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Nad Rimba
12-Sep-2020, 04:48 PM
Dear Dr Seow,
Can i ask for your help with the following ID ? Location : West Sumatra - Indonesia.
These are 3 different sightings, but they look very similar so I think they are the same species.
Thanks for your help.
Nad

1)
2663826639

2)
26640

3)
26641

Psyche
12-Sep-2020, 05:48 PM
The antennal club is rounded at the end without an apiculus , the extended tip.

This identifies it at once as Taractrocera.

Pic 1 is male from the abdominal end .
Pix 2 & 3 are females.

There are only a few species.
The male of T. archias & nigrolimbatus have continuous conjoined FW banding.
T. ardonia have pale spots & a large rounded head of the HW band.

This leaves T. luzonensis (formerly as T. ziclea)

The Sumatran ssp tissara have narrower markings.

ID: Taractrocera luzonensis tissara.


T. luzonensis luzonensis in the Philippines for comparison.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/akhombre/32781151906
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2024216002


T. luzonensis zenia P. Thailand.
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/npict15c/92600010_n001.jpg



TL Seow: Cheers.

Nad Rimba
12-Sep-2020, 06:04 PM
Thanks a lot Dr Seow for all these details.
Cheers from Sumatra