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1. Halpe knyvetti. Correction H. sikkima. The upper cellspot is smaller than spot 3.
1a. Antennal club above with a pale yellow ring below the apiculus .
3a. UnH without white band.
5a. UnH without purple gloss.
5b Upper cellspot as large as spot 3.
Only two species.
5. FW 15mm. Rounder wings cilia reddish UnH unmarked.... H. kumara
6. Larger FW 17mm cilia greyer. UnH patchyies (interneural spots) well-marked.
https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/H...1_1_Knight.png
Plate XXI fig 2 H. knyvetti.
https://archive.org/details/transact...p?view=theater
Eliot clearly state FW with large upper cellspot as large as spot 3.
This image below is in error.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13652...18_4_Fitch.png
Correction:FW upper cellspot smaller than discal spot 3. Key 7 a.
Halpe sikkima.
Compare fieldshot of the male from Chiang Mai in website below.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91300001.html
Last edited by Psyche; 04-Sep-2022 at 02:28 PM.
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2. Halpe knyvetti.
Antenna similar with a pale ring before the apiculus.
FW upper cellspot about the same size as spot (which is triangular) in pic 2a.
Cilia grey..
PS. The three species in which the antennal club have a white spot below the apiculus & UnH without a white band can be Ided as follow.
H. sikkima; FW upper cellspot smaller than spot 3 (spot in space 3) ; Underside markings illdefined; discla (interneural) spots diffuse & merging.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...fb835e-1_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d0ff0bc2-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...c32a5f-2_1.jpg
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-sikkima-1.jpg
H. knyvetti. FW upper cellspot about as large as spot 3.; Underside marking beter defined, discal spots more discrete.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...89baefa8-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...89baefa8-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e0cf1237-1.jpg
H. kumara ;FW upper cellspot as large as spot 3 ;UnH unmarked, denser ochreous scalings. Cilia light reddish brown.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...6b4d3169-1.jpg
Last edited by Psyche; 04-Sep-2022 at 08:08 PM.
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3. Probably Halpe aucma.
There is a small upper cellspot just visible.
Key 9a. Antenna not pale-ringed.
13a. Cell without double spot or large conjoined spot.
13b. Termen convex.
13 cilia chequered at least on FW.
homolea group.
Check out
egena, ceylonica, & hindu.
Check out molta.... clia white
filda... no upper cellspot.
Check out handa & nephele not in location.
arcuata... cilia unchequered.
This leaves only Halpe aucma.
Only vague description.
UpH darker than molta UnH markings less well-defined.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e7ed1e-1_1.jpg
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Last edited by Psyche; 04-Sep-2022 at 02:25 PM.
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Some Identification.
1. Antenna dorsally with white spot at base of apiculus.
FW upper cellspot smaller than discalspot 3.
UnUnH markings ill-definwd.
Halpe Sikkima.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...2c58211e-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...2c58211e-1.jpg
2. Antenna club with white spot.
FW upper cellspot about same size as spot 3.
Underside better defined, discal black spots more discrete. Subtornal ochreous spot generally prominent.
Halpe knyvetti
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0aad54d0-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0aad54d0-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e0cf1237-1.jpg
3. Antenna club with white spot.
FW upper cellspot about as spot 3.
UnH generally unmarked,denser ochreous.
Cilia light reddish brown.
Halpe Kumara.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...6b4d3169-1.jpg
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Antenna without a white spot below apiculus.
FW unchequered or only vaguely so.
FW upper cellspot usually absent (or tiny).
FW discalspots 2 & 3 broadly overlapping.
UnH markings ill-defined. Ground more uniform dark greyish.
Halpe arcuata.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...1b47819c-3.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...1b47819c-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e9102f69-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e9102f69-3.jpg
Thailand example.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...-arcuata-1.jpg
Antenna without white spot.
FW cilia distinctly chequered.
FW upper cellspot usually absent (or tiny).
FW with three subapical spots.
UnH pale band inconspicuous, suffused.
Halpe filda.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...565e6cc4-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...565e6cc4-2.jpg
Antenna without white spot.
FW cilia distinctly chequered.
FW with upper cellspot.
FW discal spots 2 & 3 generally with little overlap. (Huang.)
UnH markings less defined.
Halpe aucma. Correction:Probably an example of H. molta .FW spot 2 & 3 seem to overlap at least halfway; UnH dark spots fairly discrete.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...4b955187-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...4b955187-1.jpg
Last edited by Psyche; 06-Sep-2022 at 03:32 PM.
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Huang state of H. aucma may IDed in that spot 2 & 3 have little overlap while in H. molta the two spots overlap more.
Eliot state in H. aucma, spots tend to be small (so little overlap) & UnH markings less defined.
Putting the two criteria together .
H. aucma.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0d3862-2_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...0d3862-3_1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...e50d3862-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...50f2fb97-1.jpg
This looks to be H. molta.
Spots 2 & 3 with more overlap.
UnH discal dark spots well-defined & discrete.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...c40f82-1_0.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...20c8b2-1_0.jpg
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