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Good evening Dr. Seow Sir...
Need your help in id confirmation...
1.Prosotas nora?
Attachment 28593
2. Prosotas nora?
Attachment 28594
3. Potanthus flavus?
Attachment 28595
4. Pratapa deva?
Attachment 28596
Attachment 28597
5. Ypthima lycus?
Attachment 28598
6. Flos ahoka or adriana?
Attachment 28599
7. Neptis cartica?
Attachment 28600
Attachment 28601
Thank you in advance :)
1.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...3&d=1726500874
2.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...4&d=1726500946
They are both Prosotas nora ardates male.
The three species P. nora, pia & bhutea are particularly difficult in India.
Attachment 28602
The main ID feature, the extension of the midcell band into space 1b is normally hidden at rest unless the FW is raised high.
Here in both pics the extension of the band in space 1b can be seen.
Prosotas nora.
UnF midcell band extend full width into space 1b.
Marginal & submarginal spots of equal intensity & dark.
In ssp ardates these spots are paler causing much confusion with the other two.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/81330001.html
https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Prosotas-nora-ardates
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...199_247428.jpg
Prosotas pia marginata.
In P. pia the the UpF midcell band extends less, the band tapers off.
The upperside male have a narrow brown border.
The marginal & submarginal spots are weak & blurry ; UnH the upper submarginal spots tend to fade off.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc4/81335010.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0f81cc09-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0f81cc09-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...unte_ai936.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...unte_ai937.jpg
Prosotas bhutea bhutea.
UnF midcell band do not extend into space 1b.
This single feature is diagnostic .(sometimes just a tiny dot.)
The marginal & submarginal spots are equally blurry.
The UnF postdiscal band tend to be narrow with more rounded margins.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...unte_ai517.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...cce173-1_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...f9c4ec33-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...unte_aa900.jpg
3. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...5&d=1726501019
Male Telicota ohara jix.
UnH lacks the spot 7 seen in Potanthus.
T. ohara FW 19-20mm. is much larger than the average Potanthus.
Telicota ohara jix.
UnH band with the inner margin straight in space 2 & 3 ie vein 2 to vein 4.
This gives the HW band a straighter look than all other species.
Male UpF space 2 base black (no orange patch) & the male brand very thin.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/monsoo...oi/4258299793/
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UXgOiYLjR...0/DSC_0008.JPG
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/Telicota-ohara-jix
For comparison, all males.
Telicota colon colon
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...335451ca-4.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...shKM_ah687.jpg
Telicota bambusae bambusae.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d25428ab-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d25428ab-1.jpg
Telicota linna linna.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...TL_male_05.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...TL_male_01.jpg
Telicota besta bina.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...male_up_01.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...t_male_-04.jpg
4. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...6&d=1726501139
https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...7&d=1726501157
Male Pratapa deva lila.
Attachment 28603
Pratapa deva lila & Tajuria jehana are so similar they seem like twins.
Both have greenish grey eyes & are also similarly marked on the upperside.
In P. deva the HW black border is wider.
Pratapa deva lila.
Male UpH with a solid black boder.
UnF postdiscal line closer to the cellend mark sometimes nearly halfway.
Speckled patch in space 1b absent.
https://wingscales.com/Lycaenidae/Pratapa-deva-lila
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...3c0cb0-2_1.jpg
Ssp deva.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...70bebf-2_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...70bebf-1_1.jpg
Tajuria jehana.
UnF postdiscal spots much closer to the margin than the cellend mark.
UnH. speckled patch in space 1b present but weak.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...mbre_as052.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...00a743-1_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...kare_al148.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...kare_al149.jpg
5. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...8&d=1726501250
Very likely correct as Ypthima lycus lycus.
Evans key line to this species.
1. Unh with ocellus.
2. Unh single ocellus in space 6.
3. Unh only two subtornal ocelli in space 1(b) & 2.
4. UnF no loop aroud the ocellus.
5. UnF no prominent submarginal dark fascia.
6. Unh apical & tornal ocelli not in line, ocellus 2 shifted out .....Y.inica.
7. UnH apical & tornal ocelli in line.
7a.UnF striae obsolete...underside ochreous tinge.......Y. lycus lycus.Assam
7b. UnF striae prominent..underside grey......Y. lycus lycoides. N. Myanmar.
These images are from Elwes & Edwards's article.
Y. lycus image 9 & 10.
The undersides are on the next page.
https://archive.org/details/mitteilu...p?view=theater
Note pale fasciae around the ocelli.
Comparison of other Three-rings.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...45063afe-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...eb56c0b7-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...17fad152-2.jpg
6. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...9&d=1726501341
Female Flos asoka.
Flos asoka.
UnH with the spots & fasciae forming a broad dark sub-basal band from costa to dorsum (inner margin).
UnH tornal with green scales & usually three diffuse dark marginal spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/flos-asoka
Flos adriana.
UnH markings not coalescing to form a complete band.
There is only a costal sub-basal dark patch which does not extend fully down.
Tornal area without green scales & rarely only 1-2 vestigial spots.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/flos-adriana
7. https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...0&d=1726501445
https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...1&d=1726501472
Neptis clinia susrata.
Neptis clinia.
UpF cell bar with an obscure fracture line & the end cellspot long pointed.
UpF submarginal spots make a gentle curve at apex.
UpH discal uniform width, reaching costal margin (see UnH).
Base of space 3 with a small white spot forming part of band.
Markings often sullied.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...3cf10813-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...13aaf858-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0e70ab96-2.jpg
Similar.
Neptis nata adipala.
Less sullied.
UpF cellbar & cellend spot well separated.
UpF submarginal spots bent in at apex.
UpH band uniform reaching costa.
No spot at base of space 3.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...ae75df-1_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...cc2cb133-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...cc2cb133-1.jpg
Neptis cartica cartica.
UpF cellbar & spot almost conjoined.
Markings heavily sullied brownish.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...729b730f-3.jpg
UnH band uniform. lacka white streak between the main discal band & the basal costal band.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...44699d7b-2.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thank you so much sir...:)
This one may be Telicota ohara jix (male)?
Attachment 28604
Post 9.
Yes. This is a good example of a male T. ohara. The FW is heavily abraded though.
TL Seow: Cheers.