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Post 7.

2. Caltoris cormasa

Caltoris more compact shape.

Three species with prominent pale area on the antenna.


1. Caltoris cormasa; FW subapical spots often three, small, yellowish. Upper cellspot absent or small.
HW darker, strong red tone.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...326/large.jpeg


2. Caltoris bromus ;FW spots whitish.
Subapical often large; upper cellspot prominent.
Underside uniform dark brown with ochreous overlay.
Female may have 1- 2 white on HW space 2 & 3.
Males
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9155/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...587/large.jpeg
Female ;Note single white HW spot in space 3.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...080/large.jpeg
Female with HW spot 2 & 3.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...513/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...504/large.jpeg


3. Caltoris cahira; Similar to C. bromus.
FW upper cellspot prominent.
HW shaed dark chocolate, of variable intensity.
Male.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...657/large.jpeg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3281/large.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7l1dr3n_gK...ris+bromus.jpg




Two species have largely blackish antennae.

4. Caltoris malaya. pale antennal area may be vaguely present.
FW subapical two upper one very small.
FW cellspot typically absent, but there are example with two small cellspot.
Male rusty -brown; female ochreous brown.
Males.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...683/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...313/large.jpeg
Female
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0812/large.jpg
Female with FW cellspot.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5197/large.jpg


C. philippina;
Always without cellspot.
Sharp FWs, lower margin excavate (incurved).
Coarse greenish ochreous scalings.
Male & female.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6740/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9756/large.jpg