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Post 130.

1. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332988386
This is fairly typical male Potanthus omaha.
What appear to be a dark abdominal end is part of the leaf.

Potanthus omaha.
Typical dull ochreous.
Abdominal end yellow, may be lightly shaded dark in the female.
Veins are variably darkened. UpH veins always darkened.
Ground is lightly dark shaded.
Males.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...se_site_02.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...obby%20Mun.jpg
https://www.butterflycircle.com/chec...se_site_01.jpg
Female.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4136/4...89485d7a_b.jpg

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Post 130.
2.https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332988382
Very worn.
Pyroneura niasana.
Niasana.png
A line thru subapical spots 6 & 7 is directed to the termen.
FW space 5 is black, without an opalescent streak.
HW vein 8 is double-sided scaled orange, iamge 1 and 3. Best viewed with smartphone & zoom.
Antennal shaft is partially white.
Vein stripes are reddish when fresh.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/5139956128
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847175418


P. derna is very similar on the UnF.
HW vein 8 is only scaled orange on the underside, and the antennal shaft is wholly black.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...0/DSC_0179.JPG

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Post 130.
3. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332988377
Arhopala zambra.
ZAMBRA.png
FW spot 9 in line with the rest and often as wide as spot 6 below it.
Costal spot 10 always in line with the cellend bar and often as wide.
FW postdiscal band is partially dilocated at vein 4 (ie below spot 4) 2nd image.Postdiscal spot 3 may be reduced.
Typical wide spots form.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202965
Forms with narrow spots.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202676
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202964


A. cleander is very similar.
FW spot 9 in line with the rest but never wider.
FW postdiscal band not dislocated at vein 4.
Costal spot 10 always small and not in line with the cellend bar.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198620
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198628
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847198372

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Post 130.
4. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332988366
Hypolycaena phemis.

H. phemis was placed under H. amabilis in C&P4.
Eliot later provide a key for the separation of H. amabilis and phemis from H. merguia.

In H. meguia HW marginal spot 2 is edged in orange on its inner/lower margin. This represent vein 2.
The black spot in space 1a have silver dcaling but this is impossible to see.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4405041160
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4405104231
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201730
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847202014


Both H amabilis & phemis lack this orange edging on marginal spot 2 ( nor the silver scaling on spot 1a.)

H. amabilis .
HW always with a black marginal spot 6, HW apex whitish.
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201694
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201702
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201700

H. phemis.
HW without a marginal spot 6 or only vaquely so
HW apex is tinged orange.
(Note in the past under H. amabilis.)
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201672
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201692
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201674
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2847201693

There are more examples of H. phemis than amabilis, indicating it is probably the commoner species.

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Post 130.
5. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331546094
Male Lethe mekara.
The white band and the dark fascia which expands along the FW costa is that of the male Lethe mekara.
https://yutaka.it-n.jp/sat/40240020.html



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