Pseudocoladenia confusion.

[Nawab]

I think the first two are Pseudocoladenia dan fatih, now P. faith and the third one is Pseudocoladenia fatua. But I could be wrong here. Also, I don't know how P. dan is different from P. fatih. Any help would be very appreciated.
PS: My first post here. ;)
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[Psyche]

All three species were considered subspecies in the past of P. dan.
The wide variability & with dsf ,wsf & likely intermediates (crosses) make it very difficult.

P. dan
Central spots typically well separated , spot 2 with rounded corners; cellspot with long lower arm.
Sub-basal spots in space 1b absent or as a diffuse streak ,rarely as two spots.
HW post discalspots large mostly contiguous ,as a dark band or nearly so.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/87_31626-671-5b4e17f0d13b7-2.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/87_31864-4-5b53dc256485e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/87_31869-793-5b53dcb68ed30-1.jpg


P. fatih.
Central spots large & contiguous; spot 2 with sharper corners.
Sub-basal spots in space 1b two rounded dots.
HW postdiscal spots large but mostly as separated spots.
Ground colour more ochreous brown.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/PseudocoladeniaFatih/PseudocoladeniaFatih_MilindBhakare_ag993.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2017/200_22074-431-5a124fcca323c-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/183_13089-940-57a74b79c4b59-1.jpg

P. fatua.
Central spots large contiguous & spot 2 with sharper corners.
FW space 1b with two sub-basal spots.
HW postdiscal spots smaller & well-separated.
Smaller & reddish brown.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/97_1243-346-54679ff488ff8-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/85_2080-819-5483d2c415874-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2015/79_7400-250-55b4f57f5c956-1.jpg


P. festa ;Uncertain; dark: No sub-basal spots in space 1b; .
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_7/a-28804.jpg


All three pix are Pseudocoladenia fatih.



TL Seow: Cheers.

[Nawab]

Thank you, Dr. Seow. The HW postdiscal spots in the third image look smaller and well separated than those in the other two images. This is what made me think it could be P. fatua. But I suppose the ground color is more in the ochraceous brown side which prevails it.