ID request

[Dilophobia]

Hi Dr. Seow, it is my first time posting here. I am Dilophobia from INaturalist, SL Liew has helped me get ID from you before. Can you help identify these species? They were all found at Bukit Tinggi, Pahang. Thanks.
1. Deramas nolens?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914088
2. Zographetus rama?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914108
3. Apologies for blur picture.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914104
4. Deramas livens?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277339204
5. Which portia?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277339196
6. Dacalana sinhara?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594058
7. Zographetus ogygioides?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594053
8. Which Rapala?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594052
9. Poritia phama?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269273824
10. Halpe aurifera?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266348750
11. Which Niphanda?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594056
12. Poritia philota?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914113

[Psyche]

1. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914088
Most likely Deramas jasoda.

D. jasoda (eys csmooth)
Cilia darkish not che5quered.
No orange crown on tornal black spots.
https://thaibutterflies.com/wp-conte...a-jasoda-3.jpg


D. nolens (also D. nelvis) have prominent orange crown.
HW cilia chequered.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/npict11/80180001_n001.jpg


D. livens & alixae have a weak orange crown which may be obsolete in the female.
hW cilia chequered.
D. livens
https://www.gbif.org/zh/occurrence/2847199708
female.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/npict11/80170001_n001.jpg


D anyx and antynax.
Hw with small orange tornal crown; cilia chequered.

[Psyche]

2. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914108

Most likely Isma iapis.

Two species are very similar in appearance in the field.

Isma iapis.
Antennal club with the underside wholly white.
FW spot 2 (largest) quadrate in shape.
UnF lower zone pale.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175581
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175594
https://a4.pbase.com/o2/25/686825/1/...._LC86858x.jpg
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/hes/91880001.html


Zographetus rama.
This looks very similar.
Antennal club with half the area white beneath.
FW spot 2 irregularly elongate.
UnF lower zone brown uniform.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175586
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175593
https://indiabiodiversity.org/files-...20rama/164.jpg
https://indiabiodiversity.org/files-...20rama/164.jpg

It appear these are much confused with bmany conflicting images on the web.



3.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279914104
4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277339204
Too blur to ID.

[Dilophobia]

Thanks Dr. Seow!

[Psyche]

5. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277339196

The differences are so small and variation so wide it seem impossible to separate the species on the underside alone.
Some species do have a more distinct underside eg P. philota and sumatrae.

This would be either P. ericynoides or hewitsoni
Since the ground is whiter and the UnF bands have squeeze the white ground band-like space into a narrow irregular band it would appear to be P. erycinoides.
Typical P. erycinoides.
https://wingscales.com/media/600/2744-1-8258d.jpg
Typical P. hewitsoni.
https://wingscales.com/media/2400/5438-1-6a4a3.jpg

[Psyche]

6. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594058

This should be Dacalana vidura azyada or as upgraded to D. azyada azyada.

The Dacalana may be IDed thus.

D. burmana.
Postdiscal line strongly lunulate.
HW orange crown a narrow ring.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202293


D. cremera.
FW postdiscal line midway between the margin and the white discal band.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202202


Dacalana vidura or/ azyada.
FW postdiscal band nearer margin, gently curved to costa.
UnH orange crown not obliterating the dark striae in space 2.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202242
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202245


Dacalana sinhara sinhara (very rare)
FW postdiscal line nearer margin than white band, running nearly straight to costa.
UnH orange crown obliterating most of the black striae above it.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202165
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202165

[Psyche]

7. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594053
Zographetus kutu.

The two species Z. ogygia and ogygiodes are impossible to separate in the field.
The males are separated by Z. ogygia having streaks of brand on the FW, but not in Z. ogygioides.
The females are separated ,as Eliot state mainly by guesswork.

https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175579
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175576

https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175577



In Zographetus kut6u, the UnH is reddish brown with the spots obscure or obsolete.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175568

[Psyche]

8. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269594052

This should be correct as Rapala rhodopis.

It is unfortunate that a large part of the HW is gone, right where most of the ID marks are.
The remaining black spot is the one at the tornal angle, not the one in space 2.

The saving grace is that a bit of the UpH is seen showing cupreous brown.

Salient features.
1. Male with UpH brownish.
2. UpF postdiscal band straight.

Rapala rhodopis.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199389
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847199386
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4863798468


The three closest.

1. Rapala damona. FW band curved to costa ;UpH red; UnH specked patch full sized.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198711
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198711

2. Rapala suffusa. FW band curved to costa; UpH red; Ground yellowish; UnH specked patch half sized.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202429
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202434

3. Rapala dieneces. FW band straight ; UpH red; ground more natural brown.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198735
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simp...40f409cc7ce113

[Psyche]

9. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269273824

Possibly as Poritia phama.

P. phama is stated to have the FW main bands straight so that the intervening pale spacing is also fairly straight and broad.
However this is a very variable feature.
For example in Otsuka's Bornean Lycaenidae (available for download) P. phama have narrow crooked bands and P. hewitsoni have straight broad bands, the reverse of what the key states.
The IDs there was based on the upperside.

Furthermore Saito and Seki in a revision in 2006 considered phama and hewitsoni the same species and phama falls as a junior synonym.
This is followed by Yutaka.
The taxa regia and rajata formerly as ssp. of P. phama are now under P. hewitsoni.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/lyc1/80060020.html

I leave this as P. phama.
Perhaps some will do a molecular analysis.

Try to get an upperside.
It will give some clue of what it really is.
PORITWP.png

[Psyche]

10. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266348750
Female Pithauria stramineipennis.

This resembles a Halpe but is very large with long FRWs.
The underside pattern is very variable, often with vague interneural spots & antennae are orange-tied.
Only the male have the straw-coloured hairs.
https://wingscales.com/Hesperiidae/P...tramineipennis
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...884_235183.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/si...012_235159.jpg