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    #2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238938430

    Another difficult genus.
    Salient points.
    Distinctly yellow.
    Pic 1 & 4 shows a large spot 6 connecting tne main band with spot 7.
    Pic 2 also shows UpH with a large spot 6.UpF
    Likely to be this.
    Potanthus pava.
    Yellow marking ;band narrow or more often broad & continuous in the male.
    Large spot 6 Uph, UnH.
    Abdominal end yellow with a narrow black band in male, heavier shading in female.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92820001.html
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d0d57dfe-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...d0d57dfe-2.jpg
    Female Taiwan
    http://dearlep.tw/species.html?namecode=345498

    Potanthus confucius is very similar ,smaller .UpH with small or no spot 6.
    https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92790010.html
    https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/P...nfucius-dushta
    Male.
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...VDPQ8JBYLkNhSw
    Last edited by Psyche; 05-Sep-2024 at 04:26 AM.

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