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ButterflyWitch
07-Jul-2025, 03:24 AM
Hello Dr. Seow Sir, need your confirmation...

1. Halpe wantona?
28842
28843

2. Halpe flava or kusala?
28844
28845

Thanks in advanse... :cheers:

Psyche
07-Jul-2025, 10:52 PM
Halpe is terribly difficult.
Many forms are being upgraded to full species.

1. https://www.butterflycircle.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28842&d=1751826099
https://www.butterflycircle.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28843&d=1751826153
This should be correct as H. wantona.
It has the even sized interneural black spots on a dirty ground.
Upperside i cellspot ;spots 2 & 3 partial overlap.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91410001.html
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/npict15c/91410001_n004.jpg


2. https://www.butterflycircle.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28844&d=1751826190
https://www.butterflycircle.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=28845&d=1751826229

Not sure what this should be.
It looks closest to Halpe aucma ,some form have narrow interneural spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/118_30406-733-5b2f963134c48-3_0.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/halpe-aucma


It can not be H. flava which is more golden, with HW spot 4 & 5 very tiny and spots 6 & 7 very large.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91360001.html
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Halpe-flava

Also can not be H. kusala which has a central yellowish white band.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91390001.html
This is a good match for H. kusala.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sites/default/files/135_15131-141-5820c69bdb287-1.jpg

I have no idea how H. molta should look.

TL Seow: Cheers.

ButterflyWitch
08-Jul-2025, 12:40 AM
Thank you so much sir...