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It is male Ionolyce helicon. Correction; Male Nacaduba beroe.
These two can be quite confusing at times in fieldshots.
To be I. helicon two criteria together necessary.
FW postdiscal band is fully dislocated (sometimes not at vein 6)+ HW submarginal spots 3, 4, & 5 sharp-pointed (sometimes only 3 & 4.).
Added Observation (Courtesy of Jian Kai) HW postdiscal band always intact in space 4 & 5, but broken in N. beroe.
Males.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkzcUPgNd...eBlue-KSK3.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9885/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...580/large.jpeg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...5861/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...141/large.jpeg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...0782/large.jpg
Nacaduba beroe.
FW postdiscal band typically only a mid-dislocation at vein 5 ,but occasionally somewhat like Ionolyce.
HW submarginal spots 3, 4, & 5 lunulate in particular spot 3 is never pointed.
Males.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...ixLineBlue.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...an-Soong2b.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2903/large.jpg
Females.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...1365/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...181/large.jpeg
Female below.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...3784/large.jpg
Variant.
This female is N. beroe from the FW postdiscal band, but HW submarginal spots a bit sharp.
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...7/original.jpg
N, berenice often have the HW submarginal spots sharp-pointed.
Male & female.
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...9538/large.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...2291/large.jpg
This which looks like I. helicon should be N. beroe.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H03HQ8Y2p8...2B-%2B0609.jpg
TL Seow : Cheers.
Last edited by Psyche; 30-Oct-2022 at 06:24 PM.
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