Taman Negara Malaysia butterflies ID request

[Psyche]

9 & 9.
Allotinus horsfieldi

Two similar species have HW postdiscal spot 6 under & slightly inside of spot 7.

A. horsfieldi have buff ground & ochreous brown markings.
Male & femakle.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...ermagnus-2.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-permagnus.jpg

The rarer A. leogoron ahve a white groud & dark grey markings.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...555/large.jpeg



10. The more southerly orange band species C. cameroni is now considered a separate species.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550010.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90550001.html


TL Seow: Cheers.

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

Seeking your assistance to confirm the following IDs.

Thank you!

1. Eurema andersonii?

DSC_0874.jpg

2. Mycalesis horsfieldi?

DSC_0741.jpg

3. Mycalesis perseus?

DSC_0848.jpg

[Psyche]

Post 8.

1. Looks to be Eurema lacteola male.
You may have a shot that shows the FW black border clearer.
EUREM.png

E. andersoni. FW one cellspot. HW postdiscal spot 7 a wavy streak.
Inner margin of FW black border in space 2 & 3 is parallel to margin & aligned with the apex. M 1.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...drick%20Ho.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...0Khew%20sk.jpg

E. lacteola ;FW one cellspot. HW postdiscal spot a wavy streak.
Inner margin of FW black border in space 2 & 3 slant towards the costa. M 2.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...6/original.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...4/original.jpg

E. hecabe ; FW two cellspots ( sometimes one is missing). HW postdiscal spot 7 a blot.
FW black border's inner margin in space 2 & 3 slant towards costa (same as in lacteola). M 3.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rzo8wjfyC...lt_khew_01.jpg

(Possibly E. lacteola is still extant in Singapore. male greenish yellow, female greenish white.)


2. Mycalesis horsfieldi ;even rows of eyespots on both wings. white striae around eyespots not enhanced.
https://www.jamiun.com/mycalesis-hor...na-bush-brown/


3. Mycalesis perseus; HW lower four HW spots well out of line; upper five arranged in a semicircle.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yzw2AzY2d...ush-brown1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.
PS.
This observation is certain to be Eurema lacteola.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98261999

[sabafish]

Hi Dr Seow,

I would like to seek your assistance to help verify the IDs of these butterflies that were found in Malaysia.

Thank you!

1) Pemara pugnans?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183621766

2) Euploea eyndhovii?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183616209

3) Euploea eyndhovii? Or Euploea core?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183616207

[Psyche]

Post 10.

1 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183621766
Pemara pugnans.
The underside is finely speckled & the antenna club is long & gradual & the tip is downturned.
eg.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7TEejCh1w...Lancer-KSK.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...enry%20Koh.jpg


2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183616209
Euploea eyndhovii Smaller FW 40 - 45 mm.
UpF dark brown without a dark blue sheen.
UnH discal (central ) area with 5- 6 white spots.(variable , often more & larger spots.). White stripes narrow.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30660010.html


3.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183616207
Euploea doubledayi. Much larger FW 50 -55 mm.
UpF with a dark blue sheen.
UnH with 1- 4 white spots in the discal area. (variable , typically less & smaller spots.)
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30640010.html


Euploea core.
FW with some apical spots.
HW inner row of white spots shorter with rounded ends.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/dan/30580030.html



TL Seow; Cheers.