Butterflies of Sabah (May 2023)

[Psyche]

1. Cirrochroa orissa.


2. Female, probably Tanaecia pelea. Correction More likely T. munda female.

The Tanaecia species in Borneo is very complex with much misidentification.
All the pelea group have similar FW markings with extra white spots inner to the arrowheads.
On the continent only T aruna have this feature.
Many forms, some raised to full species.
T. pelea, munda, palguna, aruna, orphne. Also included are T. valmikis & lutala (usually treated as ssp of pelea).

Possible misidentification. Correction : Probably correct as T. orphne. T. aruna is light brown ,.while T. orphne is dark.
C&P4 state for T. orphne,FW spots 2 & 3 ovate, not with concave outer margins as in T. aruna.
These museum specimens have FW spots 2 & 3 with the outer margins concave as in T. aruna
https://www.gbif.org/species/1908891
Addendum.
This one have the typical descrbed T. orphne marks, ie FW spots 2 & 3 ovate.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/727596948

Specimens in Seitz, some misIded.
lutala is T. pelea lutala.
consanguis is T. palguna.
apsarasa is T. aruna apsarasa.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...caPlate133.JPG

T. pelea have forms in which the FW spots 2 & 3 are quadrate or squarish in shape.
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEVA_28_0015-0018.pdf


Ps. This below looks to be the female T. pelea lutala. Note the long needle sharp palpi. Danum Valley.
https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Tana...pis#/image/1/1

PS2. Image 2 seem more likely to be T. munda female.
1. The HW arrowheads are set nearer the termen (outer margin)
In T pelea, the HW arrowheads are set nearer the inner margin of the marginal zone.
2. T. munda is stated to more often have the HW strongly whitened.

PS3. Male Tanaecia pelea lutala ,Sarawak for comparison. Note long palpi 3rd segment.
https://insecta.pro/gallery/73485