Skipper ID request

[Psyche]

Post 157.

Male Hypolimnas bolina.

The two species can be confused mainly because in photos some examples of H. bolina seem to have large spots.


Hypolimnas bolina.
Male
1. Apical spots two rarely some extra white shadings.
2. FW discal white patch comprise three main spots, sometimes some additional white shadings.
3. HW discal white patch small ,its inner border only near the origins (bifurcation) of veins 3 & 4.
4. Underside HW white band narrow, no black bar in space 7.
Males.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3LwDsdXa...gflyM-KSK2.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnKRZc_f6...ggflyM-KSK.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...gale_ah310.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...269_235327.jpg
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...286/large.jpeg
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VzYJLSe4V...0/DSC_1148.jpg
Underside; HW narrow white band, no black bar.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ypHe_TkoY...0/DSC_1173.jpg


Hypolimnas misippus.
Male.
1. FW with three apical spots.
2. FW discal white patch comprise five distinct spots.
3. HW white discal patch large extending well beyond the common origin of veins 3 & 4.
4. Underside HW broad white band with a black bar in space 7.
Males.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/check...mes%20chia.jpg
https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.ama...271/large.jpeg
https://static.inaturalist.org/photo...287/large.jpeg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oogGzRNd8...y-NelsonO2.jpg

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