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    4. is Potanthus pseudomaesa.
    5 sp. of Potanthus in South India.

    P. pseudomaesa ;FW with slight overlap between spot 3 & 4; no overlap between spot 5 & 6 ;Abdominal end narrow black band.
    HW apical spot of band projected out.Un with dark spots.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3dd6c313-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...1a69905b-3.jpg

    P. confucius ;FW more continuous & veins generally not dark ;Uusually spots 4 & 5 with overlap above & below them.Abdominal end mostly yellw ;dark band may be absent.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...216ee965-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...ohan_an073.jpg

    P. pava.Similat to P. confucius with FW continuous band; larger with longer FWs; Male FW base of space 3 orange (as Telicota colon male)
    Abdominal end mostly orange.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...82f9fd27-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...d638ef1b-1.jpg

    P. palnia ;FW spots 4 & 5 with little overlap below ;spot 5 smaller than spot 4; Underside shaded dark greenish without spots;abdominal end black.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...4df0929d-1.jpg
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...2ee46d1f-1.jpg
    https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4536...eb33ea48_b.jpg

    P. pallida ;FW spot 4 % without overlap, widely detached ; HW apical spot strongly projected out;abdominal end dark; Un darkish with vague spots.
    Sri Lanka.
    https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogs...llida.html?m=1
    Female.
    http://slbutterflies.lk/storage/app/...1492795764.JPG
    India.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/me...3e0a32a9-1.jpg
    Male on the left.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/4007/4...cc85b483_b.jpg
    Female.
    https://live.staticflickr.com/4056/4...30a43632_z.jpg


    5. Oriens gola.
    O. goloides have the veins dark-dusted.

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    6. Pseudocoaldenia dan dan.
    The horse-shoe cellspot is characteristic.
    https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!...ocoladenia-dan

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