulliolus.
There are examples of E. tulliolus with HW submarginal spots small.
The apex is rounded.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Euploea%20tulliolus%20ledereri/Dwarf%20Crow%20-%202%20-%20Bob%20Cheong.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.