Celatoxia marginata or Lestranicus transpectus?

[DaveChiangMai]

Photographed at Doi Phu Kha, n Thailand at 1,600 metres. These two images were photographed in the same place (same bush) although as six minutes apart I cannot guarantee they are the same individual. Given there was nothing else in the area I assume this is the same species. However, the upperside looks like Celatoxia marginata, but the underside looks like Lestranicus transpectus which is confusing.

Comments welcome please.

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[Psyche]

I think you have two species here.

The upperside match the female C. marginata splendens.
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21247899#/media/File:CelatoxiaMarginataSplendensFUpUnAC1.jpg

The female L. transpectus Have FW white band extend to lower margin.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/137_3741-491-54d3697a5fa48-1.jpg


The underside is L. transpectus.
HW space 1b has a sub-basal spot which is absent in Celatoxia marginata.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/137_3740-598-54d368d7f1c56-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.

[DaveChiangMai]

Many thanks for confirming my suspicions. I was definitely thinking something was wrong there!