DaveChiangMai
10-Dec-2022, 01:44 PM
I would appreciate some comments on the identification of this "Royal" species photographed at Omkoi, nw Thailand on 9 Dec 22 at 980 metres.
Having looked at various literature and websites I think I can narrow this down to either Creon cleobis or Tajuria culta. Not having extensive experience of these species I am undecided. Unfortunately Yutaka's Butteflies of Indo-China does not have a specimen of Cleon cleobis cleobis (the northern form), though I do have a photo of this taxon from n. Thialand, which looks appreciably darker with wider discal lines than this one.
My gut feeling is that this is Tajuria culta, though I do not like the point that the blue of the inner hindwing appears to continue to the edge of the hindwing which from Yutaka's images of culta does not seem to be the case for culta. Comments greatly appreciated.
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Having looked at various literature and websites I think I can narrow this down to either Creon cleobis or Tajuria culta. Not having extensive experience of these species I am undecided. Unfortunately Yutaka's Butteflies of Indo-China does not have a specimen of Cleon cleobis cleobis (the northern form), though I do have a photo of this taxon from n. Thialand, which looks appreciably darker with wider discal lines than this one.
My gut feeling is that this is Tajuria culta, though I do not like the point that the blue of the inner hindwing appears to continue to the edge of the hindwing which from Yutaka's images of culta does not seem to be the case for culta. Comments greatly appreciated.
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