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Attached are two photos which I have in my Neptis harita file. However, the spot in space 2 of the forewing in the second photo (a very old photo taken with my original box brownie) does not appear to be crescent shaped. Could this be Neptis omeroda?
The forewing sub-apical spots of the 2nd individual are also distinctly different from the usual harita arrangement.
How does this compare with N anjana hyria?
Looking at these 2 , I was at first convinced they have to be 2 different species, but only in N. harita is the submarginal band on the hindwing divided into a distinct row of spots.
TL Seow:cheers:
PS. Les, if it is not too late, the Maliau Basin post 127 page 13 by David should be Neptis ilira.
I did'nt know Yutaka website have images of Neptis.
I was using the key and since it is a male, noted it did not match the male ilira in C&P4 on a number of points.
( In hindsight it seems to match omeroda even less.)
Thanks, Seow. Do I take it, then, that the shape of the spot is not reliable for the identification of this group of Neptis species, as it is mentioned in the C&P4 key, lines 23 & 24?
Looking at all the images available on Yutaka, C&P4, Fleming, and at the forums, my conclusions are;
N. harita; forewing spot in space 2 usually crescentric; hindwing band divided & chain-like.
N. ilira; forewing spot variable, subapical spots narrow/longish; hindwing band entire.
N. omeroda; forewing spot rather large, quadrate/rounded, subapical spots short & broad; hindwing band entire.
TL Seow:cheers:
Thank you again. I note the word 'usually' for N. harita. So the first thing to look at is the hindwing band, followed by the subapical markings. I have rechecked all my photos, and I only have N. harita:thumbsdow .