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Commander
18-Mar-2024, 10:45 PM
Dr Seow, the marginal orange streak seems to widen at the apical area of the forewing compared to those P. sandaka that I recently shot. Is this also P. sandaka?

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Underside of same individual above.

Psyche
19-Mar-2024, 01:19 AM
This is a female P. sandaka.
The FW grey band is broken into pieces.
P. sandaka seem to have more prominent FW submarginal orange band.

P. hordonia from p. Malaysia.
Males.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202944195
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132162011
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65613884

Females.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65742192
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19028878


Pantoporia sandaka.
Male.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134403817
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86976671
Females.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176612087
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135218837

There are many females in Singapore with an uncertain look but no confirmed male hordonia have been found.
eg
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149731093

My assumption is that P. hordonia may be extinct in Singapore.



TL Seow : Cheers.