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ButterflyWitch
08-Nov-2020, 01:54 AM
Good evening Dr.Seow Sir
Please help in identification

All these photographs taken from Tripura, Northeast India....

1. Parantica melaneus or swinhoei?

26803

2.Cepora sp.?

26804

26805

3. Halpe sp.

26806

4. Halpe sp.

26807

5. Halpe sp.?

26808

6. Telicota bambusae?

26809

26810

7. Telicota sp.

26811

8. Potanthus sp.

26812

26813

9. Potanthus sp.

26814

26815

10. Potanthus sp.

26816

26817

11. Coladenia indrani uposathra or Coladenia indrani indrani?

26818

Thank you in advance, sir....

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 09:48 AM
1. Parantica melaneus.

In P. melaneus the brown area (where the scent patch is in the male) is narrower & smaller.
The pale windows in space 2 & 3 larger.
The two white postdiscal dots (always present) run parallel to the submarginal white dots.
Thailand.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Parantica-melaneus-1080x675.jpg
Bhutan.
https://biodiversity.bt/biodiv/img/Parantica%20melaneus/Parantica_melaneus_Cramer_gall.jpg
India.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/ParanticaMelaneus/ParanticaMelaneus_GauravAgavekar_ag377.jpg


P. swinhoei.
The HW brown area is larger, wider, so that the the windows in space 2 & 3 are reduced.
The two white postdiscal dots may be absent. If present are not parallel to the submarginal white dots.
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/butterfly-parantica-swinhoei-underside-wings-dark-brown-cyan-stripes-38721094.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nobler/34499553820/
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Butterflies%20of%20China/04_Danaidae/Parantica%20swinhoei/Parantica%20swinhoei.html

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 09:56 AM
2. Cepora nadina nadina.
The individual is much worn but the markings match.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20180001.html

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 10:14 AM
3 & 4.
Halpe aucma.

FW with a series of golden spots.
HW interneural black spots not merged /cojoined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/641_44730-147-5d81933aa3720-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/622_44297-293-5d7ceb4ae705a-1.jpg
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Wing-phenotypes-male-genital-morphology-and-distributional-ranges-of-S-Asian-Halpe_fig9_336857899


5. Uncertain.

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 10:39 AM
6 & 7.
Telicota bambusae.

FW male3 brand straight within the black space.
Base of space 2 typically black, sometimes with a dash of orange.
UnH inner margin of band more strongly notched at upper end.
Face paler.
Male with base of space 2 black.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TelicotaBambusae/01TelicotaBambusae_KSaji_ad012.jpg
Male with base of space 2 with an orange spot.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/TelicotaBambusae/Telicota%20bambusae_OmkarGodbole_an219.jpg

https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/416_11891-378-57258845e417d-1.jpg


Telicota linna. Large species. Base of space 2 black.
FW band narrow Underside often dusky ;Face & lower abdomen paler.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU0gNp51E3U/VgOg89qI7cI/AAAAAAAAOQg/t1opVeXR03U/s1600/Telicota-linna-Males---Horace-Tan.jpg
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qDEk4MIq_7Y/Vz1fLcMFHjI/AAAAAAAAmUA/i3pASYZomYsQt82Qg10lMbyNBvB3lzhogCLcB/s1600/TL_male_05.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-79Gj7N-1GXc/Vz1Td5Ld2HI/AAAAAAAAmR4/95Ux0hx6rvQBix7nmXm2PYZenG8olIQ2wCLcB/s1600/TL_male_01.jpg


Telicota besta.
Base of space 2 always with an orange /yellow spot.
Male brand slightly curved, place nearer the inner margin of black space.
UnH band upper inner notch shallower.Veins may be lightly dark.
Only face is paler.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6-BjVfqOIQ0/U1vGug7ph3I/AAAAAAAAdO0/Emv5HEJEs0M/s1600/TB_adult_male_up_01.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcRIOq2ivQ8/U1vGYbuSkoI/AAAAAAAAdOU/R4gYL-S-BfY/s1600/TB_adult_male_-04.jpg

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 10:53 AM
8, & 9.
Potanthus pseudomaesa .


10. Potanthus pallida.



Three species are rather similar. All have abdoinal end black banded or black.

P. pseudomaesa. FW spots with at most slight overlap between spots 3 & 4.
Spots 2 & 3 broader with slightly concave margins.
Abdominal end black banded.
Underside with strong black edgings/spots.
Sri Lanka male.
https://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app/public/butterflies/b1492795816.JPG
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/171_7165-90-55a941a69905b-4.jpg

P. trachala. FW spots 4 & 5 detached, linked by the spikes.
FW spots narrow & strongly concave in the male.
Abdominal end black banded.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/233_8677-63-56190c574efd4-1.jpg
Singapore.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd0/VAxf7FbehUI/AAAAAAAAQFc/hP3tC8esw5s/s1600/HFH3746-Potanthus-trachala-tytleri.jpg


Potanthus pallida.
FW spots 4 & 5 fully detached.
FW spots with mainly straight margins.
FW spots are strongly divided by dark veins.
Underside markings somewhat diffuse. Abdominal end black/ banded.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/171_4982-640-551673e0a32a9-1.jpg
Sri lankan female.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K_9vR_LQ-UM/Vo0KCQQEeNI/AAAAAAAAGQo/Ale7nwDESUQ/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 01:55 PM
11.
Coladenia indrani uposathra.


C. i. indra S. India.
WSF dark brown, DSF ochreous.
FW cellend spot narrower in the upperhalf. very variable.
WSF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coladenia_indrani#/media/File:Tricolored_pied_flat.jpg
DSF.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/3033353b947acec220.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/279_70296-601-5f76e4de49d8f-1.jpg


C. i. indrani. N. India Kagra to Assam.
WSF tawny brown; DSF, , bright tawny.
FW cellend spot quadrate or oval, upper half not narrower.
FW with heavy series of postdiscal black spots or shadings.
HW discal spots weak partly obscure.
WSF.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/596_61129-408-5ef5eee903081-1.jpg
DSF.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2020/1461_72645-888-5f997955db7f3-1.jpg


C. i. uposathra. Manipur east to Indochina.
WSF duller ochreous, DSF bright orange yellow.
FW apical half is largely black so that the spots & an orange submarginal series stand out prominently.
HW black spots strong, the discal spots large & prominent.
WSF
Thailand.
https://pamsbutterflies.com/butterfly/1031/coladenia-indrani
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90650010.html

DSF.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/93_11784-488-571ef09d07043-1.jpg
Thailand.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Coladenia-indrani-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

ButterflyWitch
08-Nov-2020, 06:05 PM
Thank you so much sir for your valuable time....��

Psyche
08-Nov-2020, 06:10 PM
5.
The series of large 'gold' spots on the FW indicate it should also be Halpe aucma.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2019/622_44297-293-5d7ceb4ae705a-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.