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Saffron
07-Oct-2020, 01:57 AM
Dear Dr. Seow,
Please help me with the identification of this Spindasis.
Is it Spindasis elima?

26731

Thank you in advance.
Cheers:cheers:

Psyche
07-Oct-2020, 06:45 PM
Should be Male Spindasis ictis.
Underside is mainly yellow.

There is very much confusion with the Spindasis.
It doesn't help as Evans' description is sometimes conflicting.

Spindasis ictis.

Evans key line 5.
Female with plumbeous (lead-grey) scales.
Male/female with well-defined FW triangular orange patch.
5 alpha. male with welldefined orange patch large in WSF, small & obscure in DSF.
Male blue shot in space 1 (WSF) include space 2 & 3 in DSF.
Underside Yellow in WSF with defined markings, khaki to reddish brown with faint markings in DSF.
Typical WSF.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/3043153b96f164af0f.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/1a_11/3043253b96f1a9db76.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/SpindasisIctis/04SpindasisIctis_MilindBhakare_al048.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/SpindasisIctis/03SpindasisIctis_MilindBhakare_al047.jpg

DSf ?intermediate.
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/83_15378-785-583403c7918ff-1.jpg
https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/media_images/2016/83_15378-785-583403c7918ff-2.jpg

Psyche
07-Oct-2020, 06:55 PM
Spindasis elima.

Evans key line 6.
Female above no plumbeous scales.
Male at most an obscure orange patch. In female orange patch oval or circular, not extwnding below vein 3.
Male blue shot above vein 2.
Underside khaki brown to reddish brown ,markings welldefined in WSF. faint in DSF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigaritis_elima#/media/File:CigaritisElimaUniformisMUpUnAC1.jpg

Standard British khaki brown.
https://media.rainpos.com/5012/4964973001357.jpg


TL Seow: Cheers.