Psyche
26-Aug-2014, 11:40 PM
I have presented this female Baron from Semakau by Federick before, but later thought it might just be an Euthalia aconthea variant because of the shape & arrangement of the FW spots which are very similar.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/SXcs6Z1jd2I/AAAAAAAAANA/lhzjodEzW44/s400/DSC_0007-PS_filtered.jpg
In looking through all possible pix of E. aconthea, not one male or female have the marginal areas broadly paler on the underside especially on the HW.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TlXGbT7Duow/UQUoW3PLwSI/AAAAAAAAJCI/leLBthOgIzE/s640/HFH2605+Baron+Male.jpg
http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/6a0100a801ee89000e0123dde99119860d.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=28
http://www.butterflycircle.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=28
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721230020.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721230010.html
The underside of female T. godartii have the marginal areas broadly paler.
Below is ssp. asoka & so the spots are slightly different.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721010010.html
So the Semakau female is almost certain to be T. godartii puloa.
TL Seow:cheers:
PS. It is clearly not the female T. iapis (= cocytina ).
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MdPapaokmg/Tb1874JDXYI/AAAAAAAAETk/m6NDVEGwlG8/s400/DSC0019%2BTanaecia%2Biapis%2Bpuseda.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0EK80AsaR7g/SXcs6Z1jd2I/AAAAAAAAANA/lhzjodEzW44/s400/DSC_0007-PS_filtered.jpg
In looking through all possible pix of E. aconthea, not one male or female have the marginal areas broadly paler on the underside especially on the HW.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TlXGbT7Duow/UQUoW3PLwSI/AAAAAAAAJCI/leLBthOgIzE/s640/HFH2605+Baron+Male.jpg
http://wanderingbutterflyeffect.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/6a0100a801ee89000e0123dde99119860d.jpg
http://www.butterflycircle.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=28
http://www.butterflycircle.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=28
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721230020.html
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721230010.html
The underside of female T. godartii have the marginal areas broadly paler.
Below is ssp. asoka & so the spots are slightly different.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721010010.html
So the Semakau female is almost certain to be T. godartii puloa.
TL Seow:cheers:
PS. It is clearly not the female T. iapis (= cocytina ).
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MdPapaokmg/Tb1874JDXYI/AAAAAAAAETk/m6NDVEGwlG8/s400/DSC0019%2BTanaecia%2Biapis%2Bpuseda.jpg