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Tshulthrim
08-Sep-2020, 11:04 PM
Warm Greetings from Bhutan la Dr.Seow!!!

I took the picture at an elevation of 2200 metres, from western part of Bhutan la. can this be Lethe insana la, i noticed that it was smaller than Lethe serbonis la.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50312206718_b5a73a6e35_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jDVdcY)Lethe spp from 2200metres (https://flic.kr/p/2jDVdcY) by Tshulthrim Tshulthrim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/190131380@N08/), on Flickr

Psyche
09-Sep-2020, 01:10 AM
Lethe isana.
HW postdiscal band which runs near the upper big eyespot is angular.
There is also some orange red shading in the HW submarginal area.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2014/87_806-539-545110523d63e-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/1045/Lethe-isana

Similar. L brisanda.
The postdiscal band near the HW upper eyespot is smoothly curved.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/2861/Lethe-brisanda

L. serbonis
FW postdiscal whitish band runs not diagonal, but bent down parallel to the outer margin.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2018/94_33097-771-5b8d1b816d93e-1.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.