Potanthus confucius dushta

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Dear Dr Seow,

I have brightened that image Zick has brought up! Hope it helps. I personally believe it is P.omaha.

1.
FunnyPotanthus (1).jpg
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173420557

2. While I have found a few Potanthus shots of mine that have a large HW spot 6, the FW spots 4 and 5 aren't broadly overlapping with the adjacent spots as seen here but I'm not too sure.
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/172168564

Will be looking out for more photos once I'm done with class! Thank you so much in advance!

Cheers,
Lumin Ong

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Post 5.

I agreed both should be Potanthus omaha as the HW veins are fairly dark dusted.

The 1st pic is exceptional for the wide overlap of the FW spots & the very large HW spot 6.

Still I would like to introduce a species very similar to P. confucius, a bit larger.
There is a possibility this could find its way to Singapore.


Potanthus pava. FW 15mm.
Abdominal end yellow with basal black line/narrow band.
FW band continuous as in P. confucius Overlap may varies.Male may have the base of space 2 yellow shaded (as in T. colon or besta)
HW with a prominent spot 5 in both sexes usually large espceially on the underside.
Underside bands edged in black streaks, not spots.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/92820001.html

Taiwan examples.
https://www.tbn.org.tw/sites/ozop/fi...?itok=3FMOJ_hh
https://kmweb.moa.gov.tw/theme_data....tration&id=110
https://taieol.tw/pages/102051

India.
Male.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...82f9fd27-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...938872b2-1.jpg
Female.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...7f0e8a61-1.jpg

Hostplant Bamboo, Imperata (Lallang).

Distribution : India to Taiwan, Philippine & Sulawesi, in open secondary forest.
In P. Malaysia rare but known from Perak as far back as 1956.


Note the 1st male have the general appearance of P. pava male but the black edgings of the band seem missing.


TL Seow; Cheers.