Mycalesis , anapita or patiana?

The two species are very confusing in fieldshots and frequently misIded.

The orangebrown species are also placed by some authors in a separate genus Mydosama.
The endemic M. marginata (Sumatra) and M. pitana (Borneo) have five ocelli UnF.

The three widespread species are.
Attachment 28815
1. Mycalesis fuscum.
UnF submarginal line serrated.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40620001.html
https://wingscales.com/Nymphalidae/M...is-fusca-fusca


2. Mycalesis anapita.
UnF submarginal line regular.
UpF ocellus in space 2 clear of the black border ie its outer black ring intact, black centre white-pupiled.
UnF ocellus 2, black ring narrower than white ring.
Nearly always with a spot in FW space 1b.
Dark discal line uiform brown.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205341
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205339
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205344
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205340
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/3408229504
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/1898831681
Borneo.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/4414406693


Mycalesis patiana.
UpF ocellus 2 merged with the black border ,its outer black ring merged, black centre wholly black.
UnF submarginal line regular.
UnF ocellus 2 ,black ring wider than white ring.
Rarely with a spot in space 1b, if present vestigial.
Discal line often blackish at upper end, often with a slight dislocastion at vein 4.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205648
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205646
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205647
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/3912085977
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/1950023379
Borneo.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/4973868669

As is often the case eceptions occur.
These M. anapita lack a spot in space 1b.
https://www.gbif.org/zh-tw/occurrence/2847205342
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40600001.html


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