Help!!!!!

[Painted Jezebel]

I may be going senile, but I can not get an ID on this butt. PLEASE, can someone help me on this. I suspect it is a Flos species, but none of the pics in the books I have match.

[Common Mime]

How about a worn out Flos apidanus saturatus?

[Painted Jezebel]

I had wondered about that, as that species is found here, but it was the subbasal silver markings that worried me.

[Sky Blue]

Quite close to Mahathala ameria, chk out yr book ;-)

[Painted Jezebel]

Quite close to Mahathala ameria, chk out yr book ;-)

Again, I had looked at that, but the hind wing shape of Mahathala sp. ( deeply incurved at the costal margin) ruled that out to me. However, on checking my specimen of Mahathala ariadeva, I now suspect that this is the correct ID. (shame, not another +1 for Samui!)

Thank you SC.

[Sky Blue]

You're welcome Les.


... but the hind wing shape of Mahathala sp. ( deeply incurved at the costal margin) ruled that out to me..Yes, I noticed the incurved hindwing illustrated in the book but couldn't really differentiate that from your photo, I even used photoshop to manipulate the photo hopping I can see the curve but no success, so I only state as quite close.

Good that you manage to confirm the id :cheers: