ID Request

[Psyche]

Revision 2.

No8.https://www.butterflycircle.com/atta...chmentid=28657
Pseudocoladenia fabia.


The Pseudocoladenia can be thoroughly confusing.
Veri likely many misIDs on the web.
https://archive.org/details/catalogu...p?view=theater

Here is my revision of the genus.
PSEUDOCOL.png

A. FW spot 2 not extending beyond (or before) the origin of vein 3.

A1, Pseudocoladenia dan.
FW spot 3 typically well detached.
Cellspots often two or united as one, as a horseshoe, lower arm much longer.
Southern half of India.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...515_242379.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...715_242288.jpg

A2. Pseudocoladenia fabia.
FW spots are larger & closer together.
FW cellspor single ,variably notched ,but lower not much longer.
Northern half of India.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90640001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...f8b2bb89-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...6385db66-1.jpg



B. FW spot 2 extend beyond the origin of vein 3.
All spots larger & close together.

B1. Pseudocoladenia fatih.
Spots in both sexes white or whitish.
Spots are contiguous (touching) but not conjoined (borders merging)
Ground colour dull tawny brown with the dark spots more conspicuous ( more prominent).
Western Himalayas, Kangra to Nepal.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...796_272198.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...118_247698.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...7b1a60-1_1.jpg



B2 Pseudocoladenia fatua.
Similar to P. fatih but smaller ,bright reddish brown with more produced wings ( ie, sharper/longer).
Probably the FW spots may be conjoined in some example.
Lower foothills.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90647001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...63f0d764-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...568025ef-1.jpg


B3. Pseudocoladenia festa.
Darker, spots larger & becoming cnjoined.
Male wit spots pale yellow, female white.
Higher elevation.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/90643001.html
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...es/a-28804.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...901ba965-1.jpg
Probable P. festa Thailand, with spots conjoined.
https://wingscales.com/media/2400/847-1-cdafc.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.














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