ID help needed (29 June 2022)

[Blue Nawab]

Dear Dr Seow, Pls help with the following IDs, thank you!

#1
27675

#2
27676

[Psyche]

1. Male Potanthus serina.

Abdominal end with a prominent black band.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
HW often with a small spot 6 at inner corner of band.
Field shots & variation can make Idying rather confusing.
Males.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d7/80/fb/d780fbee9e9b2b3ae5e65893f41908f6.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/155115043/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/168762408/large.jpeg

FW subapical spot may be much reduced.
This make it confusingly similar to P. juno, but the HW upper spot of band is rectangular ,not rounded.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/30812213/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/7534927/large.jpeg




P. juno is very similar.
FW spot 5 smaller than spot 4.
FW subapical spot 8 absent or vestigial.
HW upper spot of band rounded.

Male India.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4053/4262747008_047e4a9a80.jpg
Singapore male & female.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLxO6Cqrl-k/Tv3BPqqdcTI/AAAAAAAAFIw/5qD_fJxEnpw/s400/DSC3668%2BSkipper%2B%2540%2BBukit%2BBrown.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WroJpPq0U5g/WGddN4VeO8I/AAAAAAAAQQk/yLDmI309uw8nDMBP_wvQFzx7edYEtR6IACLcB/s1600/JunoDart-KohCH.jpg




P. mingo is more heaviliy dark shaded & FW spots 4 & 5 are equal.
Male CCA.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3wB2A2ujBs/TljGL_hdu_I/AAAAAAAABdc/afUjssvXasc/s1600/_MG_1531.jpg
Male P. Ubin.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EGfuIVmIAcM/Xm44SFZWNPI/AAAAAAAAUyQ/7MKmfZclFC4HrcGGzMmJmYIoxUSKucmwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/HFH_8042%2BPotanthus%2Bsp.JPG
Female P. Semakau.
https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/wongcheeming/Pulau%20Semakau/IMG_9042-orangeSkipper.jpg
Pair. Location unknown.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tFtROXZYiZI/W_ErxDkE91I/AAAAAAAAUA0/vigPklu01Zk8ED1PVNUUuA9YRNAfy41dQCLcBGAs/s1600/HFH_3107%2BPotanthus%2Bmingo.JPG




P. trachala.
FW spots 4 & 5 no overlap with the spots above & below.
Males.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kvlAhJLLsd0/VAxf7FbehUI/AAAAAAAAQFc/hP3tC8esw5s/s1600/HFH3746-Potanthus-trachala-tytleri.jpg
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1898/42653386130_9d2e6e499a_b.jpg
Female.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/135725453/large.jpg


The other 3 species P. omaha, ganda & confucius have the abdominal ends yellow, althpugh the female have some dark shadings.
P.ganda male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/24007896/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/36546491/large.jpg


P. confucius male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/173138629/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/93546410/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/135259032/large.jpg

Male P. omaha upperside for comparison; Note veins on FW band are dark/black.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/166721635/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/172145453/large.jpeg




2. Male Cephrenes acalle.
Veins black ;band edged in black sharp spots.
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMH_Hul6-ialOFct-K7RArXGH4GTJrbMhYvRx0h_PNxB_SZ0Ek_-R0oT9XfTO3X7dMu44&usqp=CAU


TL Seow: Cheers.