Baron Shot in Sabah

[David Chan]

Dear Dr Seow,

Would appreciate if you could assist to ID this Baron shot in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. I did not manage to to shoot the upper side as it is up a tree.

26482

Thanks for your assistance.

Best regards,
David Chan

[Psyche]

Tanaecia godartii vacillaria.


There are a lot of name changes.
I am basing this on Funet.
https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/limenitidinae/tanaecia/#godartii

This & T. iapis are similar.

The underside FW of T. godartii have the band/line parallel to the margin.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721010010.html


The underside FW of T. iapis( T. cocytina ) have the fascia vague, but slanting, oblique.
https://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/mugshots/Tanaecia%20iapis%20puseda/Horsfields%20Baron%20-%20James%20Chia.jpg
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/lim2/721020010.html


The form known as niepelti is also classified as a separate species by some.
Surprisingly it is also found in China.
HK.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D1afwye5JDg/V4GmDZqHxGI/AAAAAAAAS_A/DSr49OuRT1wh0c4tOwWeFtcLVuljQdmdwCLcB/s1600/HFH7423-Tanaecia%2Bniepelti.jpg
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4690/27774254379_ca4827e930.jpg
China
https://lepidoptera.eu/species/12187

Original niepelti TL Borneo fig 2.
https://archive.org/stream/lepidopteraniepe12191416niep#page/n134/mode/1up

Male T. godartii asoka ,P. Malaysia.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BtFF_MmdAeE/WpQR3LiHwPI/AAAAAAAAeLQ/stLUfAUA-x4BTereh6yN3Wzfz-P4kOSsQCLcBGAs/s1600/DSC_5129.JPG



TL Seow: Cheers.